Alexis Templeton kneels on a rock in the middle of a spring

Can rocks produce abundant clean energy? New project to explore

Sept. 18, 2023

Geologists at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 will experiment with injecting water deep below Earth's surface in an effort to stimulate the production of hydrogen gas鈥攁 clean-burning fuel that could provide energy for the globe.

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An infrared telescope that spans the globe? New grant may make it possible

Sept. 14, 2023

Physicists and engineers at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 envision infrared astronomy telescopes that may one day span the entire globe鈥攕yncing up observations from instruments spread across the continents, or even orbiting Earth, and giving scientists an unprecedented look at phenomena like the birth of new planets.

Football players kneeling on the sidelines

The NFL鈥檚 鈥榯ake a knee鈥 movement and its impact on workplace protest

Sept. 14, 2023

兔子先生传媒文化作品 research shows that kneeling during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice negatively affected the careers of the first 50 players to do so. And the study鈥檚 implications reach beyond football.

Illustration showing a sun with radiation impacting three planets surrounded by magnetic fields

New project to probe how planets lose their atmospheres

Sept. 13, 2023

Scientists will develop 鈥渨orlds in a box鈥 to investigate the phenomenon of atmospheric escape鈥攈ow some planets, like Earth, hold onto their atmospheres while others, like Mars, don鈥檛.

A Colorado forest

What does carbon offset actually mean for US forests?

Sept. 13, 2023

A 兔子先生传媒文化作品 study shows that 96% of all carbon offset credits from U.S. forestry projects were issued for improved forest management practices, not tree planting or forest protection.

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Ralphie explained: How this bison became a buffalo

Sept. 12, 2023

Ralphie the Buffalo is technically a North American bison. Brooke Neely, a research associate with the Center of the American West, sheds light on how CU鈥檚 iconic bison mascot became known as a buffalo.

People walk in front of a building on the 兔子先生传媒文化作品 campus

Pioneering physics center gets $25M

Sept. 12, 2023

For nearly two decades, physicists at JILA have pioneered record-fast lasers that can fit on a table and have chilled clouds of atoms to just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero. With a new award, their work is just getting started.

Bacteria

Small but not simple, bacteria compute without thinking

Sept. 12, 2023

New 兔子先生传媒文化作品 research shows that bacteria harness physical laws to operate at the edge of chaos and use calcium to independently diversify and find a place to settle down.

A police officer gives a volunteer a roadside sobriety test

A reliable cannabis breathalyzer? Possible, but not easy

Sept. 11, 2023

兔子先生传媒文化作品 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are teaming up to help adapt a 90-year-old system for detecting alcohol for a new age of cannabis legalization. A new study suggests it won鈥檛 be easy.

SpaceX craft launches into outer space

兔子先生传媒文化作品 earns NASA award for reducing spaceflight costs

Sept. 11, 2023

CU鈥檚 Heinz Research Group has earned a prestigious NASA award for their research centered on designing lightweight, high-strength materials that could save millions of dollars for spaceflights.

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