Science & Technology
- Sanghamitra Neogi in Boulder’s aerospace engineering department will use $200,000 in grant funding to launch a startup in which she will offer software that uses quantum physics to model microchip designs.
- Nearly 80% of stroke survivors experience walking issues and many turn to ankle braces for support, but the functionality of these braces is still very limited. Assistant Professor Cara Welker is leading a new, collaborative research project that aims to transform the way these assistive devices are designed.
- Doctoral student Krithik Ranjan analyzed 33 student learning tools and developed a “spectrum of tinkerability” that offers designers new ways to think about teaching computational skills.
- Four seniors in the Quantum Forge class at Boulder recently completed their year-long project with Xairos Systems, Inc., giving them an inside look at working in the industry.
- A recent event, which drew 166 participants to the Boulder campus, marked an industry-wide step toward cutting emissions tied to building materials like steel and concrete.
- In research recently published in Science, Boulder scientists detail how light—rather than energy-intensive heat—can efficiently and sustainably catalyze chemical transformations.
- Samuel Silberman, an incoming doctoral student in electrical engineering, has landed a prestigious fellowship to support research into radio frequency lens design using advanced 3D printing and additive manufacturing.
- Nanomaterials and neuroscience researchers aim to build brain-body interfaces that enhance performance, improve health monitoring and support mobility.
- Mushroom mycelium can help clean up soil. Can it also help Indigenous people reconnect to the land? Boulder researcher Natalie Avalos aims to find out.
- Improved understanding of the light-driven production of hydrogen holds the promise not just to make the reaction more efficient in producing a fuel but also to offer a framework to better understand future light-driven chemistries.