Technical Overview
A short, high-level technical guide to our research and development
Read paper online →Our papers
Our papers contain our research results in a particular area, or over a length of time. All of Project Elara's papers are open access and dedicated to the public domain.
2025 Research & Development Report
The latest end-of-year overview of research conducted by Project Elara
Read paper online →2024 Research & Development Report
An end-of-year overview of research conducted by Project Elara in 2024
Read paper online →Our technology
We work on the technologies to make space-based solar power possible. Our hardware is fully open-source and freely shared with the world.
Elara Spacecraft Development
3D models, hardware, and software code for our open-source power satellite design
- Embedded dev
- CAD
- C/C++
Elara Laser Development
3D models, embedded hardware, and simulation codes for our custom-designed power transmission laser
- Embedded dev
- CAD
- Simulations
- Python
- C/C++
Our open-source software
We develop our own open-source software for conducting computional simulations, visualization, and numerical programming.
Elara Labs
Development codespace for Project Elara's research
Languages:
- Python
- MATLAB
- Mathematica
- FreeFEM
Infinitum
Interactive UI for numerically-solving and visualizing differential equations.
Languages:
- Python
Elara Array
A fast, minimalist N-dimensional array implementation for numerical computing.
Languages:
- Rust
- C++
Elara Math
Project Elara's tensor and math library for scientific computing.
Languages:
- Rust
- C/C++
Elara Symbolic
Toolkit for physics and engineering computations, with both symbolic and numerical functionality.
Languages:
- Python
Elara GFX
A GPU programming and graphics library for Rust, built for Project Elara.
Languages:
- Rust
- GLSL
More about our work
Project Elara's organizational infrastructure and documentation is also open-source and publicly available.
Elara Handbook
An executable book that combines code, mathematics, and rich text for the ultimate reference guide to the Project
View online →Elara Labs Research Docs
Documentation website and wiki for our latest research
View online →Elara Language Hub
Central hub for translating Project Elara's tools and documentation into different languages
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