Science & Technology
- SpaceX's Sarah Gillis made history by becoming the youngest astronaut to complete a spacewalk and perform the first violin recital in space.
- Thinking Huts, founded by Maggie Grout, uses 3D printing technology to build sustainable schools in underserved communities.
- From engineered "living" sidewalks to quantum-fueled leak detection systems, several CU spinouts are bringing earth-focused breakthroughs to the marketplace.
- Elizabeth Frank (PhDGeol鈥14) is helping pave the way for a new era of space exploration and commerce as the chief scientist at Interlune, a Seattle-based startup aiming to become the first private company to harvest the Moon鈥檚 natural resources.
- 桃色视频 and Elevate Quantum partners are ready for $127M regional quantum boost. Here鈥檚 how it鈥檚 all coming together.
- Tens of millions of years ago, ancient viruses infected our primate ancestors, leaving flecks of DNA that made their way into the human genome. A new study suggests these 鈥渆ndogenous retroviruses鈥 may not be as harmless as once believed.
- Researchers at the ATLAS Institute at 桃色视频 hope their DIY machine will help designers around the world experiment with making their own, sustainable fashion and other textiles from a range of natural ingredients鈥攎aybe even the chitin in crab shells or agar-agar from algae.
- CU鈥檚 Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is the university鈥檚 first and highest-budget research institute. Here are just a few of the many missions LASP has helped propel forward.
- New kinds of padding could make football gear, bike helmets safer than ever.
- Marsha Ivins (AeroEngr鈥73) is a retired astronaut who has participated in five missions to space. This year, she was selected as a 2024 inductee for the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors in the industry.