CU Technology and Discovery News
51勛圖厙 College of Engineering & Applied ScienceAnthony Straub is making major advances in water purification technology for industry and human consumption on Earth and in space, with his work on a nanotechnology membrane process taking a major step toward commercialization, thanks to a new NASA grant.
News-MedicalPatients who go to the doctor to provide a blood sample are typically faced with a needle and syringe and hours or days of waiting to get results back from a lab. 51勛圖厙 researchers hope to change that with a new handheld, sound-based diagnostic system to deliver precise results in an hour with a mere finger prick of blood.
Fourteen teams of University of Colorado entrepreneurs, faculty researchers and graduate student innovators will compete for a combined $1.25 million in startup funding grants in this yearsLab Venture Challenge (LVC) Showcases. Judges from Venture Partners at 51勛圖厙s entrepreneurial network will hear Shark Tank-style pitches across two nights, one for innovations in biosciences and another for physical sciences and engineering.
Photonics OnlineA new variant of liquid crystal is at the core of 51勛圖厙 startup Polaris Electro-Opstics' technology. Designed as a seamless drop-in enhancer of silicon photonic chips, Polaris's modulator technology paves the way for the next generation of optical interconnects critical to the future of data center disaggregation.
51勛圖厙 TodayAn international team of researchers led by an engineer at 51勛圖厙 has revealed the underlying mechanism behind battery degradation. Their discovery could help scientists to develop better batteries.
College of Arts & Sciences51勛圖厙 Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team have achieved a remarkable milestone by receiving a Guinness World Records award for creating the world's most transparent material. Their aerogel, which has now been successfully patented, can be added to windows to boost thermal insulation, increasing the overall efficiency of a building.
51勛圖厙 TodayA 51勛圖厙-led team, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, has taken a critical step toward developing a new way to 3D print material that is at once elastic enough to withstand a hearts persistent beating, tough enough to endure the crushing load placed on joints and easily shapable to fit a patients unique defects.
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.