{"id":1752,"date":"2025-08-11T14:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:46:58","slug":"ninas-ninos-y-adolescentes-se-convierten-en-exploradores-del-nanomundo-en-el-primer-taller-de-nanotecnologia-realizado-en-teleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/ninas-ninos-y-adolescentes-se-convierten-en-exploradores-del-nanomundo-en-el-primer-taller-de-nanotecnologia-realizado-en-teleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Children and teenagers become explorers of the nanoworld in the first nanotechnology workshop held at Telet\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"


Durante los d\u00edas 4, 11, 12 de julio y 9 de agosto de 2025, cerca de 80 ni\u00f1as, ni\u00f1os y adolescentes participaron en el primer taller de nanotecnolog\u00eda realizado en Telet\u00f3n, una experiencia pionera impulsada por el N\u00facleo Milenio en MXenos Avanzados para Aplicaciones Sostenibles (AMXSA), en colaboraci\u00f3n con acad\u00e9micos y acad\u00e9micas de la Universidad de Chile y la Universidad Austral, y con el apoyo de Telet\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cExplorers of the Nanoworld\u201d<\/strong> series was held at Telet\u00f3n\u2019s main center in Santiago and was aimed at students aged 8 and older, who are users of the center. Each two-hour session offered a playful and meaningful experience to explore the nanoworld through curiosity, play, and experimentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guided by a scientific passport, the participants went through five stations designed as a scientific expedition. They observed materials under the microscope, purified water using catalysts, handled nanomaterials with properties invisible to the naked eye, and powered an LED using graphite. At the end, they received a diploma certifying them as Future Nanoscientists<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the AMXSA Millennium Nucleus, it is highlighted that this activity not only seeks to bring science closer to new audiences but also to transform the way knowledge is connected with social inclusion. As Professor Rodrigo Espinoza, researcher of the Nucleus and faculty member at the University of Chile, explains, \u201cNanotechnology is a frontier science that allows us to imagine new solutions for real-world problems. That\u2019s why it is essential to bring it closer to new generations. This workshop is a concrete way to share knowledge and to show that science can also be inclusive, engaging, and transformative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telet\u00f3n also valued the experience as an opportunity for children to connect with science from their everyday environment. Aldo Orrigoni, coordinator of the Leisure and Free Time program, commented, \u201cFor children, it is very important to understand how science is applied in daily life, and nanotechnology, which sometimes seems very distant, can be seen here in a practical way \u2014 from cell phones to pencils. That motivates them and, why not, perhaps among them are future scientists. The participants of this workshop are part of a program we carry out every Saturday, where a group of children meets with volunteers to engage in various recreational and educational activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explorers of the Nanoworld<\/strong> is part of the External Outreach Plan (PME) of the AMXSA Millennium Nucleus, funded by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) through the Millennium Science Initiative. This program aims to bring the knowledge generated by research centers closer to different sectors of society, with a focus on inclusion, territorial connection, and the strengthening of scientific culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the positive reception in Santiago, the series continued at the Telet\u00f3n Valdivia center, where a new workshop session was held on August 9<\/strong>. There, children and teenagers from the region experienced becoming explorers of the nanoworld, participating in interactive stations that sparked their scientific curiosity and reinforced the importance of bringing knowledge closer to different regions of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These sessions featured the direct participation of the principal investigators of the AMXSA Millennium Nucleus: Rodrigo Espinoza, Andreas Rosenkranz, Francisco Gracia y M\u00f3nica Soler<\/strong> from the University of Chile, along with Judit Lisoni<\/strong> from the Austral University of Valdivia. There was also active collaboration from graduate students, who guided the participants and enthusiastically contributed to the development of the hands-on activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Organized by the AMXSA Millennium Nucleus, with the participation of the principal researchers from the University of Chile and the Austral University of Chile, this unprecedented series of workshops invited participants to discover the world of nanomaterials in a practical, engaging, and accessible way for students aged 8 and older.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1752"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1892,"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1752\/revisions\/1892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mxenes.cl\/home\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}