Research

An urban pollutant-tracking system created by architectural engineering researchers at CU Boulder recently received a gold award at the 2016 World Internet of Things (IoT) Exposition in Wuxi, China. The project was one of 10 new technologies to win. Professor John Zhai and former PhD student Yu Xue, now a...

KUSA - Researchers at University of Colorado Boulder have developed a device that could change how doctors treat patients. It’s a soft, wearable sensor that measures vibrations in the body. Think of it as a wearable stethoscope, that’s what it’s been called by researchers. It’s official name is an epidermal...

Imagine charging your cell phone or electric car wirelessly, or imaging a human body at the protein level, helping to cure diseases such as cancer or malaria. These are a few of the research areas for which six CU Boulder researchers received the 2016 National Science Foundation's (NSF) prestigious Faculty...

With a renewed focus on the CU Boulder campus and a host of new initiatives aimed at streamlining the path from science to commercialization, the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) is poised to provide even greater support for faculty in translating their innovations into external impact. The TTO connects campus researchers...

The Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building (JSCBB) at CU Boulder. Photo: Patrick Campbell / University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder has received a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop next-generation vaccines that require no refrigeration and defend against infectious diseases with...

Photo: Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering / University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder has been selected by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to lead a $15.3 million effort to better understand how to improve the sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions...

A three-dimensional structure of membrane contact sites (red) between endoplasmic reticulum tubules (green) and mitochondria (purple) in a yeast cell (right) or an endosome (yellow) in an animal cell (left) are seen. Tomography by Matthew West. A new CU Boulder study shows for the first time the final stages of...

For the third year in a row, the CU Boulder has been ranked No. 2 in geosciences among the world’s universities, according to U.S. News & World Report, which today released its third annual global standings for 2017. “We are pleased to be recognized as global leaders in the field...

The Research & Innovation Office, previously the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, creates impact by cultivating and supporting collaboration, transformation and leadership across CU Boulder. The recently released annual research report includes an array of research highlights from fiscal 2015-16. Among the highlights is CU Boulder's Grand Challenge:...

What’s one way to cut a car’s weight by 50 percent and improve fuel efficiency by up to 40 percent? Make it out of carbon fiber instead of steel. What if everyone had access to such a vehicle? Chris Kaffer, co-founder and CEO of Denver startup Mallinda , believes his...