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This Wednesday, at the La Moneda Palace, the Ministers of the Interior and Public Security, Carolina Tohá, and of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Aisén Etcheverry, presented the new Expert Commission on Quantum Technologies, which will have the mission of developing a report with 15 recommendations aimed at guiding public policies in this field, within a period of 120 days.

Among the eight experts that make up this advisory body, is Dr. Francisco Albarrán, researcher associated with CEDENNA and academic at the Department of Physics of the University of Santiago.

In an effort to understand and address the scientific and technological challenges facing Chile, the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) actively participated in the Workshop "Technological Challenges for Chile: Where are we going?", organized by the Universidad de la Frontera ( UFRO) in Temuco.

The event, which took place recently, focused on exploring the various challenges that the country faces in the scientific field, bringing together leading experts and professionals in the field.

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Chile is recognized worldwide for its role in fruit growing, leading the production and export of more than 50 fruit species. At the national level, it is the second export sector after copper, contributing 39.2% to the sectoral GDP and 34% to forestry and agricultural exports.

And in the face of a growing world population, it is projected that the demand for vegetables and fruits will increase by more than 50%, making it necessary to increase national productivity to maintain the competitiveness of our country.

The Researcher, Doctor in Physics and Director of technology projects multidisciplinary of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) Dr. Álvaro Espejo Piña gave an interesting talk on “Technological Solutions of IoT for Mining” at the Finis Terrae University.

• Girls and adolescents from different schools in the commune participated in the activity carried out in the Municipality of Estación Central.

In the Town Hall of the Municipality of Estación Central, the talk “Participation of Women in Science from an Academic and Territorial View” was held, which was attended by the mayor of this commune, Felipe Muñoz; the executive director of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA), Dr.

Dr. Roberto Lavín, researcher of the Magnetic Nanostructures Line of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) and Director of the Institute of Basic Sciences of the Faculty of Engineering and Basic Sciences of the Diego Portales University (UDP), was awarded a FONDEF (Fund to Promote Scientific and Technological Development) IDEA R&D 2024 of the National Research and Development Agency (ANID). This financial support, announced on March 25, will support its innovative high-performance concrete project with nanotechnology.

At a global level, environmental protection rules increase the demands for agro-exporters every day. In Chile, legislators put into effect strict regulations aimed precisely at reducing the environmental impact of packaging waste, especially food waste, which represents around 450 thousand tons of waste in landfills.

“Chile must move from being an agri-food power to being an eco-food power. And nanotechnology is fundamental within this modernization process,” said the president of the National Agricultural Society, Antonio Walker, after visiting the “1st Nanotechnology Fair for the Agricultural Sector” organized by CEDENNA.

He added that “all the developments and applications that we have seen are a complement to this important change in Chilean agriculture.” Along with this, he highlighted the importance of this great joint reinforcement that involves the government, companies and academia.

Dr. Dora Altbir, 2019 National Prize for Exact Sciences and executive director of the CEDENNA Foundation, began the 2024 academic year of the Doctorate Program in Physical Sciences of the Federico Santa María University (USM) and the Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV ). This event is for you to stay at the USM Central Campus, in Region V, with an important hit in the academic calendar of other higher education institutions.

Three projects by researchers associated with CEDENNA applied for and won the Idea I+D 2024 Contest of the Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development (Fondef), awarded by the State through the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID).