The Cumbre Vieja volcano, which is still active on the island of La Palma, continues to be the target of researchers and scientists trying to extract relevant data about the eruption. A group of researchers from the University of Malaga, from the Department of Applied Physics, has developed and brought there an unprecedented laser technology to measure the chemical composition of the lava from this volcano from a distance of up to 70 meters. This portable instrument measures lava in real time and operates using technology called remote laser-induced plasma spectrometry, so measurements can be made with molten samples. Malaga scientists have been one of the few accredited to study the volcano in situ together with the Geological and Mining Institute
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Professor Santiago Palanco traveled to the island with a team to develop this research that he has explained in the space ‘Science for All’ with the disseminators Francis Villatoro and Enrique Viguera. You can already hear it in the link
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