advanced materials
- By translating breakthrough research into new businesses, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØcreates economic opportunities while addressing many of the world’s greatest challenges. In the past year, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder has burned especially bright through Venture Partners’ record-setting performance.
- CNBC—Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder startup Mesa Quantum has raised $3.7 million in seed funding on top of a $1.7 million Space Force grant to develop chip-scale quantum sensors.
The startup’s quantum sensors could bring navigation, timing and positioning data to electronic devices of every kind, alleviating their need to pick up distant GPS satellite signals. Many GPS satellites covering the U.S. have aged beyond their initially intended lifespan. - College of Arts & Sciences—Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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.