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This section includes scientific and technological news from the IAC and its Observatories, as well as press releases on scientific and technological results, astronomical events, educational projects, outreach activities and institutional events.

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  • Figure 1: Visualization of the temperature structure across a vertical slice through a three-dimensional (3D) model of the solar atmosphere, taken from a state-of-the-art magneto-hydrodynamic simulation of the chromosphere-corona transition region (see Carlsson et al. 2016; A&A, 585, A4). The solid curve shows the heights (Z) in this model where the line-center photons of the hydrogen Lyman-α line observed by CLASP stem from (note that it practically delineates the model’s transition region). The investigat
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    A Sun more complex than expected
    The CLASP suborbital rocket experiment, motivated by theoretical investigations carried out at the IAC, provided unprecedented observations of the polarization of the solar ultraviolet radiation. The theoretical modeling of these pioneering observations has revealed that the enigmatic chromosphere-corona transition region is extremely corrugated, with a geometry much more complex than in today’s most advanced models.
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  • Cartel del "Primer taller europeo sobre transferencia de conocimientos y tecnologías generadas por la Astrofísica".
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    From Astrophysics to Society
    The area of technological and business collaboration of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, ICTec organized a meeting for discussion about the transfer of technology and knowledge generated by Astrophysics. This takes place on November 23rd and is included in the framework of the Knowledge Cities World Summit (KCWS 2018).
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  • Fotograma de la serie audiovisual IAC Investiga.
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    An award for the audiovisual series “The IAC investigates”
    The audiovisual series “The IAC investigates” produced by the IAC within its Unit of Communication and Scientific Culture (UC3) with funding from the Severo Ochoa programme, received the prize for the best scientific audiovisual production in the category of Research, Development and Innovation (R+D+I) in the XXIX edition of the International Bienale of Science Cinema BICC2018 Ronda-Madrid-Mexico.
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  • Cartel oficial de las Semanas de la Ciencia.
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    Un noviembre lleno de Ciencia
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias y el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, de Museos de Tenerife, ofrecen más de una decena de actividades divulgativas a lo largo del mes. Entre ellas, algunas en el marco de las XIV Semanas de la Ciencia y la Innovación organizadas por el Gobierno de Canarias.
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