"Codelco, MinCiencia, and universities make progress in the development of high-purity copper." SOURCE: EL MOSTRADOR
By: El Mostrador Cultura The agreement establishes a strategic collaboration aimed at exploring the development of so-called "oxygen-free copper" and the gradual manufacture of components with high technological standards. The National Copper Corporation of Chile...
The visit by Mr. Felipe Olivares León, Executive Director of SAPHIR, strengthens Chile's collaboration with CERN and ATLAS.
During the week of January 26, the executive director of the SAPHIR Millennium Institute, Felipe Olivares, made a working visit to CERN, aimed at strengthening scientific and technological collaboration links, as well as promoting the participation of...
Addles Castillo, PhD student at Andrés Bello University and member of the Millennium Institute SAPHIR, obtains the highest score in the final exam of the CERN School of Computing 2026
Between January 12 and 23, 2026, the CERN School of Computing 2026 (CSC26) took place at the Lo Contador Campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The school brought together 69 master's and doctoral students, along with professionals from...
SAPHIR research, led by UNAB academic Dr. Jilberto Zamora, contributes to the development of key technology for LHC detectors
A new study led by Dr. Jilberto Zamora, associate researcher at the Millennium Institute SAPHIR, presents the design and validation of ColdBox, an innovative protective structure developed for the Scattering and Neutrino Detector at the LHC experiment...
When scientific computing brings the world together: the experience of the CERN School of Computing in Chile
For two weeks, Santiago was the meeting point for students and specialists from around the world at one of CERN's most prestigious schools, organized in conjunction with the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and the Millennium Institute SAPHIR, consolidating Chile...
Millennium Institute SAPHIR participates in historic agreement for the development of high-purity copper alongside Codelco Ventanas Division
On January 28, representatives from the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, led by Minister Aldo Valle, participated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing high-purity copper in the...
Giovanna Cottin, SAPHIR researcher and UC academic, strengthens international presence in the field of particle physics and dark matter with scientific agenda in the United Arab Emirates and Asia
Giovanna Cottin, researcher at the SAPHIR Millennium Institute and academic at the Institute of Physics of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, continues to consolidate the international presence of Chilean research in particle physics and dark matter...
The CERN School of Computing, the first of its kind in South America, was inaugurated in Chile.
With an opening ceremony held at the Lo Contador Campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, the CERN School of Computing – Latin America 2026 kicked off, organized by CERN in conjunction with the Millennium Institute SAPHIR and the Pontifical...
The SAPHIR Millennium Institute held ARM 2026 at the Federico Santa María Technical University.
The SAPHIR Millennium Institute held a new edition of its Annual Review Meeting (SAPHIR ARM 2026) on January 7 and 8, 2026, at the San Joaquín Campus of the Federico Santa María Technical University, consolidating this meeting as a...
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