Research Report

By the year 2100, we may not be thinking too clearly.

CU Boulder is part of a new, $100 million interdisciplinary national partnership to address critical water security issues in the U.S.

The future’s getting brighter for solar. CU Boulder researchers have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date.

CU Boulder has been selected to launch and lead a new science and engineering research center to explore the biggest challenges of the quantum world—from better understanding how the atoms in an atomic clock “tick” to how those processes can improve the science of measurement and probe for mysterious dark matter.

The University of Colorado jumped from No. 53 to No. 20 in a 2019 global ranking of the top 100 universities granted U.S. utility patents.

The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on the planet, with enormous implications for the future of global climate.

Unsafe drinking water and household air pollution are deadly in the developing world, where an estimated 1.1 billion people lack safe drinking water and cook indoors with an open flame.

Every time you hop in the shower, you are in the company of millions of microorganisms, most of which probably won’t hurt you.

Resource managers face mind-boggling challenges: How do you protect an endangered species when the climate is changing around it, or support resilient water management as temperatures rise?

What’s in the air inside your home? More than you think.