Kian Lopez and Anthony Straub in the lab.

Using nanoscale membranes to clean water on the Moon

Oct. 16, 2024

Anthony Straub is making major advances in water purification technology for industry and human consumption on Earth and in space, with his work on a nanotechnology membrane process taking a major step toward commercialization...

RAAVEN drone in flight.

CU Boulder will share atmospheric science tech, expertise through new grant

Oct. 7, 2024

Drone technology and atmospheric science instruments developed by the University of Colorado Boulder will be available to researchers nationwide through a new grant. The National Science Foundation has awarded CU Boulder a three-year, $1 million grant to establish a Community Instruments and Facilities program titled Mobile Uncrewed Systems for Atmospheric...

Abbie Liel makes a point with her hands to a Maui resident who lost their home while a Notre Dame student researcher looks on.

CU Boulder partners with Notre Dame to improve housing resilience

Oct. 7, 2024

CU Boulder’s Abbie Liel and Notre Dame’s Susan Ostermann are leading a collaborative NSF-funded study on resilient housing in disaster-prone areas lincluding Maui, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Their research combines Liel’s expertise in structural engineering with Ostermann’s background in political science and law, aiming to find solutions for safer, more resilient housing.

An aerial view of Colorado Mountain College's campus in Glenwood Springs

CU Boulder and Colorado Mountain College launch guaranteed admission agreement for engineering students

Sept. 24, 2024

Colorado Mountain College students are now eligible for guaranteed admission to the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science if they complete four specific courses at CMC, thanks to a new partnership between the two institutions.

An aerial view of the Engineering Center, with the Flatirons in the distance

CU Engineering ranked as a top 5 aerospace program, top 20 overall

Sept. 23, 2024

CU Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science maintained a top 20 spot in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Undergraduate Engineering rankings, coming in at No. 17 among its public institution peers for the third year in a row.

Michael Gooseff

Michael Gooseff elected as an AGU Fellow

Sept. 19, 2024

Michael Gooseff has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the union announced on Wednesday. AGU, the world's largest Earth and space science association, bestows the honor annually on a select number of individuals who have made exceptional contributions in their fields.

Testing of Li-ion batteries coin cell cathode materials  for self-discharge durability.

Discovery could lead to longer-lasting EV batteries, hasten energy transition

Sept. 12, 2024

Batteries degrade over time, which is why older phones lose power faster. An international team led by Professor Mike Toney has uncovered the cause of this degradation, paving the way for improved batteries that could extend the range of electric vehicles and advance clean energy storage.

A Black man and two children work on an electrical engineering project

Leeker will use NSF grant to promote participation of Black families in STEM

Sept. 9, 2024

Her project is focused on creating informal learning resources, including video workshops for caregivers, easy-to-use engineering activities, public dissemination of research results, and professional networks of STEM educators.

Zach Sunberg

Professor earns two major grants to advance AI for autonomous systems

Sept. 6, 2024

Zach Sunberg’s research developing better artificial intelligence systems is getting a major boost from two federal grant awards. Sunberg is receiving a $599,000, five-year CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation and is a partner on a related $4 million multi-university initiative from the U.S. Office of Naval Research. Both...

Closeup of blooming sunflowers

Why do plants wiggle? New study provides answers

Aug. 15, 2024

In a new study, researchers from the United States and Israel — including CU Boulder computer scientist Orit Peleg — may have gotten to the bottom of a quirky behavior of growing plants and a mystery that intrigued Charles Darwin during the later decades of his life.

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