El vicepresidente de la Academia de Ciencias de China (CAS), En-Ge Wang, y una delegación científica del NAOC (National Astronomical Observatories de la CAS), encabezada por su director, Gang Zhao, visitaron el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y los Observatorios del Teide, en Izaña (Tenerife), y del Roque de los Muchachos, en Garafía (La Palma). Esta visita ha contribuido a impulsar, tal y como recogía uno de los puntos del memorandum firmado entre el IAC y el NAOC en mayo de 2016, la colaboración en el desarrollo de instrumentación científica para el Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC

The Spanish Physicist, winner of the Principe de Asturias Prize, gave a lecture at the Institute about the so-called “second quantum revolution” and its applications in cryptography and computation.

The Spanish Physicist, winner of the Principe de Asturias Prize, gave a lecture at the Institute about the so-called “second quantum revolution” and its applications in cryptography and computation.

“With a quantum computer we will be able to solve problems which are imposible with present day supercomputers” “For our day to day transactions by internet (purchases, private messages etc) we code the information using mult-digit keys which ensures that no current computer can decipher them” “The experiments with quantum entanglement carried out at the IAC’s Observatories, between telescopes on Tenerife and La Palma will help us to develop technologies based on entanglement and quantum teletransportation”. By Hector Socas (IAC) The discovery of quantum physics gave rise to one of the most

After a panel discussion about technical aspects featuring some of the participants in the conference, the author from La Palma Elsa López read out (between two musical performances) the resolutions adopted at this conference held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Starlight Declaration of La Palma (see RESOLUTIONS below). “The Preserving the skies conference has been an interesting and fruitful meeting” said Francisco Sánchez, the founding director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). ”I am very satisfied, he said, because during these 10 years there have been advances

The Thursday sesión of the “Preserving the Skies” conference on La Palma finished with talks by representatives of international organizations such as UNESCO and the World Tourist Organization, as well as a historical review of the Starlight initiative, and of the places and the reserves which have been awarded certificates for the quality and protection of their skies.