Koehler working in a clean room.

CU Boulder mechanical engineering undergrad honored for research

Nov. 29, 2023

Sydney Koehler is a 2023 Outstanding Graduate for Research Award winner. The honor, given by the College of Engineering and Applied Science to graduating seniors, recognizes Koehler's impressive work on the...

A SPOT robot navigating autonomously.

Building next generation autonomous robots to serve humanity

Nov. 17, 2023

One thousand feet underground, a four-legged creature scavenges through tunnels in pitch darkness. With vision that cuts through the blackness, it explores a spider web of paths, remembering its every step and navigating with precision. The sound of its movements echo eerily off the walls, but it is not to...

Greg Rieker (left) and a student discuss a project in their lab

CU Boulder leading $5.9 million marine carbon dioxide removal monitoring effort

Nov. 14, 2023

Mechanical engineering's Greg Rieker is part of the team developing a system of optical underwater sensors utilizing broadband lasers and Raman spectroscopy to sense and measure dissolved carbon compounds, with the goal of advancing marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) techniques.

LVC winners hold up their novelty checks at the end of their showcase competition

Mechanical engineering entrepreneurs take home prizes in 2023 Lab Venture Challenge

Nov. 13, 2023

Five of the winning teams include students or faculty from the Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering. LVC grants are funded by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Advanced Industries Program, as well as Venture Partners at CU Boulder and the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund.

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Jayaram and team win IROS Best Paper Award on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics

Oct. 31, 2023

Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram’s Animal Inspired Movement and Robotics Laboratory recently won the IROS Best Paper Award on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics.

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New Frequency Comb Can Identify Molecules in 20-Nanosecond Snapshots

Oct. 30, 2023

The laser-based system now has the ability to capture moment-to-moment details of high-speed processes such as hypersonic propulsion and protein folding.

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Ranked #14 among U.S. universities by National Academy of Inventors, CU leads in translating innovation into impact

Oct. 23, 2023

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has ranked the CU system 14th among the “Top 100” institutions nationwide for recent patent activity.

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Ruzzene and Rieker discuss Colorado's federal desgination as quantum hub

Oct. 23, 2023

The designation positions Colorado to apply for and secure federal funding opportunities to advance the industry.

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Mechanical's Ruzzene delivers a speech on the state of research at CU Boulder

Oct. 17, 2023

Commercialization of innovations from the University of Colorado Boulder has had an $8 billion impact on the U.S. economy and a $5.2 billion impact on the Colorado economy — and the university doesn't plan to slow down anytime soon.

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New Partnership Aims to Revolutionize Sensor Technology for Indoor Growing

Oct. 17, 2023

AGEYE Technologies (AGEYE) is partnering with Professor Whiting at the University of Colorado at Boulder on an innovative project titled “Novel Sensors for Efficient and Scalable Production of Indoor Crops.

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