A laser system for detecting methane gas in the air sits on top of a tower at a oil and gas facility in Colorado. (Credit: Casey Cass/CU Boulder)

A real-life Eye of Sauron? New project to spot possible chemical threats in the air

April 2, 2024

Engineers at CU Boulder are developing an “all-seeing eye” based on laser technology that could one day detect harmful particles in the air around cities or in factories.

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Scientists advocate for policies regulating indoor air

March 28, 2024

A new paper in Science co-authored by mechanical engineer Shelly Miller lays out a blueprint for mandating indoor air quality standards for public buildings.

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Joints that could heal themselves? Researchers could get there in five years

March 26, 2024

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) granted $39 million to a CU Boulder-led team to pioneer a single-shot joint treatment that would stop cartilage and bone from erosion and promote regrowth.

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Meet Our Undergrads: Sara Leschova

March 26, 2024

We sat down with third-year mechanical engineering student Sara Leschova to share about her CU Engineering experience! Sara serves as the Director of Special Events & Advocacy for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at CU Boulder for the 2023-2024 school year.

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Jerome Fox elevated to senior member of prestigious National Academy of Inventors

March 25, 2024

Jerome Fox, an associate professor at the 鶹Ƶ, has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). His research focuses on engineering microbes for drug discovery. He founded Think Bioscience, a company developing medicines for conditions like Rett Syndrome and cancer.

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CU Boulder grant tackles sustainable alternatives for urban lawn irrigation

March 22, 2024

Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar, from CU Boulder’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, and Assistant Professor Isabella Oleksy, of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, received a $296,000 grant from the Colorado Water Board to investigate ground cover options that could replace turfgrass.

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Holding tax software accountable

March 21, 2024

Errors in tax software could keep you from your best return, or worse, leave you liable for inaccuracies. Now, computer science researchers at CU Boulder are working to ensure the correctness of tax software.

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CU Boulder postdoc earns biomedical fellowship for intestine research

March 20, 2024

Kaustav Bera, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been honored with a prestigious three-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, which supports career development of young scientists engaged in basic biomedical research.

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Diddams named an IEEE Fellow for optical frequency combs contributions

March 20, 2024

​Scott Diddams, the Robert H. Davis Endowed Chair in 鶹Ƶy Learning and Professor at CU Boulder, has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow for his contributions in optical frequency combs.

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Researchers take major step toward developing next-generation solar cells

March 20, 2024

In a new paper published in the journal Nature Energy, CU Boulder's Michael McGehee and his international collaborators unveiled an innovative method to manufacture new solar cells, known as perovskite cells, an achievement critical for the commercialization of what many consider the next generation of solar technology.

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