Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC)

Marlene Ayala, a researcher at the Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering, has been directing a traditional genetic improvement program for cherries since 2010 to generate new cultivars adapted to the Chilean climate and the export…

In his post on this global trend of access to technological solutions from laboratories, the bioengineer analyzed the use of open source hardware to develop scientific equipment.The term "do it yourself", abbreviated in English as DIY (Do…

The damages caused by the mega-fires of the last season have been extensive. In addition to the deaths of 26 people, an additional dimension that must be considered is the greenhouse gas emissions that they generate, and which are…

Free of charge, school students from any city in the country can be part of the Mathematical Reasoning Workshop (TRM), applying until March 24 on the trm.mat.uc.cl page .This is a free initiative of the Faculty of Mathematics , open to…

The project, developed by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the university, will last three years and will generate the bases to develop agriculture in the coastal desert of the Tarapacá, Antofagasta and Atacama regions.In…

Students of the course "Flower and ornamental production", taught by Professor Úrsula Steinfort, planted rosemary, lavender, vautros and other seasonal species in the courtyard of the Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering."Recovering…

The first smart charger developed in the country could massify the use of electric vehicles, by recovering 70% of this type of discarded batteries.UC Electrical Engineering researchers presented an innovative charger capable of storing…

During the second semester of 2022, the course "Explosive Devices in Criminalistics: Physical Foundations and Effects" was taught , aimed particularly at LABOCAR personnel from different parts of Chile and GOPE from Carabineros de…

The counselors have the task of meeting to generate diagnoses and recommendations together. Unesco will assume the technical secretariat of space.The Minister of Education, Marco Antonio Ávila , and the executive secretary of the…

The university captured 70.7% of the top 100 PAES scores in the country. In addition, 55.3% of all those selected and selected for UC correspond to women, and the three new careers had important results: they filled their vacancies.During…