Strategic axis: Frontier Knowledge
Learn about cutting-edge research at UC Chile through news about new discoveries and outstanding researchers in different areas of knowledge.
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Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS): Astronomy in the Big Data Era
The Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS) was selected in the project contest for institutes and millennium nuclei 2012, and is jointly developed by the…
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The Vaccine Against Covid-19 Being “Made in Chile”
The world is frantically looking for a vaccine that will prevent infections of the novel coronavirus. Among the more than 100 research teams trying to develop…
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Atacama Desert Research Station: A Desert Full of Discoveries
In the world’s driest desert, Universidad Católica has established the country’s first research center focused on the components of this unique ecosystem: the…