Advacam is a technology company based in the Czech Republic that specializes in producing radiation imaging pixel detectors and particle tracking cameras. They are a spin-off of the Institute of Technical and Experimental Physics of Czech Technical University in Prague and CERN's Medipix Collaboration. Their detectors are used for space weather monitoring on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA's Artemis program, and other satellite missions. Advacam partners with organizations like NASA, ESA, and Vector Space Biosciences, providing solutions for space dosimetry and radiation protection.
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ADVACAM wants to embed sensors on spacecraft to forecast radiation conditions in low Earth orbit.
ADVACAM's radiation-monitoring technology has already flown aboard the International Space Station.
ADVACAM's radiation chip technology originated from the Large Hadron Collider.
ADVACAM's radiation sensors are intended to help spacecraft, high-altitude flights, the power grid, and communication and navigation systems that depend on space assets.
ADVACAM has six chips flying on Artemis II to measure how cosmic radiation affects astronauts and Orion electronics.
ADVACAM developed the technology in collaboration with CERN, the Czech Technical University in Prague, the University of Houston, and JSC.