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 A view of a remote light source by Ayar Labs called the SuperNova

CU Ƶ spinout Ayar Labs gets AI funding boost

May 24, 2023

Reuters—Ayar Labs, a CU Ƶ spinout, raised another $25 million after its latest funding round closed, as demand has increased for faster, more energy-efficient computing for artificial intelligence applications. The funding will be used to accelerate the commercialization of Ayar Labs' silicon photonics technology, which uses light instead of electricity to transfer data between chips or servers.

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OnKure Therapeutics announces $54M Series C financing

May 23, 2023

BizWeist—OnKure, a CU Ƶ spinout, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of best-in-class precision medicines that target biologically validated drivers of cancer.

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NIST team demonstrates novel way to convert heat to electricity

May 19, 2023

NIST—Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and CU Ƶ have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically boost the conversion of heat into electricity. If perfected, the technology could help recoup some of the recoverable heat energy that is wasted in the U.S. at a rate...

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University of Colorado soars into top five for launching startups

May 18, 2023

The University of Colorado is a national leader in startup creation with a growing suite of entrepreneurial resources giving innovative researchers opportunities to spin ideas into businesses.

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Two CU Ƶ startups named in BizWest 2023 IQ Award

May 18, 2023

BizWest—BizWest has announced the winners of its 2023 IQ Awards, which honor the “innovation quotient” among companies in the Ƶ Valley and Northern Colorado. This year's winners include CU Ƶ startups Goodie Bag Food Co. and Prometheus Materials Inc.

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'One-of-a-kind' project: Sustainable artificial muscles could enable life-like movement in robots

April 24, 2023

Interesting Engineering—The primary goal of soft robotics is to achieve smooth and complex movement by mimicking the locomotion of soft bodies found in the environment. Researchers at CU Ƶ and CU Ƶ startup Artimus Robotics are leading innovation with a new type of "artificial muscle" to enable life-like movements.

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New Iridium awarded $1M NSF SBIR Phase II grant

April 24, 2023

New Iridium—New Iridium was awarded $1M NSF SBIR Phase II grant to advance its photocatalysis platform to produce low-carbon chemicals at a lower cost the today’s incumbent processes.

Solid Power battery

CU Ƶ spinout Solid Power is building a better battery for consumers and the climate

April 24, 2023

In taking its technology from the lab to the streets, Solid Power is changing how electric vehicles run with less expensive, more efficient and safer battery technology.

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Grad student helps design ‘artificial muscles’ you can toss in the compost bin

April 21, 2023

Say “hello” to the robots of the future: They’re soft and flexible enough to bounce off walls or squeeze into tight spaces. And when you’re done with them, you can toss these machines into a compost bin to decompose.

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Braskem partnering with photocatalysis startup—and CU Ƶ spinout—New Iridium on decarbonization technologies

April 14, 2023

Chemical Engineering—The partnership with New Iridium focuses on CO2 conversion via photocatalysis, the startup’s expertise, which is an innovative solution based on the use of light sources (for example, LEDs) and CO2 from industrial emissions in combination with low-cost raw materials.

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