Six teams kick off Catalyze CU startup accelerator

Six teams kick off Catalyze CU startup accelerator

June 17, 2019

This month, six student teams began an intense summer season as part of CU Ƶ’s Catalyze CU startup accelerator. The program ends Aug. 25 with Demo Day, where teams will pitch their concepts before a live audience at Macky Auditorium.

CU Ƶ breaks ground on long-awaited biz, engineering college connector

CU Ƶ breaks ground on long-awaited biz, engineering college connector

June 17, 2019

At the heart of the expansion will be a startup hub where students can meet and collaborate on entrepreneurial projects, as well as a “genius bar.” The space will cater to students from all majors and backgrounds, not just those from business and engineering.

A robot may one day perform your colonoscopy

A robot may one day perform your colonoscopy

June 17, 2019

CU Ƶ researchers led by engineer Mark Rentschler have built a robot the size of a C battery designed to seek out and even take biopsies of intestinal polyps and other signs of illness. The group hopes that the machine will one day make colonoscopies easier for patients and more efficient for doctors.

University and community innovation opportunities explored during Ƶ Startup Week

University and community innovation opportunities explored during Ƶ Startup Week

June 17, 2019

The future of higher education and connecting CU Ƶ with the startup community were common themes woven throughout the six University Track sessions at Ƶ Startup Week (BSW), sponsored by CU Ƶ.

Gopinath eager to build bridges through CUbit initiative

Gopinath eager to build bridges through CUbit initiative

June 17, 2019

While the CUbit Quantum Initiative is only five months old, Associate Director Juliet Gopinath has been energized by the potential of the cross-campus project. Gopinath said engineering’s role is to come up with scientifically interesting devices that can help make quantum systems practical.

Human Performance Summit explores apex of mind, body, spirit

Human Performance Summit explores apex of mind, body, spirit

June 17, 2019

Last month, the first Human Performance Summit drew nearly 250 participants from the military, athletic, investment, scientific, academic and entrepreneurial communities to CU Ƶ’s Champions Center.

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Applications now open: Lab Venture Challenge to fund commercially-promising campus innovations

June 17, 2019

The Lab Venture Challenge (LVC), hosted annually by Venture Partners at CU Ƶ awards grants to campus researchers whose technologies demonstrate high commercial potential.

These nano-bugs eat CO2 and make eco-friendly fuel

These nano-bugs eat CO2 and make eco-friendly fuel

June 17, 2019

By using light-activated quantum dots to fire particular enzymes within microbial cells, CU Ƶ researchers were able to create “living factories” that eat harmful CO2 and convert it into useful products such as biodegradable plastic, gasoline, ammonia and biodiesel.

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NSIDC data sets selected to guide global climate change assessment

June 12, 2019

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)—the parent organization of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—has just released a catalogue of benchmark data sets, including four from CU Ƶ's National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), to promote as trusted sources, simplify user access and support global policy makers.

Scientists offer designer ‘big atoms’ on demand

Scientists offer designer ‘big atoms’ on demand

June 7, 2019

In the not-so-distant future, researchers may be able to build atoms to your specifications with the click of a button. It’s still the stuff of science fiction, but a team at CU Ƶ reports that it is getting closer when it comes to controlling and assembling particles called “big atoms."

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