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For the first time in 36 years, the International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology (ISSTT) came to the Southern Hemisphere, and ALMA was at the center of the discussion.<\/p>\n
The event brought together scientists, engineers, and industry representatives from around the world to advance key technologies for the study of the universe. The symposium opened with a presentation by \u00c1lvaro Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, ALMA\u2019s deputy director of development, titled \u201cThe ALMA 2030 Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU): An Overview<\/strong>\u201d, in which he outlined the challenges and projections of this initiative, which aims to significantly increase the observatory\u2019s technical capabilities to enhance its scientific impact in the coming years.<\/p>\n As part of the program, we also welcomed participants to our northern facilities, where they were able to see firsthand how these technologies transition from theory to daily operation.<\/p>\n For those of us who work at ALMA, these kinds of gatherings confirm something we experience every day: the challenges of astronomy are also drivers of innovation. The very capabilities we need to observe the universe\u2014detecting extremely faint signals, processing large volumes of data\u2014are the ones that drive advances with concrete applications in telecommunications, medicine, and computing.<\/p>\n \u201cAdvances in terahertz technology are key to ALMA\u2019s future, because we study the universe at those frequencies. Science and technology reinforce each other, and what we develop for radio astronomy also finds applications in fields such as communications and quantum computing,<\/em>\u201d says \u00c1lvaro.<\/p>\n Every time we develop technology to see farther, we are also building tools for the future\u2014one that, in part, is being shaped by the Atacama Desert.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”7803,7804,7805,7811,7812,7813,7814,7815,7816″ posts_number=”8″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n For the first time in 36 years, the International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology (ISSTT) came to the Southern Hemisphere, and ALMA was at the center of the discussion. The event brought together scientists, engineers, and industry representatives from around the world to advance key technologies for the study of the universe. The symposium opened […]<\/p>\nWhen the Universe Drives Innovation<\/h5>\n