The galaxy as seen from space

In push to deep space, human-robot teaming will be key

Aug. 29, 2019

If humans are going to travel further into space 鈥 to places like Mars and beyond 鈥 the robotic systems involved will have to become more autonomous, shedding costly teams of handlers on Earth and relying more on the astronauts for missions lasting six or more years.

Rafael Piestun and his students standing in a lab with a laser

Technique detailed in Nature Photonics enables real-time imaging towards use in medical field

Aug. 28, 2019

A new paper in Nature Photonics from researchers at CU Boulder details impressive improvements in the ability to control the propagation and interaction of light in complex media such as tissue 鈥 an area with many potential applications in the medical field.

Keith Molenaar outdoor portrait

Molenaar presents new findings on 鈥渄esign-build鈥 benefits at Construction Industry Institute鈥檚 Annual Conference

Aug. 22, 2019

Professor Keith Molenaar presented research confirming the benefits of the 鈥渄esign-build鈥 delivery system at the Construction Industry Institute鈥檚 Annual Conference this month in San Diego, California.

Luis Zea and the 16 Psyche asteroid

CU Boulder explores mining in space with bacteria

Aug. 7, 2019

Luis Zea is investigating the possibility of mining metals from asteroids in space using an unlikely agent: bacteria. It may sound like science fiction, but so-called biomining is already a reality on Earth. Now, Zea, and his co-investigator Jesse Colangelo in the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Department of Geological Sciences...

Teresa Lim

Undergrads show off their summer research projects

Aug. 6, 2019

Students will present findings from the Summer Program for Undergraduate Research on Thursday and Friday in the Gallogly DLC Collaboratory. These final presentations sum up the students鈥 work over the summer in various labs and provide a valuable chance to speak about their research to faculty, staff and other students.

An ethernet cord with a lock and computer code over running over it

AI and the First Amendment: Preparing engineers for tomorrow鈥檚 big questions

Aug. 2, 2019

This original research was created in partnership between the CEAS and CU Boulder鈥檚 LeRoy Keller Center for the Study of the First Amendment as part of its mission to encourage the study of topics relating to the nature, meaning and contemporary standing of First Amendment rights and liberties.

Micro-Indentation and Visualization system,

Soft material study could improve medical devices, other applications

Aug. 1, 2019

Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a new technique that can study friction between soft materials like those inside the body, paving the way for improvements to medical devices used by millions each year.

Brendan Heffernan adjusts optical components at a light table in the team's lab.

Sending doughnut-shaped beam through optical fiber may hold key to better brain imaging

July 31, 2019

PhD student demonstrates that the odd-shaped beam can be used to create a miniature stimulated emission depletion microscope capable of studying brain activity in freely behaving animals.

Computer screen showing code being written

Research examines impact of race, gender and ethnicity on community college students studying computer science

July 31, 2019

New research provides insights about computer and information sciences students in introductory courses at community colleges, including how best to retain students who have been historically underrepresented in the field.

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CU Engineering offering grants for graduate global research

July 30, 2019

The new Graduate Student Global Enrichment Fund, launched in July, is intended to support graduate students collaborating with university partners around the world and responding to global research challenges.

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