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The digital media outlet El Mostrador published a note about the winners of the CEDENNA 2025 Images Contest, a scientific outreach initiative that seeks to bring nanoscience and nanotechnology closer to the public through visual language.

The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) announced the winners of the 2025 CEDENNA Images Contest, a well-established science outreach initiative that aims to bring cutting-edge research in nanoscience and nanotechnology closer to the public through visual language. The awards ceremony was recently featured by the digital media outlet Portal Metropolitano, reinforcing the public impact of this project that combines science, art, and communication.

The director of the CEDENNA Center Program, Dr. Juliano Casagrande Denardin, recently published an opinion column on Radio Cooperativa entitled “September: a month for nanotechnology and an opportunity for Chile”, in which he reflects on the role of our country in relation to a discipline that is transforming the present and future of humanity.

This September, kites not only fill the sky with color, but also invite us to discover the science behind this traditional pastime.

In his column published in Cooperativa, Dr. Juan Escrig, Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Santiago and researcher at CEDENNA, reminds us how kites are more than just a tradition: they are an opportunity to explore physics concepts such as aerodynamics, forces, and equilibrium, while connecting with our cultural heritage.

Dr. Miguel Kiwi, a researcher at CEDENNA, winner of the 2007 National Prize for Exact Sciences, and professor at the University of Chile, recently published an opinion column in the newspaper La Segunda, in which he invites reflection on the urgent need to strengthen investment in basic science and technology as strategic pillars for the development and well-being of the country.

CEDENNA researcher Dr. Juan Escrig Murúa published an opinion column on 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 future technologies.

The Canal 13 program Espacio 13C highlighted CEDENNA's participation in a scientific and technological research project, recently awarded through the FONDEF competition, which aims to position Chile as a key player in the space industry.

This national initiative brings together universities, research centers, the Chilean Air Force, and an international company, with the shared goal of designing advanced coatings for nanosatellites.

The National Research and Development Agency (ANID) recently published a note highlighting the FONDEF project that seeks to promote the development of space technology in Chile, and in which the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) actively participates.

The nanoworld has arrived on the screens of CienciaPop!

In the episode “Nanoworld,” science communicator Gabriel León invites us to discover how nanotechnology is revolutionizing science and our lives. From ultra-resistant materials to medical sensors and solutions for environmental decontamination, the program highlights the work of Chilean researchers and startups that are taking science to the next level.