鶹ѰPhysics Professor Ivan Smalyukh standing with his research team in a laboratory setting, surrounded by scientific equipment and materials. The group is smiling and posed together, highlighting their collaboration and achievement in material science.

Physics professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team receive Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material

Aug. 15, 2024

College of Arts & Sciences—鶹ѰBoulder 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.

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A Band-Aid for the heart? New 3D printing method makes this, and much more, possible

Aug. 1, 2024

鶹ѰBoulder Today—A 鶹ѰBoulder-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 heart’s persistent beating, tough enough to endure the crushing load placed on joints and easily shapable to fit a patient’s unique defects.

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LASP team awarded NASA technology grant to develop dust analyzer

July 22, 2024

LASP—To 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 鶹ѰBoulder to develop a Rubik’s 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.

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Separating gases is hard but might get easier, researchers find

June 27, 2024

College of Arts and Sciences Magazine—鶹ѰBoulder 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.

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鶹ѰBoulder wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility

June 20, 2024

鶹ѰBoulder Today—Researchers at 鶹ѰBoulder 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 鶹ѰBoulder 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 photons—the tiny packets of energy that make up light.

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Gov. Jared Polis signs quantum industry bill on 鶹ѰBoulder campus

May 30, 2024

鶹ѰBoulder Today—Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ushered in a new bill to support the state’s 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.

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Plastic waste is a global problem. Carbon recycling can help

May 24, 2024

鶹ѰBoulder Today—While scientists are continuously exploring ways to reduce fossil fuel use in these sectors, Oana Luca, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at 鶹ѰBoulder, explores technologies like recycling and carbon capture to prevent carbon from ending up in the environment.

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The big quantum chill: NIST scientists modify common lab refrigerator to cool faster with less energy

April 23, 2024

NIST—Scientists 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.

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Venture Partners Annual Report highlights a growing innovation pipeline and national recognition

April 19, 2024

2023 was another tremendous year for innovation at the 鶹Ѱ. Campus researchers and inventors created a strong crop of 162 breakthrough technologies this past year. These spanned the breadth of 鶹ѰBoulder’s research expertise, with innovations in climate tech, biotechnology, quantum science, optics and aerospace, to name a few. 鶹ѰBoulder's commercialization arm, Venture Partners at 鶹ѰBoulder, supports a groundbreaking pipeline translating research into real-world impact, as highlighted in their 2023 Annual Report.

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鶹ѰBoulder scientists set out to solve lunar dust problem

April 12, 2024

鶹ѰIndependent—Researchers at the 鶹Ѱ 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 鶹ѰBoulder, was one of the winners of NASA’s 2023 Entrepreneurs Challenge.

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