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Students collaborate on NCAR exhibit that highlights surprising climate science
An interdisciplinary team transforms complex research into an interactive museum exhibit on how ice sheets influenced weather millennia ago.
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Students collaborate on NCAR exhibit that highlights surprising climate science
An interdisciplinary team transforms complex research into an interactive museum exhibit on how ice sheets influenced weather millennia ago. Read more
Brewing Sustainability: Michael Rivera powers up 3D printing with coffee grounds
Carnegie Mellon University alumni profile details how our Utility Research Lab director employs sustainable materials in place of plastics in 3D printing and textile development. Read more
Bruns receives Provost's Faculty Achievement Award
ATLAS assistant professor, Carson Bruns, was among a group of five CU Boulder pre-tenure faculty recognized for excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership and service. He was selected for his research on smart tattoos. Read more
Denver artist Joel Swanson questions everything
ATLAS associate professor's new gallery show, "Orderings," challenges basic assumptions of everyday order through sculpture, mixed media, video and more. Read more
Touching the Sun with Solar Stones
ATLAS undergraduate students partnered with NASA's PUNCH mission and the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind to make tactile representations of ancient petroglyphs. Read more
Devendorf bridges engineering and craft communities with new initiative
The Unstable Design Lab director has embarked on the first phase of a years-long project to bring together engineering and craft communities to advance textile research across a range of scientific disciplines. Read more
Colorado-based Computer Graphics Professionals Make Their Mark at SIGGRAPH 2024
ATLAS community members, including professor Ellen Do and PhD student Ruhan Yang, presented at this year's conference in Denver. Read more
ATLAS PhD student deploys papercraft to make engineering tangible and fun
ATLAS PhD student Ruhan Yang blends papercraft and circuit design to make engineering more tangible, accessible and fun for tinkerers of all ages. Read more
Public-private partnership drives attention for ATLAS research in augmented and mixed reality
ACME Lab members built relationships with industry players through the Pervasive Personalized Intelligence (PPI) Center by collaborating on solutions to challenges in building Internet of Things systems. Three ATLAS PhD students took home awards from the PPI Center's Spring 2024 Advisory Board Meeting. Read more
How fibers spun from gelatin could help reduce textile waste
NPR interviews Utility Research Lab director, Michael Rivera, on biofibers research for use in sustainable textiles. Read more
Bret Mann retires after decades as the ATLAS Institute’s behind-the-scenes tech guru
Bret Mann, technical manager and broadcast engineer for ATLAS B2 Center for Media, Arts and Performance, retires on July 1, 2024. He was instrumental in designing the ATLAS Institute’s technical capabilities from the early days and oversaw dozens of technically-complex performances and events in the Black Box Experimental Studio. Read more
Wear it, then recycle: ATLAS Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
In a new study, a team of ATLAS engineers and designers developed a DIY machine that spins textile fibers made of materials like sustainably sourced gelatin. The group’s “biofibers” feel a bit like flax fiber and dissolve in hot water in minutes to an hour. Read more