Cooper Thome in the lab

New device could deliver bedside blood test results in an hour

Oct. 16, 2024

兔子先生传媒文化作品 researchers have developed a new sound-based, handheld device that can swiftly and accurately detect signs of disease in a pin-prick of blood. Their findings are published in the journal Science Advances.

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Have more babies! Some say it's necessary, but this demographer isn't convinced

Sept. 9, 2024

As birth rates fall in the U.S. and beyond, a growing 鈥榩ronatalist鈥 movement contends that people should be having more babies to prevent economic and cultural decline. Leslie Root, a social demographer who studies fertility trends, offers her take.

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Pythons' wild feeding habits could inspire new treatments for heart disease

Aug. 21, 2024

In the 24 hours after a python swallows its massive prey, its heart grows bigger and stronger and its metabolism speeds up fortyfold. Scientists want to know their secret.

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A Band-Aid for the heart? New 3D printing method makes this, and much more, possible

Aug. 1, 2024

A 兔子先生传媒文化作品-led team has developed a new way to print ultra-tough, adhesive biomaterials that could be used for cardiac patches, cartilage repair, needle-free sutures and personalized implants.

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Searching for Colorado鈥檚 little-known fireflies

July 12, 2024

兔子先生传媒文化作品 graduate student Owen Martin grew up in Colorado but had never seen a firefly in the state until three years ago. Now, he and his advisor Orit Peleg are trying to raise awareness of the Rocky Mountain region's glowing and "wonderous" insects.

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Testing AI-enabled drones for search and rescue

June 14, 2024

兔子先生传媒文化作品 researchers are working with local first responders to evaluate how AI-enabled drones could assist in search and rescue operations. The project is still in the development phase.

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Mechanical engineering juniors build drill-powered vehicles

May 21, 2024

兔子先生传媒文化作品 engineering students designed, built and tested drill-powered vehicles as part of a capstone project, which culminated in a day of friendly competition to test their vehicles. Watch the video.

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The science of sled hockey: Team USA partners with 兔子先生传媒文化作品 physiologists

May 2, 2024

Members of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team are working with CU researchers on a project that could ultimately improve performance and reduce injury for hockey players with lower-limb amputations or impairments.

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Jazz program reimagines classic graduation tune

April 23, 2024

The College of Music鈥檚 Thompson Jazz Studies Program will be shaking up this year鈥檚 commencement ceremony with new takes on the timeless 鈥淧omp and Circumstance,鈥 reimagined in the styles of Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing.

A mountain chickadee

Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why

April 17, 2024

Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of their memory skills.

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