Like Silicon Valley-based initiatives, the project unites academia, talent-rich local companies, and multinationals behind a common goal – in this case, to build the world’s largest radio telescope. The device will process and analyze radioactive waves collected from two million individual antennae, enabling researchers to map the shape of the universe by (they hope) 2020.
就像硅谷创业计划一样，该项目联合学术界、人才济济的本地企业和跨国公司携手完成共同的目标——具体地讲就是全世界最大射电望远镜的建造。全套设备将加工分析由200万台天线搜集的辐射波数据，从而使研究人员能够在2020年（至少他们希望如此）前绘制出宇宙的形状。IBM负责提供数据处理能力，而当地的荷兰企业则负责所有零部件的制造。