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CEDENNA inaugurated a surprising exhibition with images of the nanoworld

Submitted by carmenibarra on Fri, 05/05/2023 - 13:25

 

For a decade now, the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA, has annually held a contest among its researchers to collect artistic images of the nano world, which are used for the calendars that the center prepares each year and distributes free of charge in educational establishments all over the world. the country.

El Mercurio highlights development of green nanoparticles for agricultural use

Submitted by olabrin on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 19:04

In its edition today (Monday, February 12) El Mercurio's Campo Magazine highlights that from CEDENNA, the doctor in Plant Biology Gustavo Zúñiga has developed the production of green nanoparticles from endemic Chilean plants for use in medicine and agriculture. This innovation will be present at the First Nanotechnology for Agriculture Fair that will be held on Thursday, March 28, with the assistance of government authorities and a group of prominent leaders from the agricultural sector.

CEDENNA invites teachers in the country to register for the innovative PRONANO 2024 Workshop

Submitted by carmenibarra on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 18:16

 

The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) announces the opening of registrations for the PRONANO 2024 program, aimed at secondary education teachers in scientific areas. The event will take place on Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., in the center building, located at Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 3363, Estación Central (Metropolitan Region).

CEDENNA researcher Dr. Diego Venegas participated in the XIII International Vanadium Symposium in Portugal.

Submitted by olabrin on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:51

Professor Diego Venegas Yazigi, doctor in Chemistry and principal investigator of the CEDENNA Molecular Magnetism Laboratory, presented this Tuesday the advances of this team at the ChemForum held in Lisbon, after also participating in the XIII International Vanadium Symposium in the Portuguese capital.

CEDENNA Seminar Series: Nobel Prizes 2023

Submitted by olabrin on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:46

Last Thursday, November 30, in the Rector Eduardo Morales Santos Auditorium, an interesting seminar was held on the Nobel Prize in Physics: "Experimental methods that generate attosecond light pulses for the study of electronic dynamics in matter" dictated by the researcher of the Department of Physics of the University of Santiago, Dr. Ignacio Olivares.

 

The day included the participation of researchers and students from the center, who actively participated with questions and opinions at the end of the seminar.

 

CEDENNA brings nanotechnology to the CCHC Productivity Week

Submitted by olabrin on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:38

 

With nanotechnological concrete and measurement of risks associated with particulate materials in suspension in construction environments, the stand of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA, aroused the interest of those attending the last day of the third version of Productivity Week, organized by the Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC), in alliance with the National Research and Development Agency (ANID).

CEDENNA 2024 Calendar: Science and Art

Submitted by olabrin on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:36

As is tradition, the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology has prepared the CEDENNA 2024 Calendar, highlighting the images created by our researchers, students and technological developers who participated in the annual contest organized by CEDENNA. With the aim of educating and increasing the visibility of scientific work in an entertaining way, mixing science and art, these calendars will be distributed in various educational establishments throughout the country.

QuSantiago had prominent international experts in its 2024 version

Submitted by olabrin on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:32

Presenting the recent progress in key areas such as Quantum Computing, Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum Machines, as well as disseminating and deepening the emerging lines of research related to these technologies, were some of the objectives of the second version of “QuSantiago” that was held for three days (January 2, 3 and 4) at the USACH Faculty of Science) in collaboration with the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA.

Last CEDENNA Seminar 2023: Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023

Submitted by olabrin on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:27

Within the CEDENNA Seminar Cycle Framework, the prominent CBA researcher from the Department of Biology Dr. Claudio Acuña offered a dynamic and interesting talk about the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine obtained by the American immunologist Dr. Drew Weissman and the Hungarian Biochemist, Dr. Katalin Karikó.

They were awarded this recognition for their discoveries on nucleotide base modifications that allowed the development of effective mRNA (Messenger Ribonucleic Acid) vaccines against Covid-19.

Teachers from the VII Region received knowledge in biomedicine and public health

Submitted by olabrin on Thu, 01/18/2024 - 13:15

Around 50 teachers from 9 communes of the Maule Region participated in an innovative day of workshops, including “Public health and biomedicine: a systemic and technological approach for teachers”, “Geometry teaching for basic cycle” and “Games and challenges in Mathematics from 8 years to infinity.”

Nanoscience Photos

Nanoarrugas
Campos magnéticos coloridos
Nanoerizo
Impresión de nanovolcanes
Rebeldía de las magnetizaciones
Nanohilos de Cobalto
Rebeldía de las magnetizaciones
Estrella de Vanadio
Autora: R. Abarca, Cedenna.