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Film builds science into beaver tales
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (592+ words) CU Boulder alumnus Emily Fairfax shared her scientific expertise as the beaver consultant on the new Pixar film'Hoppers Emily Fairfax came home one evening from her job as a weapons engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory feeling kind of sad....
Aerospace professor discusses laser weapons with The Atlantic
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (121+ words) Aerospace professor discusses laser weapons with The Atlantic'University of Colorado Boulder Iain Boyd was interviewed by The Atlantic for an article on laser based-weapons, which until recently were largely the realm of science fiction. Boyd, a professor in the Ann…...
Scientists harness AI to reveal forces behind glacier surges
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (671+ words) Scientists harness AI to reveal forces behind glacier surges'University of Colorado Boulder The team, led by Ute Herzfeld, a research professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, created an open-source cyberinfrastructure called GEOCLASS-image, designed to decode the…...
CUriosity: Why does Colorado have so many hot springs, and are they at risk?
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (706+ words) In CUriosity, experts across the CU Boulder campus answer questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond. Shemin Ge, professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, shares how a source of clean energy known as geothermal power could pose…...
Students blend suds and science at Earth on Tap
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (686+ words) The March 9 event at Rayback Collective in Boulder, open to all, invites scientists and non-scientists to gather for discussions of climate research "What: Earth on Tap "When: 5:45-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 9 "Where: Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road in Boulder "Who: All are invited…...
Using AI ethically: 6 tips for bringing AI tools into learning and work
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (712+ words) How do you AI? Environmental, privacy, political, and intellectual property issues aside (and those are major issues), there are many ethics considerations involved in how we approach our own day-to-day use of AI tools. We interviewed Nikolaus Klassen, business analyst…...
CU Boulder Biomedical Engineering startup brings cancer care technology to the Lab Venture Challenge
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (100+ words) CU Boulder Biomedical Engineering startup brings cancer care technology to the Lab Venture Challenge'University of Colorado Boulder For Investors & Partners Other ways to search: CU Boulder Biomedical Engineering startup brings cancer care technology to the Lab Venture Challenge The Insider…...
ATLAS community presents new research on interactive systems at DIS 2025
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (131+ words) ATLAS researchers study a broad range of topics, from human-computer interaction to biomaterials to woven forms." Connect! A Circuit-Driven Card GameRuhan Yang (ATLAS PhD alum),"Ellen Yi-Luen Do (ATLAS ACME Lab director, professor) From Data to Discussion: Interfaces for Collective…...
Seminar: Data Exploitation for Space Domain Awareness Mission Data Processing - Jan. 30
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (238+ words) Abstract: Space has become a congested and contested as access has proliferated for defense, civil, and commercial opportunities. To ensure free access for all to collectively benefit from these ... Greg FurlichResearch Associate, CU Boulder Center for National Security InitiativesFriday, Jan…...
Why do we get a skip in our step when we’re happy? Thank dopamine
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1048+ words) Subject "reaches" for a target on a computer screen, while Alaa Ahmed and Colin Korbisch follow the data. (Credit: Jesse Morgan Petersen/CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science) New research by engineers at CU Boulder aims to get…...