Central Development Lab – Page 3 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

NRAO’s Central Development Laboratory: Making the Invisible Visible

Posted on April 11, 2020September 13, 2022

The Central Development Laboratory is often hidden behind the headlines of scientific discovery, but it’s research and development creates the tools radio astronomers use every day.

New Technology Offers to Broaden Vision for Radio Astronomy

Posted on April 30, 2018September 13, 2022

NRAO’s CDL led the development of a new and improved version of a Phased Array Feed.

ADMX experiment hall at the University of Washington

Breakthrough in Detection Technology at Axion Dark Matter Experiment

Posted on April 9, 2018September 13, 2022

NRAO/CDL technology part of the hunt for the dark matter particle at the Axion Dark Matter Experiment.

NRAO Scientist/Engineer Noroozian Honored with NASA Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics

Posted on November 13, 2017September 13, 2022

Dr. Ir. Omid Noroozian, an associate scientist and senior research engineer with NRAO’s Central Development Laboratory, was honored with NASA’s prestigious Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics.

ALMA Band 1 Receiver Cold Cartridge Assembly.

ALMA Board Approves Band 1 Receivers

Posted on June 23, 2016September 13, 2022

ALMA Band 1 receiver approved by ALMA Board.

ALMA Upgrade to Supercharge Event Horizon Telescope, Astronomy’s ‘Killer App’

Posted on June 4, 2014September 13, 2022

Upgrade to ALMA soon will help astronomers make the first images of a black hole as part of the Event Horizon Telescope.

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