A researcher provides a saliva sample for a rapid COVID-19 test in a lab

Frequent rapid testing could turn national COVID-19 tide within weeks

Nov. 20, 2020

Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks—even if those tests are significantly less sensitive than gold-standard clinical tests, according to a new study published today by CU Boulder and Harvard University researchers.

The inside of the facility

New multi-user material characterization facility opens on east campus

Nov. 18, 2020

The Material Characterization Facility – operated within Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) service center – recently relocated to its permanent home in the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Laboratory building on east campus.

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CU researchers publish findings on reconfigurable photonic devices in Optica

Nov. 17, 2020

Researchers at the ֲý Boulder have released findings that will impact the future of reconfigurable photonic devices and will lead to new possibilities for nanophotonics and microresonators.

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CU Boulder researchers contribute to frost quake modeling research

Nov. 16, 2020

Frost quakes are not particularly rare, but they are harder to observe than traditional earthquakes.

slide ring polymer contraction

Researchers scale up tiny actuator inspired by muscle

Nov. 12, 2020

Researchers at CU Boulder are collaborating to develop a new kind of biocompatible actuator that contracts and relaxes in only one dimension, like muscles. Their research may one day enable soft machines to fully integrate with our bodies to deliver drugs, target tumors, or repair aging or dysfunctional tissue.

Michael F Toney

Toney and international team develop method for observing ion movement in batteries

Nov. 10, 2020

An international team of researchers including Professor Michael Toney has developed a new technique for precisely tracking the movement of ions within batteries, a discovery that may have far-reaching impacts on how safe and efficient batteries are developed. They published their findings in Energy and Environmental Science in September.

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'Electronic skin' promises cheap and recyclable alternative to wearable devices

Nov. 6, 2020

Researchers at the ֲý Boulder are developing a wearable electronic device that’s “really wearable”—a stretchy and fully-recyclable circuit board that’s inspired by, and sticks onto, human skin.

Linden in the lab with a student

Linden to receive prestigious 2020 Clarke Prize

Oct. 30, 2020

The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) and the Joan Irvine Smith and Athalie R. Clarke Foundation presented the 2020 Clarke Prize to Professor Karl Linden. NWRI administers the prestigious $50,000 prize.

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NSF grants aim to improve security and safety of autonomous cars and systems

Oct. 30, 2020

Researchers at CU Boulder are leading four new NSF-funded projects that are exploring the safety and security of autonomous systems, including those used in self-driving vehicles.

Ali Anderson with Earth viewed from space behind her

Video: Anderson on microgravity and the humanity of space

Oct. 28, 2020

Allie Anderson (Assistant Professor, Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences), shares her experiences with microgravity while conducting experiments on a parabolic flight.

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