Bret Mann looks up in Black Box studio

Bret Mann retires after decades as the ATLAS Institute鈥檚 behind-the-scenes tech guru

June 27, 2024

Bret Mann, technical manager and broadcast engineer for ATLAS B2 Center for Media, Arts and Performance, retires on July 1, 2024. He was instrumental in designing the ATLAS Institute鈥檚 technical capabilities from the early days and oversaw dozens of technically-complex performances and events in the Black Box Experimental Studio.

examples of multi-color biofibers

Wear it, then recycle: ATLAS Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin

June 17, 2024

In a new study, a team of ATLAS engineers and designers developed a DIY machine that spins textile fibers made of materials like sustainably sourced gelatin. The group鈥檚 鈥渂iofibers鈥 feel a bit like flax fiber and dissolve in hot water in minutes to an hour.

Community members stand around a table playing with Collaborator together at EXPO 2024 in the Audio Frequency Lab

ATLAS Team Scores at SynthUX Hackathon

June 3, 2024

A team of students in the Audio Frequency Lab designed and built the Collaborator multi-player synthesizer, taking home top honors at this year's Synthux International Synth Design Hackathon.

Student tests Copilot accessibility features

Could AI be the next college teaching assistant? Some Colorado professors believe so

May 16, 2024

Some innovative classrooms, including the Generative AI class at ATLAS, are experimenting with ways to apply new AI tools in learning.

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2024 ATLAS Student Award Winners Announced

May 6, 2024

College of Engineering and Applied Science Graduating Student Awards Congratulations to the Spring 2024 Graduating Student Award winners for the College of Engineering and Applied Science! We鈥檙e excited to see six ATLAS students among the recipients this year. View the complete list of winners on the College of Engineering &...

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Microbiology as meditation: Living Matter Lab explores 鈥渓ivingness鈥 in time

April 8, 2024

The Living Matter Lab pursues a deeper understanding of alternative perspectives on temporality through a surprising medium: kombucha SCOBY.

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A revolution in sound: Exploring new ways to listen at Sonic Summit

April 3, 2024

High-density speaker arrays use strategically placed speakers throughout a room to create an immersive three-dimensional soundscape. The ATLAS B2 Black Box Experimental Studio features performances that take full advantage of this technology.

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鈥業t is hijacking my brain鈥 鈥 a team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the craving

Feb. 15, 2024

Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new technologies.

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ATLAS in Ireland: 12 community members present at TEI鈥24

Feb. 9, 2024

Research from 12 members of the ATLAS community including faculty, alumni and students is featured at the 18th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction.

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The B2 makes impacts across campus and beyond in 2023

Feb. 1, 2024

2023 was a banner year for the B2 Center for Media, Arts & Performance! This unique space is designed to advance and support interdisciplinary experimentation and radical creativity at the intersection of art, technology, media, science and performance. Equipped with an ambisonic sound array, motion capture studios, fully immersive green...

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