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.
Should we eat bugs? UC Chile researchers develop cricket food
During the pick of the pandemic, the UC Chile Nutrition and Dietetics Program tested products made with bugs to determine acceptability and feeling of…
Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies, the future of Astronomic Science
The main objective of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies is to make the most of the new telescopes that have been built and…
Amazing Microscope Images taken by Two UC Chile Students Surprise Scientists
Two doctoral students from the Biological Sciences Faculty were recognised for their unique microscopic images showing a group of rat sensory neurons. Whilst…
Latin America is facing three crises in 2022. Are we prepared to tackle them?
Latin America will face another complex year. The uncertainty, volatility, political risk, and polarization will remain high. Political Risk Latin America 2022…
'Blue food revolution': great way to feed the world without destroying the planet
A group of international researchers calls to take advantage of the great diversity of ‘blue’ or aquatic foods in the coming decades. The group focuses on the…
UC Chile Atacama Station: A Role Model in the Study of Fog
Fog could be a key source of freshwater. It is why the research station is preparing a fog map and conducting studies on the composition of fog to make the…
Why Driest Desert on Earth Sometimes Blooms? And What Secrets Reveals?
In one of the driest places on earth, the Atacama Desert, a flower blanket occurs every time the right amount of rainfall and temperature come together to…
Plants Living on the Edge of Aridity in the Atacama Desert
Better known as airplants, tillandsias are unique species capable of capturing water from the ground and the fog. This particularity has made them excellent…
UC Chile Researchers Discover Key to Amphibian Spinal Cord Regeneration
Based on a study on frogs, a team of researches lead by Professor of Biological Sciences Juan Larraín, observed stem cells' ability to regenerate the spinal…
Women Scientist Behind the Secrets of Chilean Honey
With over 250 cientific publications, the researcher has dedicated her work to innovation and scientific production, including the anti-inflammatory and…
The Rediscovery of Mayten Seed Oil
The unique characteristics of this tree motivated a group of scientists from Universidad Católica and CAPES to study the properties of the oil extracted from…
A painful public health problem
Over 10% of Chile's health care budget goes on treating chronic pain, which is the equivalent of the country's total yearly research investment, including…