Research Report - Electronic skin; household cleaner pollution; and more from CU Boulder
A new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable “electronic skin” developed by CU Boulder engineers could improve robotics and prosthetic limb development. Read more at Smithsonian.
FUNDING: NSF
Common household products such as paints and perfumes have become a leading source of air pollution and now rival automobile emissions, new CU Boulder-led research shows. Read more at Popular Science.
FUNDING: NOAA
Healthcare workers, security guards and other employees who periodically work the night shift are significantly more likely to have Type 2 diabetes than workers who work only days, according to a new study from CU Boulder. Read more in The New York Times.
FUNDING: NIH
A new CU Boulder study found that children who play with construction-based toys such as Legos outperformed their peers in tests of spatial reasoning, demonstrating greater ability to mentally rotate objects. Read more at the Daily Camera.
FUNDING: NSF