Technology developed by the Department of Electrical Engineering (DIE) at the University of Santiago de Chile was once again a highlight of Lollapalooza 2026. Through the ReBatVE project at the Center for Research in Electric Energy Technologies (E2Tech), repurposed electric vehicle batteries were used to power one of the festival’s key venues.
Founded in 1984 by the Department of Linguistics and Literature (Faculty of Humanities) and the Institute of Advanced Studies (IDEA-USACH), the Master’s in Latin American and Chilean Literature was created to prepare researchers and teachers with a strong critical profile. For four decades, this pioneering program has pushed beyond traditional academic boundaries to offer a transformative perspective on continental letters.
The article, titled “Analyzing New Planetary Systems at School: Applications of Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation and Kepler’s Third Law,” presents a teaching sequence designed and implemented in Chile. This sequence uses real data from exoplanets to effectively teach concepts of contemporary astrophysics in classrooms.
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