Instrumentation
Instruments
We build our own scientific hardware under the CERN Open Hardware Licence. This ensures our research is fully reproducible and cost-effective.
Planned
All-Sky Meteor Camera
Nepal's first contribution to the Global Meteor Network (GMN). Wide-field camera for meteor detection, trajectory triangulation, and spectroscopy from Himalayan skies.
Planned
Under construction
Cosmic Ray Muon Detector
Nepal's first locally manufactured cosmic ray muon detector. Based on the CosmicWatch v3X open-source architecture, adapted for Himalayan conditions. Altitude-gradient measurements from the Terai (~150m) to passes above 5,000m.
Under construction
Active — collecting data
IESH — Integrated Environmental Science Hub
Unified hardware and software platform for continuous environmental monitoring. Offline-first, modular design. The IESH is the instrument that generates most of HICS's live data.
Active — collecting data
Active — collecting data
IESH v0 Station
Our first integrated environmental sensing station designed for high-reliability air and weather tracking.
Active — collecting data
Planned
MEMS Seismometer Network
Low-cost, GPS-timed seismic stations for dense urban monitoring. Based on MEMS accelerometers with continuous data streaming.
Planned
Planned
Portable Inflatable Planetarium
Mobile astronomy for schools without dark skies. Inflatable dome with digital projection system. Original Nepali-language astronomical programmes.
Planned
Planned
SDR Radio Science Station
Software-defined radio station serving multiple science programmes simultaneously: meteor scatter detection, lightning sensing, ionospheric monitoring, and weather satellite reception.
Planned
All designs, firmware, and assembly documentation are published under open-source licences (CERN OHL for hardware, MIT for software). Any institution anywhere can build them.