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Engineers unveil new patch to help people control robotic exoskeletons

Jan. 31, 2024

A new patch the size of a BandAid could help bridge the gap between humans and machines—a possible real world Iron Man technology in the making.

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4 questions on Black History Month: Commemoration and celebration

Jan. 31, 2024

In this month’s campus update, David Humphrey, assistant vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, discusses why it’s important to keep history relevant and alive.

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Celebrating the single life

Jan. 30, 2024

While some people struggle with singledom, many others are thriving. Author and CU Professor Peter McGraw’s new book, “Solo,” toasts the rise and reinvention of singles.

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Unveiling dynamic superconductivity

Jan. 30, 2024

As reported in a new Nature paper, the theory and experiment teams of JILA and NIST Fellows Ana Maria Rey and James Thompson, in collaboration with others, simulated superconductivity under such excited conditions using an atom-cavity system.

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Colorado voters divided on election integrity, agree state is too expensive

Jan. 29, 2024

In a new survey of Colorado voters, 75% of self-identified Democrats agreed that “elections across the country will be conducted fairly and accurately" in 2024. Only 46% of independents and 41% of Republicans shared the sentiment.

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CU Boulder part of $160M NSF-funded effort to promote climate resilience

Jan. 29, 2024

CU Boulder will contribute translational research, startup creation and strategic leadership as a key research university partner in a new $160 million National Science Foundation initiative to promote climate resilience.

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Why we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jan. 26, 2024

Thomas Pegelow Kapalan—professor of Holocaust studies focusing on modern German-Jewish history, histories of violence and language—shares his take on the significance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, its historical context and its impact on shaping collective memory.

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How to protect your data privacy

Jan. 25, 2024

You probably know, you’re being tracked online, but what can you do about it? CU Boulder digital media expert Nathan Schneider provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone. Read more on The Conversation.

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What coffee with cream can teach us about quantum physics

Jan. 24, 2024

A new advancement in theoretical physics could, one day, help engineers develop new kinds of computer chips that might store information for long periods of time in very small objects.

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1 in 5 Colorado bumblebee species are at risk, new report says

Jan. 24, 2024

With climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and non-native insects hurting the state’s pollinators, a CU Boulder entomologist is calling for action.

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