Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) announced the winners of the 2025 CEDENNA Images Contest, an established science outreach initiative that seeks to bring frontier research in nanoscience and nanotechnology closer to the public through visual language. The award ceremony was recently featured by the digital outlet Portal Metropolitano, reinforcing the public impact of this initiative that combines science, art and communication.
After a rigorous evaluation process by a jury of seven researchers, three winning works were selected based on criteria of technical quality, creativity and contribution to science communication. The award-winning images reveal structures and phenomena of the nanoworld, usually invisible to the human eye, transforming them into powerful visual pieces capable of sparking wonder and curiosity.
First Place went to “Rock Art”, by Drs. Pedro Chana Cuevas and Patricia Díaz Saldívar; Second Place to “Violet”, by Victoria Flores del Pino and Dr. Patricia Díaz Saldívar; and Third Place to “Heading to the Neural Horizon”, by Fabián Araneda Martínez. Each work stands out for its ability to merge scientific rigor with an accessible and evocative visual narrative.
The winning images will be part of the 2026 CEDENNA Wall Calendar, the digital book “Images of the Nanoworld”, available for free download at www.cedenna.cl, and the traveling exhibition “Images of the Nanoworld”, which will tour various regions of Chile throughout 2026, bringing frontier research to educational, cultural and community spaces across the country.
