Projects

The Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA, is one of the main multidisciplinary and interuniversity research centers in Chile, dedicated to the study, advancement and promotion of science in nanometric dimensions and its technological applications. Cedenna's work is oriented both to the development of frontier knowledge and its application in materials-based technology at the nanoscale, offering solutions to the productive sector. One of its main objectives is also the formation of human capital of excellence and the dissemination of nanoscience and nanotechnology, in the context of what has been called the fourth industrial revolution.

The Soft Matter Research and Technology Center, SMAT-C, studies the properties of "soft materials". The concept of Fragile or Soft Matter (Soft Matter) is recent, it involves the properties of matter and materials that support biological phenomena on the planet. Brittle matter is soft and compound; in general, it self-organizes and exhibits active behaviors, which makes it very different from inorganic matter. Polymers and networks of biological origin, proteins, lipid membranes, molecular motors, suspensions, gels, emulsions, surfaces and functional interfaces, as well as electrochemical processes at the level of a bacterium or a molecule, are some examples of the issues addressed by our center.

The mission of the Antarctic Research Group, Antarctic, is to study the effects of climate change in the southern hemisphere, and in particular the influence of Antarctica on global climate. Our activities are carried out in three areas: Atmosphere, Cryosphere and Magnetosphere. The group operates within a network of four research platforms, from Antofagasta to Antarctica, equipped with diverse radiometric instrumentation to monitor changes in atmospheric composition, giving us a unique view of climate changes in the southern cone. 

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