CosmoNanoscience

In CosmoNanoscience we develop new types of astronomical instruments, which enable us to observe galaxies in the early universe in new ways. We take superconducting electronics and nanotechnology as the main toolbox, because we believe that there are many unexplored properties of superconductors that can be used for detecting light, in various ways and with very high sensitivity.

Projects under this theme

Terahertz Integral Field Unit with Universal Nanotechnology

TIFUUN is an imaging spectrometer for mapping the submillimeter-wave universe in 3D

Deep Spectroscopic High-redshift Mapper

DESHIMA is an integrated superconducting spectrometer for wideband submillimeter astronomy

History

Terahertz Astronomy with Novel DiElectric Materials

News

The power of perseverance in science: technology opens a new window on the universe

Thanks to a detector developed in Leiden and Delft, previously hidden regions of the universe are now becoming visible. That detector was made possible only by a bold investment in exploratory research almost 20 years ago. ‘You’re essentially buying a gap in time that allows you to focus on the long term.’

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