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Chameleon tattoos change color, may help diagnose illness
Carson Bruns, assistant professor and director of ATLAS Institute's Laboratory for Emergent Nanomaterials, is developing a series of “tech tattoos” that could provide a new window to the human body, such as alerting people when they run a fever or allowing doctors to diagnose medical conditions without expensive blood tests.
A robotic helping hand
Research that helps robots understand gestures and the often vague nature of language will pave the way to mechanical beings taking on human tasks, from assembling children's toy castles on Christmas morning to caring for elderly relatives, says Dan Szafir, assistant professor at the ATLAS Institute and director of the IRON lab.
Donna Auguste honored by Tau Beta Pi with ‘eminent engineer’ title
Donna Auguste, ATLAS PhD student, is the first person at CU Boulder in roughly a decade to receive the prestigious "eminent engineer" designation from the national engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi.
Second Annual ATLAS Research Showcase, Oct. 19
Tattoos that change color in sunlight, control systems that help robots anticipate your needs, integrating circuits into smart textiles: these are just a few of the projects to be demonstrated at ATLAS Institute's Second Annual Research Showcase, this year held in partnership with CU Boulder’s Research & Innovation Week.
New ATLAS festival highlighted games that make you say "Whaaat!?"
"Whaaat!? A festival for games and experimental interactions," featured a large number of experimental tabletop and electronic games, and a large vintage arcade featuring games from the 1970s and 80s. Central to the event was a series of talks and workshops on the art form of game design.
We're all chameleons now
Laura Devendorf has a ready answer for how she spent the summer: The CU Boulder information scientist taught herself how to weave, an experience equal parts relaxing and infuriating — “like brushing doll hair forever,” she said.