Daniel Apai's Blog on Exoplanet Exploration and Astrobiology
What an exciting Saturday!! After months of lab upgrades, our Moore Nanotechnology Systems GPM170 glass-pressing machine is certified and running perfectly! This machine provides excellent, 0.1K temperature stability (our previous machine had 40K temperature swings!). It is also completes a cycle 3x faster, molding a lens in less than an hour! We are getting much…
After months of preparation and sorting out the logistics, it is finally here! With the arrival of a special instrument to Tucson, I am very excited to start a new lab for our Nautilus Space Observatory project at The University of Arizona. The crate weighs about as much as an elephant and holds a cutting-edge,…