August 2026
Latest Stories
New CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº-built hardware flying high aboard the International Space Station
Researchers at BioServe Space Technologies, a center within the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, have launched a new combination imaging microscope and incubator to the ISS that allows multiple samples to be incubated and imaged with minimal crew intervention.
CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº spinout Infleqtion secures three Genesis projects from U.S. Department of Energy
The projects include collaboration with CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº and span AI-optimized quantum circuit design for nuclear applications, deployable atomic quantum sensing with Agentic AI and nuclear fusion energy research.
2026 Ascent Deep Tech Community Showcase highlights CU’s next breakthrough startups
Research-based startup teams pitched university innovations to an audience of investors, entrepreneurs and fellow researchers. The showcase featured ventures developing breakthrough solutions in health, robotics, advanced materials and more.
Not all renewable energy is created equal
Solar panels in California and wind turbines in Indiana both produce clean, non-polluting electricity, but one of them consistently delivers greater benefits to the environment, according to new research from RASEI Fellow Dan Kaffine.
Study: Gender pay gaps are not just unfair, they cost companies
When employees are paid unequally, it can affect how an entire company performs. Companies with wider gender pay gaps tend to be less productive, according to a new study, which measured productivity as net income per employee.
CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº submits recommendations on proposed federal research regulations
The university submitted its comments before the July 13 public comment deadline after reviewing more than 100 responses from faculty, researchers, research administrators, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and staff.









