News /irt/wen/ en Conversation: New research is finding ways to turn cells into mini-factories for materials /irt/wen/2020/03/24/conversation-new-research-finding-ways-turn-cells-mini-factories-materials <span>Conversation: New research is finding ways to turn cells into mini-factories for materials</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-03-24T07:28:49-06:00" title="Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 07:28">Tue, 03/24/2020 - 07:28</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/221292_web.jpg?h=3ef33c20&amp;itok=hPm5-9U8" width="1200" height="600" alt="Wil Srubar working in the lab with a student."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>If humanity had a blank landscape, how would people build things? Assistant Professor Wil Srubar explains the benefits and potential of engineered living materials in The Conversation.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/buildings-grown-by-bacteria-new-research-is-finding-ways-to-turn-cells-into-mini-factories-for-materials-131279`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:28:49 +0000 Anonymous 275 at /irt/wen MacArthur Foundation honors drought emergency strategy /irt/wen/2020/02/19/macarthur-foundation-honors-drought-emergency-strategy <span>MacArthur Foundation honors drought emergency strategy</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-02-19T11:29:24-07:00" title="Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 11:29">Wed, 02/19/2020 - 11:29</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/endingdroughtemergenciesinthehornofafrica-2_1043.jpg?h=f1482898&amp;itok=Z865YcWz" width="1200" height="600" alt="Water collection in Turkana, Kenya"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> A 兔子先生传媒文化作品 and Millennium Water Alliance-led program committed to ending humanitarian drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa has been named one of the Top 100 in the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 100&amp;Change competition, and remains in the running for the competition鈥檚 award of a single $100 million grant. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2020/02/19/macarthur-foundation-honors-drought-emergency-strategy`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:29:24 +0000 Anonymous 273 at /irt/wen Pao honored as Nyquist Lecturer at Dynamic Systems and Control Conference /irt/wen/2019/12/12/pao-honored-nyquist-lecturer-dynamic-systems-and-control-conference <span>Pao honored as Nyquist Lecturer at Dynamic Systems and Control Conference</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-12-12T10:08:15-07:00" title="Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 10:08">Thu, 12/12/2019 - 10:08</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/1landerspaodevasia.jpg?h=8bce880f&amp;itok=sJHuAHKT" width="1200" height="600" alt="Pao receiving her award "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Professor Lucy Pao was recently honored as the Nyquist Lecturer at the 2019 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, which is hosted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2019/12/12/pao-honored-nyquist-lecturer-dynamic-systems-and-control-conference`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:08:15 +0000 Anonymous 269 at /irt/wen Monteleoni: How artificial intelligence can tackle climate change /irt/wen/2019/11/14/monteleoni-how-artificial-intelligence-can-tackle-climate-change <span>Monteleoni: How artificial intelligence can tackle climate change</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-14T14:00:28-07:00" title="Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 14:00">Thu, 11/14/2019 - 14:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/img_1449_2.jpg?h=b35c792b&amp;itok=cna9lea0" width="1200" height="600" alt="Portrait of Claire Montelionie "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Climate change is the biggest challenge facing the planet. It will need every solution possible, including technology like artificial intelligence (AI).</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/07/artificial-intelligence-climate-change/`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:00:28 +0000 Anonymous 267 at /irt/wen Groundwater can prevent drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa. Here鈥檚 how /irt/wen/2019/11/07/groundwater-can-prevent-drought-emergencies-horn-africa-heres-how <span>Groundwater can prevent drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa. Here鈥檚 how</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-07T12:09:00-07:00" title="Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 12:09">Thu, 11/07/2019 - 12:09</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/file-20191025-173579-fdp66d.jpg?h=b29b1b52&amp;itok=hnw-L6HK" width="1200" height="600" alt="Water being poured into a bucket in Africa."