IRISS hypersonic flight

High-altitude balloon experiments could enable hypersonic flight

A consortium of universities led by the CU Boulder Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences has received a five year, $7.5 million Department of Defense grant to investigate the extreme altitudes—80,000 to 120,000 feet—where hypersonic planes would fly.

GC Call for Proposals 2017

Grand Challenge Call for Proposals 2017

June 6, 2017

The Grand Challenge initiative this week announced a new campus-wide call for proposals to build on and expand the accomplishments of current programs and efforts, due July 1, 2017.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Labs

June 5, 2017

Internal Expression of Interest due 6/9: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Labs The Research & Innovation Office announces a limited submission call for interest for the National Endowment for the Arts Research Labs . Please share with faculty within your department or unit. An expression of interest, which...

Taking flight with ultracold atoms

Taking flight with ultracold atoms to improve navigation technology

May 22, 2017

CU Boulder and JILA physicists take laser-cooled atoms airborne as part of an effort to improve aerospace sensing and navigation.

Specdrum rings

Pushing Boundaries: Specdrum rings let you turn any color, any surface into sound

May 17, 2017

A student team developed an app-connected ring that turns colors into sounds or musical notes. By tapping a ring worn on your finger, you can make music anyplace, anytime.

Space antennas

CU Boulder, Harris combine forces to boost research in space antennas, radar, universal exploration and more

CU Boulder and Harris Corporation have announced a new master research agreement to further mutual interests in analytical instrumentation, space antennas, space payloads and electronics, radar, universe exploration and other capabilities.

Physics Professors Margaret Murnane, right, and Henry Kapteyn of JILA with a laser apparatus in their laboratory on campus on Aug. 25, 2010.

Federal dollars spark aerospace, biotech, laser spin-offs

As Congress determines the funding levels for the federal science agencies for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, a new report highlights 102 spin-off companies—three from the University of Colorado Boulder—that demonstrate how investments in basic scientific research benefit the overall economy.

AIA

Seven CU Boulder research teams receive commercialization grants

Six of the seven awards are funded by the Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) program, administered by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade with the support of Colorado Advanced Industry trade associations and the state’s Economic Development Commission.

QB50 cubesat

Student-built QB50 microsatellite launches from Cape Canaveral

The satellite, named ‘Challenger’, had a successful lift off Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 9:11 AM MDT from Cape Canaveral. It is part of the European Union sponsored QB50 project to deploy a network of miniaturized satellites to study part of Earth’s atmosphere.

JILA winners

Colorado labs had hefty economic impact in 2016

Federally-funded research facilities in Colorado contributed an estimated $2.6 billion to the state's economy in 2016 and supported more than 17,600 jobs, according to a new report from the Leeds School of Business.

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