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Catalyze CU Demo Day 2019 showcases startups

Aug. 27, 2019

Twelve weeks ago, six student teams joined the Catalyze CU startup accelerator with innovative concepts and a hunch that their ideas might be marketable.

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From Boulder to the Bay: Alumni investors connect with university startups at Silicon Valley summit

Aug. 20, 2019

On August 17, eight ֲý startups founded on faculty research traveled to Silicon Valley for a day-long retreat with CU Boulder alumni investors and friends.

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A high-performance battery for renewable energy storage

Aug. 12, 2019

A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by CU Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy.

A year in the ice: Researchers join historic mission to the Arctic

A year in the ice: Researchers join historic mission to the Arctic

Aug. 12, 2019

The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on the planet, with enormous implications for the future of global climate. This year, CU Boulder researchers will play a leading role in a historic expedition to study one of the Earth’s most remote environments firsthand.

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Self-healing, fully-recyclable electronic skin has new applications

Aug. 10, 2019

This technology is being developed by CU Boulder Associate Professor Jianliang Xiao of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in collaboration with Professor Wei Zhang of the Department of Chemistry. Their completely recyclable, self-healing e-skin may one day lead to improvements in human health, robotics, prosthetics and beyond.

On the road: Entrepreneurship classes on two wheels

On the road: Entrepreneurship classes on two wheels

Aug. 9, 2019

By the end of this summer, more than 300 people will have completed Erik Mueller's traveling entrepreneurship workshop classes across every region of Colorado.

Congressional hearing on campus highlights CU Boulder climate change leadership

Congressional hearing on campus highlights CU Boulder climate change leadership

Aug. 7, 2019

In opening statements, Rep. Kathy Castor, the committee’s chair, set up the tone of the hearing by focusing on research. “One of the most important things we can do as policymakers is make sure clean energy technology can move from the lab to the market,” Castor said.

Student startup ShineOn prepares for mass production of advanced bike light

Student startup ShineOn prepares for mass production of advanced bike light

Aug. 4, 2019

A year and a half after starting the company, CU Boulder startup ShineOn has grown to five employees and is preparing to launch its first product for cycling enthusiasts.

Turning water into ice in the quantum realm

Turning water into ice in the quantum realm

Aug. 2, 2019

When you pop a tray of water into the freezer, you get ice cubes. Now, researchers from CU Boulder and the University of Toronto have achieved a similar transition using clouds of ultracold atoms.

CU Boulder explores mining in space with bacteria

CU Boulder explores mining in space with bacteria

Aug. 1, 2019

Luis Zea and co-investigator Jesse Colangelo have earned a seed grant from CU Boulder's Research & Innovation Office to study the possibilities of mining with bacteria ("biomining") in space.

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