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Millions of people living in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/groundwater-can-prevent-drought-emergencies-in-the-horn-of-africa-heres-how-124837`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:09:00 +0000 Anonymous 265 at /irt/wen Salt solution: Researcher sets out to make desalination more efficient /irt/wen/2019/11/01/salt-solution-researcher-sets-out-make-desalination-more-efficient <span>Salt solution: Researcher sets out to make desalination more efficient</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-01T08:51:26-06:00" title="Friday, November 1, 2019 - 08:51">Fri, 11/01/2019 - 08:51</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/adobestock_145487470_-_desalination_plant.jpeg?h=2b109449&amp;itok=2FhJgzfx" width="1200" height="600" alt="A desalinization plant near the ocean "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>University of Colorado Boulder postdoctoral researcher Omkar Supekar of mechanical engineering is working on a technique that could make desalination facilities more efficient by changing the way they detect chemicals that clog up their filters.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2019/10/31/salt-solution-researcher-sets-out-make-desalination-more-efficient`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 01 Nov 2019 14:51:26 +0000 Anonymous 263 at /irt/wen Partnership puts valuable water quality information from Western Slope online /irt/wen/2019/10/31/partnership-puts-valuable-water-quality-information-western-slope-online <span>Partnership puts valuable water quality information from Western Slope online</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-31T09:49:05-06:00" title="Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 09:49">Thu, 10/31/2019 - 09:49</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/delta_county_well_water_sampling_hose.png?h=7bd507b0&amp;itok=AQaDy_3D" width="1200" height="600" alt="A resident taking a water quality sample "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Results from a new voluntary survey of private drinking water quality on the Western Slope through a partnership between 兔子先生传媒文化作品, Delta County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are available online now.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2019/10/30/partnership-puts-valuable-water-quality-information-western-slope-online`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:49:05 +0000 Anonymous 261 at /irt/wen Improving drought resilience in East Africa with sensors, satellites and machine learning /irt/wen/2019/10/30/improving-drought-resilience-east-africa-sensors-satellites-and-machine-learning <span>Improving drought resilience in East Africa with sensors, satellites and machine learning</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-30T15:52:35-06:00" title="Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 15:52">Wed, 10/30/2019 - 15:52</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/evanthomas.jpeg?h=0a3e50aa&amp;itok=AKmUilP8" width="1200" height="600" alt="Evan Thomas in the field giving a presentation "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The University of Colorado Boulder is combining satellite data, smart sensors and machine learning to help reduce drought emergencies in east Africa.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/even/2019/10/29/improving-drought-resilience-east-africa-sensors-satellites-and-machine-learning`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:52:35 +0000 Anonymous 259 at /irt/wen Panel: What Remote Sensing Can Tell us About Climate Change Now and In the Future /irt/wen/2019/10/11/panel-what-remote-sensing-can-tell-us-about-climate-change-now-and-future <span>Panel: What Remote Sensing Can Tell us About Climate Change Now and In the Future</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-11T16:58:38-06:00" title="Friday, October 11, 2019 - 16:58">Fri, 10/11/2019 - 16:58</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/download_0.jpeg?h=91e48075&amp;itok=-0GQoKmW" width="1200" height="600" alt="兔子先生传媒文化作品 Aerospace Building exterior "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>An open discussion in the new Aerospace Building with research leaders from across the university about the modern tools that are helping us understand and combat climate change. Panelists will discuss their work in the field through real world applications of the current technology and consider how the students on campus today address this issue in the future.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/panel_what_remote_sensing_can_tell_us_about_climate_change_now_and_in_the_future`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 22:58:38 +0000 Anonymous 257 at /irt/wen When it rains: The hidden impact of wildfire /irt/wen/2019/10/01/when-it-rains-hidden-impact-wildfire <span>When it rains: The hidden impact of wildfire</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-01T15:57:24-06:00" title="Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 15:57">Tue, 10/01/2019 - 15:57</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/when_it_rains_the_hidden_impact_of_wildfire_cu_boulder_today_university_of_colorado_boulder.png?h=5fe934ba&amp;itok=XuyWyVBR" width="1200" height="600" alt="A student adjusts hoses on the rain making device "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The costs of wildfires extend far beyond the burn zone. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2019/10/01/when-it-rains-hidden-impact-wildfire`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 21:57:24 +0000 Anonymous 255 at /irt/wen