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.

Photo series of SCOBY growth with corresponding musical notes

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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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.

Ralphie sculpture in the snow

Grace Leslie and Joel Swanson selected as Faculty Fellows

Dec. 20, 2023

The Research & Innovation Office has announced the 2024 RIO Faculty Fellows cohort, including assistant professor Grace Leslie and associate professor Joel Swanson along with 14 other faculty members from departments and research institutes across the campus.

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ATLAS PhD Shanel Wu completes Open Hardware Creators fellowship

Oct. 31, 2023

ATLAS PhD Shanel Wu recently concluded their participation in the Open Hardware Creators in Academia Fellowship, an initiative run by the Open Source Hardware Organization (OSHWA).

Hopkins, Vanukuru and Weng standing beside Sydney Harbor

ATLAS PhD Students Present at ISMAR 2023

Oct. 25, 2023

ATLAS PhD students Rishi Vanukuru, Torin Hopkins and Suibi Che-Chuan Weng attended ISMAR 2023 in Sydney in October to present research on AR, VR and MR.

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Radically Interdisciplinary Research on Display at ATLAS Open House

Oct. 11, 2023

Some of the most valuable research takes place in the overlaps, intersections and margins. At ATLAS, we aim to find and explore more of these often-overlooked areas to uncover surprising discoveries.

A detail view of the interface used to control the cloth.

Unstable Design Lab 2023 Residency in Review

Sept. 28, 2023

The 2023 Experimental Weaving Residency, featuring Elizabeth Meiklejohn, has left us with new understandings about electromagnetics and cloth movement.

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Ellen Yi-Luen Do Presents Keynote on Fun with Creative Technology & Design at TaiCHI 2023

Sept. 13, 2023

ATLAS Professor Ellen Yi-Luen Do presented on Fun with Creative Technology & Design as keynote speaker at TaiCHI 2023.

Flower pots 3D printed from spent coffee grounds

3D printing with coffee: Turning used grounds into caffeinated creations

Sept. 8, 2023

Utility Research Lab director Michael Rivera uses surprising materials to fabricate useful objects.

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