CEDENNA researcher, Dr. Juan Escrig Murúa, published an opinion column in Radio Cooperativa titled “The patience of science: lessons from the 2025 Nobel Prizes”, in which he reflects on the value of basic science and its fundamental role in the development of the technologies of the future.
In his analysis, Dr. Escrig stresses that, at a time when Chile is decisively promoting applied science, it is key not to lose sight of the importance of research driven by curiosity, deep thinking and the the long term. These form the foundations of the advances that, often decades later, end up transforming our lives.
“The technologies that will change our lives twenty years from now are probably being developed today, quietly, in some laboratory, where someone driven only by curiosity is making history,” writes Dr. Escrig.
Through the example of the 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, the column highlights how discoveries originating in fundamental research —with no immediate application in mind— can become key tools to tackle global challenges such as climate change, technological development or public health.
