Liderados por la Dra. Claudia Ortiz Calderón, un grupo de científicos de la Facultad de Química y Biología desarrolló un instrumento elaborado sobre la base de algas pardas chilenas y piedra pómez capaces de adsorber al metal rojo desde soluciones que tengan concentraciones del mineral que provengan de esta industria extractiva.
A research team at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology led by Dr Claudia Ortiz Calderón developed a device based on Chilean brown algae and pumice stone, which is able to adsorb copper from copper-bearing solutions produced by mining industry.
Las investigadoras de la Facultad Tecnológica de la U. de Santiago, Dra. Silvia Matiacevich, y la profesora Rosa Navarro Lisboa, lograron concentrar las proteínas de la quinua en emulsiones líquidas y tras ello, deshidratarlas para convertirlas en un ingrediente en polvo que podría ser alternativa a ingredientes de origen animal.
Dr Silvia Matiacevich and Professor Rosa Navarro, both researchers at the Technological Faculty of Universidad de Santiago de Chile, were able to concentrate quinoa proteins in liquid emulsions to then dehydrate them into a powdered product that could be an alternative to animal products.
After two years, a team of scientists at the Technological Faculty of Universidad de Santiago de Chile found that quinoa proteins can be concentrated to generate liquid emulsions and then, after being dehydrated, transformed into a nutritious healthy powdered product.
El Dr. Claudio Vásquez Guzmán, académico del Departamento de Biología, junto a su equipo comprobó que las bacterias antárticas expuestas al estrés oxidativo son resistentes a este componente químico.
A research team led by Dr Claudio Vásquez Guzmán, professor at the Department of Biology of Universidad de Santiago de Chile, proved that Antarctic bacteria are able to resist tellurium when they are exposed to oxidative stress. Dr Claudio Vásquez, professor at the Department of Biology of Universidad de Santiago de Chile, together with his research team, proved that Antarctic bacteria are able to resist tellurium when they are exposed to oxidative stress. Tellurium (Te) is one of the many elements in the Periodic Table.
Se trata de un sistema que permite enviar información de texto, audio y video a alta velocidad y cubriendo largas distancias en el contexto de la minería bajo tierra. El proyecto es encabezado por el director del Laboratorio Getic del Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Dr. Ismael Soto Gómez, y la directora alterna del proyecto, Dra. Carolina Lagos Aguirre.
The system will allow sending text, audio and video messages over long distances and at high speeds in underground mining operations. The project is led by Dr Ismael Soto, director of the Getic Laboratory of the Department of Electrical Engineering, and Dr Carolina Lagos Aguirre, alternate director of the project.
El Dr. Bernardo Morales Muñoz, director del Laboratorio de Neurociencia de esta Casa de Estudios, encabeza el proyecto que propone revertir los efectos de estos males fortaleciendo el proceso de memoria y aprendizaje. La sustancia química derivada de la sauroína sintetizada por la planta huperzia saururus permitiría combatir patologías como el Parkinson y la enfermedad de Huntington.
Dr Bernardo Morales Muñoz, director of the Laboratory of Neuroscience of Universidad de Santiago, is leading a project that seeks to reverse the effects of this type of disorder and enhance the memory and learning process. The chemical derives from the alkaloid sauroine synthesized by Huperzia saururus and it would allow to combat disorders like Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease.