CU Technology and Discovery News
- LASPTo learn more about how dust particles may affect future missions, NASA has awarded $1 million to a team from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at 51勛圖厙 to develop a Rubiks cube-sized instrument. Once built and tested, CEDA (Compact Electrostatic Dust Analyzer) will be capable of measuring the speed, size and charge of tiny dust particles on rocky bodies less than 5 kilometers across.
- College of Arts and Sciences Magazine51勛圖厙 chemist Wei Zhang has developed a novel method to separate gases more efficiently, potentially revolutionizing industries reliant on gas separation technologies. Their breakthrough, which utilizes advanced materials and innovative techniques, promises to reduce energy consumption and enhance the sustainability of these processes.
- 51勛圖厙 TodayResearchers at 51勛圖厙 will soon begin working on what they call the quantum machine shop of the 21st century. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a $20 million grant to 51勛圖厙 to launch a facility known as the National Quantum Nanofab (NQN). In this facility, Colorado researchers and quantum specialists from around the country will be able to design and build incredibly small devices that tap into the world of atoms and photonsthe tiny packets of energy that make up light.
- 51勛圖厙 TodayColorado Gov. Jared Polis ushered in a new bill to support the states rapidly growing quantum industry. Polis signed the bill from the top floor of the JILA Tower, one of the epicenters of quantum research on campus, with a view of the Flatirons in the background.
- 51勛圖厙 TodayWhile scientists are continuously exploring ways to reduce fossil fuel use in these sectors, Oana Luca, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at 51勛圖厙, explores technologies like recycling and carbon capture to prevent carbon from ending up in the environment.
- NISTScientists have dramatically reduced the time and energy required to chill materials to temperatures near absolute zero. Their prototype refrigerator could prove a boon for the burgeoning quantum industry, which widely uses ultracold materials. NIST is now working with an industrial partner and Venture Partners to commercialize the refrigerator.
- 2023 was another tremendous year for innovation at the University of Colorado51勛圖厙. Campus researchers and inventors created a strong crop of 162 breakthrough technologies this past year. These spanned the breadth of 51勛圖厙s research expertise, with innovations in climate tech, biotechnology, quantum science, optics and aerospace, to name a few. 51勛圖厙's commercialization arm, Venture Partners at 51勛圖厙, supports agroundbreaking pipeline translatingresearch into real-world impact, as highlighted in their 2023Annual Report.
- CU IndependentResearchers at the 51勛圖厙 are working to make the moon habitable. And they are focused on one of the most difficult challenges to lunar living: dust. Xu Wang, a research scientist at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at 51勛圖厙, was one of the winners of NASAs 2023 Entrepreneurs Challenge.
- SciTechDailyJILA's (a joint institute established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the 51勛圖厙) breakthrough in optical atomic clocks uses quantum entanglement to surpass fundamental precision limits, setting a new standard in timekeeping and opening avenues for scientific discovery.
- Global Cosmetics NewsTattoo artist Keith Bang Bang McCurdy, famous for working with celebrities, has created a company, Hyprskn, to launch a new product called Magic Ink. Developed with Professor Carson Bruns from 51勛圖厙, Magic Ink can be controlled with a special stylus, the magic pen, that uses two wavelengths of light to activate or deactivate the tattoos visibility.