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In a new study published in Nature Materials, the Hayward Research Group has developed a novel and resilient photomechanical material that can transform light energy into mechanical work without heat or electricity. The photomechanical materials offer a promising alternative to electrically-wired actuators, with the potential to wirelessly control or power robots or vehicles, such as powering a drone with a laser beam instead of a bulky on-board battery.

The CU SPUR program hosted its first cohort of community college students as part of the broader Denver-Metro Engineering Consortium consisting of local community colleges, four-year institutions and industry partners seeking to increase the number of engineering professionals.

Professor Martha Palmer, ACL Lifetime Achievement Award winner, shares her 50-year journey through the field of natural language understanding, her current research and her thoughts on new generative AI tools.

The CU Boulder chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) saw growing engagement from the past academic year and opening many professional opportunities for its student members. We sat down with their society former and incoming president to get a glimpse of their journey with SWE and where they hope to land in the future.

The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization Facility is now accepting applications for materials characterization projects through July 31, 2024. This program aims to encourage new and innovative projects focusing on either the Low Energy Ion Scattering Spectrometer, or the Atomic Force Microscope.

Associate Professor Mija Hubler and her team of researchers and partners are developing a technology that infuses concrete with self-repair capabilities found in living organisms. The project has landed a $10 million Department of Defense grant.

Paul Lichty鈥檚 journey from PhD student to running one of the world鈥檚 top atomic layer deposition (ALD) companies was shaped by his time at CU Boulder. Today, Lichty (MechEngr BS鈥�06, ChemEngr PhD鈥�11) is the CEO of Forge Nano, overseeing the development of the Thornton, Colorado-based company鈥檚 cutting-edge nano coating technology.

Founder Emma Antonio 鈥� a chemical and biological engineering postdoc 鈥� wants children to see science in the world around them and believes the arts provide an access point for exploration and experimentation.

The device at CU Boulder is made from a 10-by-10 grid of soft robotic 鈥渕uscles鈥� that can sense outside pressure and pop up to create patterns. It鈥檚 precise enough to generate scrolling text and fast enough to shake a chemistry beaker filled with fluid.

It鈥檚 widely recognized that reducing lawn irrigation is essential for water conservation, particularly in water-scarce regions like the western United States. Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar is studying a lesser-known consequence of irrigation efficiency: the potential reduction in streamflow, which could have implications for urban stream health, recreation and downstream users.