Emerging Innovations

This invention is a hemp-lime composite material that stores more carbon dioxide than is emitted during its manufacture.

Today’s trend in semiconductor chip manufacturing involves the miniaturization of transistors and increasing the density of transistors per integrated circuit. Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a corrugated gate dielectric-semiconductor interface that can be easily incorporated into the existing semiconductor manufacturing technology to improve the transistor device performance.

Improvements to anaerobic wastewater treatment by the addition of steel-making by-products.

Researchers at the University of Colorado have developed a method to create an acid-resistant inorganic coating to be applied to concrete sewer pipe conduit. The inorganic cements are made from a low-calcium metakaolin-based alkali-activated cement (AAC). The cements are doped with inorganic polyvalent cations (e.g., magnesium, iron, copper, cobalt), resulting in even lower permeable porosities and smaller acid corrosion depths compared to ordinary portland cement (OPC).

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder have developed a new method of supplying power to LEDs that improve turn on/off time while avoiding flickering. The Integrated Magnetics Cuk Converter has all the magnetic components of the converter integrated onto one structure. This layout minimizes the input and output current and results in improved dynamic performance due to reduced capacitance requirements.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have invented a multifunctional wearable electronic system that combines advances in materials, chemistry and mechanics to enable superior stretchability, self-healability, recyclability and reconfigurability. This electronic system heterogeneously integrates rigid, soft and liquid materials through a low-cost fabrication method. Such multifunctional system can provide physical motion tracking, body temperature monitoring, and sensing of acoustic and electrocardiograph signals.

A CU Boulder research group has developed a method to track combinatorial mutants with single genotype resolution at the scale of up to several dozen sites. This approach works by assembling genome engineered sites with cell-specific barcodes into a format compatible with high-throughput sequencing technologies.

Researchers from CU Boulder have developed a design for an optical device (‘3D-FAST’) that allows for rapid, real-time volumetric neural recording and precise optical stimulation. 3D-FAST will achieve unparalleled access to, and modulation of, neural circuitry in the cortex.

Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a novel process for producing high-purity CBDA. Since CBDA rapidly breaks down, it can be difficult to isolate. This process converts CBD to CBDA in a single step. The end result is desirable for researchers as it is chemically pure, odorless and colorless.

Air traffic congestion due to weather hazards causes millions of dollars in lost airline profit each year. This new method of determining optimum flow patterns for airplanes combines weather data with historical air traffic data to ensure efficient planning and reduced traffic constriction.