Explore the incredible depth and breadth of groundbreaking work happening within the 鶹Ƶ, Colorado Springs and Denver (Physical Sciences) campuses. These stories provide a glimpse into the transformative potential of cutting-edge research, highlighting the exceptional peoplebehind these innovations.

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When it comes to treating resistant breast cancer, 2 drugs may be better than 1

June 15, 2023

CU Boulder Today—In 2016, Pfizer began collaborating with Sabrina Spencer, a global leader in time-lapse cell imaging and member of the CU Cancer Center, to study how cancer cells respond to their potent new drugs called CDK2 inhibitors.

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Advanced Industries grants accelerate University of Colorado startups and researchers

June 8, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Linda Watkins and CU startups Beryl Therapeutics Inc., Modendo Inc. and TissueForm Inc. are among 37 companies and researchers awarded Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital Retention grants through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT).

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Remnants of ancient virus may fuel ALS in people

June 6, 2023

CU Boulder researchers have identified a surprising new player in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)—an ancient, virus-like protein. With funding from the ALS Association, the National Institutes of Health, and Venture Partners at CU Boulder, Alexandra Whiteley's lab is now working to understand the molecular pathways involved and to find a way of inhibiting the rogue protein.

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NIST team demonstrates novel way to convert heat to electricity

May 19, 2023

NIST—Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and CU Boulder have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically boost the conversion of heat into electricity. If perfected, the technology could help recoup some of the recoverable heat energy that is wasted in the U.S. at a rate...

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Grad student helps design ‘artificial muscles’ you can toss in the compost bin

April 21, 2023

Say “hello” to the robots of the future: They’re soft and flexible enough to bounce off walls or squeeze into tight spaces. And when you’re done with them, you can toss these machines into a compost bin to decompose.

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Key investment is the latest milestone for CU Boulder startup Vitro3D and founders Camila Uzcategui and Johnny Hergert

Nov. 2, 2022

Vitro3D, a CU Boulder startup pioneering volumetric 3D printing for life sciences, just closed its first investment round of $1.3 million. The hard-won vote of confidence from the investment community will allow the promising new venture to pursue ambitious technical advances while continuing to build critical business capacity.

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How this celebrity tattoo artist created a tattoo you can turn on and off at will

Sept. 8, 2022

Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy is taking HYPRSKN—the microscopic skin implants with adaptive, color-changing in-skin pigments developed by Carson Bruns and Jesse Butterfield of CU Boulder's ATLAS Institute—to the next level with real tattoo ink that you can “turn on” or off using different wavelengths of UV and white light.

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Chern Hooi-Lim, founder of CU Boulder startup New Iridium, named a C&EN Talented Twelve

Nov. 22, 2021

Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) identified young scientists who are trying to solve formidable global problems. Lim was recognized for developing organic molecules that spur on light-powered reactions.

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Drug development platform could provide flexible, rapid and targeted antimicrobials

April 16, 2021

Researchers at CU Boulder have created a platform that can develop effective and highly specific peptide nucleic acid therapies for use against any bacteria within just one week. The Facile Accelerated Specific Therapeutic (FAST) platform was created by Associate Professor Anushree Chatterjee and her team within the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

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Christopher Bowman elected to National Academy of Engineering

Feb. 22, 2021

Distinguished Engineering Professor Christopher Bowman, who is a serial inventor working with Venture Partners, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineers. Bowman was chosen for his innovations related to photopolymerization, a process that uses light to trigger reactions that form new polymers. These polymers are used for an array of medical and technological applications, such as 3D printing, dental fillings, medical devices and augmented reality displays.

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