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General updates about activities at IDEAS.

Integrated Detector Electronics AS (IDEAS) Secures Contract with European Space Agency for Radiation Monitoring Units in EU Galileo Second Generation Satellites

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Oslo, Norway – Integrated Detector Electronics AS (IDEAS), a leading provider of cutting-edge detector electronics solutions, is pleased to announce its recent collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the EU Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) to deliver Radiation Monitoring Units for the EU Galileo Second Generation satellites. This contract marks a significant milestone in advancing space exploration and ensuring the safety and reliability of satellite operations.
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SWIFT-BAT detects the brightest, most powerful gamma ray burst ever seen , Congratulation to the Neil Gehrels SWIFT Observatory team

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A Gamma Ray burst, coming from around 2.4 billion light years, was detected. The flash emitted photons carrying a recorded 18 TeV of energy. Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are bursts of highly energetic gamma rays lasting from less than a second to several minutes – the blink of an eye on cosmological timescales. Continue reading→