Al Gasiewski in his lab.

Constellation of weather satellites to cover the globe

May 6, 2019

Want more accurate weather forecasts? You鈥檙e in luck: Last month, researchers at CU Boulder saw the fruits of their labors launch aboard a new satellite. That satellite is the first in a planned fleet of Earth-orbiters that the team says will one day record weather data at every point on the globe every 15 minutes.

Rendering of living space on a space craft

CU Boulder part of new NASA institute on space habitat design

May 2, 2019

The College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU Boulder is part of a new NASA funded Space Technology Research Institute that will advance space habitat designs using resilient and autonomous systems. The work is part of a larger effort to prepare for a time when astronauts will venture further into space, out of low-Earth orbit and on to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

A student demonstrates his healthcare-related project to a young Expo visitor.

Build, break and rebuild: Expo celebrates student perseverance

April 30, 2019

More than 140 student teams from six College of Engineering and Applied Science units ringed the Indoor Practice Field to show off their capstone and graduate projects, which Dean Bobby Braun hailed as 鈥渢ruly innovative.鈥

The drone named TTwistor3 approaching a supercell thunderstorm in southern South Dakota.

CU researchers using drones to study tornadoes over Central Plains

April 30, 2019

Researchers from CU Boulder will fly drones into severe storms this spring and in 2020 in one of the largest and most ambitious drone-based investigations of meteorological phenomena ever.

Test beakers being filled in blue and orange light

You鈥檙e@CU Research Symposium set for April 29

April 23, 2019

Twenty-five YOU鈥 RE@CU Undergraduate Research Students will present their work in a poster session from 5-6 p.m. on April 29 in the Engineering Center lobby.

QL+ cu boulder capstone design project wheelchair

Veterans challenge CU Boulder capstone students to design for improved quality of life

April 23, 2019

Mechanical engineering capstone teams working with QL+ had two primary aims: making an impact on a wounded veteran鈥檚 life and putting mechanical skills to the test. They designed a luggage carrier device for wheelchair users and a disabled swimmer lift system.

Siemens Gamesa capstone design project testing drones

Siemens Gamesa partners with CU students to develop drone-based monitoring system for wind turbines

April 23, 2019

CU Boulder engineering students are finalizing an infrared imaging system that will allow a user to monitor subsurface features in wind turbine blades, an invention that could make wind turbine repair safer, faster and more cost-efficient.

The international Space Station as seen above earth

CU researchers get at the heart of the problem on ISS

April 22, 2019

Researchers at BioServe Space Technologies are developing a system to test heart function in microgravity.

Corey Neu CU Boulder functional imaging technique

Functional imaging technique could diagnose early osteoarthritis, NIH awards $2.7M

April 19, 2019

Associate Professor Corey Neu of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder is working with colleagues at CU Anschutz to detect early osteoarthritis, allowing younger patients to seek treatment earlier and possibly ward off the most severe measures including joint replacement.

View from under the ocean

CU is diving into the field of autonomous submarines

April 19, 2019

CU Boulder researchers are taking a deep dive into the realm of autonomous submarines through a Small Business Technology Transfer contract sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.

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