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HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT
The UPC’s CD6 completes construction of a pioneering optical system for the world’s largest telescope
The UPC's Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development (CD6) in Terrassa, alongside IDOM Engineering, has finalised the design and construction of the optical system that will calibrate the Extremely Large Telescope’s (ELT) main mirror, with a 39-metre diameter. The ELT will be the world’s largest ground-based optical and near-infrared telescope. It is currently under construction at an altitude of over 3,000 metres on Cerro Armazones in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
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EO4TIP: A new Earth observation methodology to improve anticipation of abrupt changes and reduce environmental risks
A joint UPC research team, integrated by the CommSensLab-UPC, and the ICM-CSIC, is participating in the EO4TIP project, which is developing new Earth observation methodologies to detect tipping points and sudden changes at local and regional scale on Earth using high-resolution satellite data.
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The Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub model, featured in the “SME Voices – Driving Digital Innovation” series of the European MERIT project
The Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub model exemplifies how a long-term strategic collaboration between Fractus and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) can generate impact across the business ecosystem, talent development and technological innovation.
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The UPC will be present at Equiplast 2026 with the Clúster MAV
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), through UPC Technology Center, CIT UPC, will be present at the 2026 edition of Equiplast (Equiplast26), the International Plastics and Rubber Event, which will take place from 2 to 5 June at the Gran Via venue of Fira Barcelona, within the Clúster MAV’s stand.
FIGURES CIT UPC (2024)
FIGURES UPC (2024)
