Don Graves visits Eric Cornell and researchers in his lab

Commerce official visits campus to explore quantum research, workforce development

Sept. 26, 2024

Colorado鈥檚 burgeoning role in the quantum revolution was in the spotlight as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves made an official visit to SM调教所 Boulder and JILA, a joint institute of SM调教所 Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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Introducing SM调教所riosity: How old is beer?

Sept. 25, 2024

If there鈥檚 anything that unites humans, it鈥檚 kicking back with a cool pint, says Travis Rupp, also known as the 鈥淏eer Archaeologist.鈥 He weighs in on the age-old practice in the inaugural edition of SM调教所riosity, a new series from SM调教所 Boulder Today.

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Scientists turn to human skeletons to explore origins of horseback riding

Sept. 20, 2024

A new, wide-ranging exploration of human remains casts doubt on a long-standing theory in archaeology known as the Kurgan hypothesis鈥攚hich, among other claims, suggests that humans first domesticated horses as early as the fourth millennium B.C.

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Research breakthrough could boost clean energy production

Sept. 19, 2024

Professor Hendrik Heinz and his SM调教所 Boulder team, along with collaborators from the University of California, Los Angeles, achieved a breakthrough that could boost clean energy production.

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Protecting data from quantum hackers

Sept. 16, 2024

Assistant Professor Huck Bennett is working to keep data safe from hackers when the quantum revolution comes.

Zach Sunberg

Zach Sunberg earns grants to advance AI for autonomous systems

Sept. 12, 2024

Zach Sunberg鈥檚 research developing better artificial intelligence systems is getting a major boost from two federal grant awards.

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Orit Peleg selected as a 2024 Schmidt Science Polymath

Sept. 11, 2024

Orit Peleg will receive a total of up to $2.5 million over five years to pursue the origins of animal communication and how it influences the group cognition of social animals.

Jessica Rush Leeker

Developing pathways for Black families to engage in engineering practices

Sept. 9, 2024

Jessica Rush Leeker has received a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to advance her research on creating learning resources that promote the participation of Black families in engineering.

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Major leap for nuclear clock paves way for quantum timekeeping

Sept. 4, 2024

Nuclear clocks, a new kind of quantum technology, could lead to improved timekeeping and navigation, faster internet speeds and advances in fundamental physics research.

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Team receives Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material

Aug. 22, 2024

Physics Professor and RASEI Fellow Ivan Smalyukh and his lab have set a Guinness world record for developing a transparent aerogel, which will boost thermal insulation in windows, increasing the overall energy efficiency of buildings.

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