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August 5, 2012Key to finding life on Mars lies in the deserts of Chile
When NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) lands its rover, Curiosity, on Mars on Monday it will be the latest in a series of missions to the red planet that began more than three decades ago. The MSL mission isn’t a search for life. Curiosity will sniff for chemicals that could be relevant to life, but it won’t be looking for biological organisms as such.
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May 22, 2012
Chile’s Salmon Industry Makes a Comeback.
CHILE - An estimated production of 700,000 tons of salmon is expected for CY2012, a 20 per cent increase of the 600,000 tons produced in CY2011, according to a recent presentation done to future investors by two important salmon producing companies, Multiexport Foods and Australis Seafoods.
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May 21, 2012
Siemens to Supply Turbines for Chile’s Biggest Wind Farm
Siemens AG (SIE) won an order to supply 115 megawatts of turbines for a project north of Santiago that will be Chile’s largest wind farm when built.
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May 21, 2012
Chile’s Pinera says three-fourths of areas damaged by 2010 earthquake have been reconstructed
By Associated Press, Published: May 21 SANTIAGO, Chile — Three-quarters of the Chilean areas hit by the devastating 2010 earthquake have been reconstructed, President Sebastian Pinera told congress Monday.
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March 14, 2012
This is why astronomers build telescopes in the mountains of Chile
When it comes to enjoying the full-blown magnificence of a star-studded sky, or the peak of a spectacular meteor shower, the Moon (to borrow a phrase from astronomer Mike Brown) is your nemesis.
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February 23, 2012
SOCIAL DISCONTENT IN CHILE WITH THE ECONOMIC MODEL?
"SOCIAL DISCONTENT IN CHILE WITH THE ECONOMIC MODEL?" by Patricio D. Navia, PhD
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February 22, 2012
Chilean avocado could help combat resistant bacterial strains in ...
Super avocado could help combat antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals. A Chilean avocado may contain the secret to fighting aggressive, antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals all over the world.
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February 22, 2012
Europe Was Chile’s Fastest-Growing Export Market Last Year
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Europe, whose economy is forecast to contract this year, was Chile’s fastest-growing export market in 2011 on shipments of copper, wood products, meat and fish, the Andean nation’s central bank said.
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