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Kombucha chic: How one student uses microbes, and time, to grow her own clothes

May 4, 2023

Biodesign researcher Fiona Bell says that anyone, anywhere can grow their own clothing right from their kitchens. You start by brewing a batch of kombucha.

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Spring 2023 ATLAS Student Awards

April 27, 2023

Graduating in May 2023 with degrees in Creative Technology and Design, these graduate and undergraduate students listed are recognized for exceptional accomplishments, having demonstrated initiative in their academic and extracurricular activities, completing outstanding research or creative projects, or contributing significantly to the ATLAS community.

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ATLAS Expo 2023: Our Biggest One Yet!

April 26, 2023

If you go Who: All are welcome What: ATLAS Expo When: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 4–6p.m. Where: Roser ATLAS Center, 1125 18th St., Boulder Cost: Free! ATLAS Expo is back and, with over 120 student research projects included, it promises to be the biggest and most exciting Expo we’ve ever...

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CHI 2023 features works by 19 ATLAS community members

April 25, 2023

We are happy to announce that 19 members of the ATLAS community contributed to work accepted for the 2023 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, taking place in Hamburg, Germany, April 23–28. Accepting fewer than 25 percent of submissions, CHI is the premier international conference on human-computer...

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Bruns lands prestigious NSF CAREER research award to usher in next generation of “smart tattoosâ€

April 4, 2023

Assistant Professor Carson Bruns has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research that investigates how the art of tattooing can incorporate the latest advances in nanotechnology to improve human health. The National Science Foundation CAREER Award recognizes exemplary faculty in the early stages of their career with...

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Bits and Threads: Weaving Cultural Worlds and Computing in Community-Based Settings

Nov. 14, 2022

A Denver Public Library makerspace collaborates with Laura Devendorf's Unstable Design Lab and Ricarose Roque to offer the public textile-focused maker activities.

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Interdisciplinary team receives $1.8 million for audacious robot-building project

Nov. 7, 2022

Robots help build cars, fly planes, fight wars and provide healthcare; they play a role in countless industries, but for the most part, they don't work in chemistry labs. A team of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder scientists plans to change that.

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How this celebrity tattoo artist created a tattoo you can turn on and off at will

Oct. 3, 2022

Bang Bang—who has inked the likes of Rihanna and LeBron—teamed up with research scientists Carson Bruns and Jesse Butterfield to develop a new kind of light-sensitive ink.

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One person’s trash can become another’s arcade game

Sept. 23, 2022

In keeping with the spirit of its name, a team at the University of Colorado Boulder’s ACME Lab has created an ‘outlandish’ platform for DIYers to craft Tinycade games and setups.

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Ruhan Yang passes preliminary exam

Aug. 23, 2022

ATLAS PhD Student Ruhan Yang passed her preliminary exam on August 4. Her work on her dissertation, "Paper Robot Building Kits: Present and Future," is overseen by Professor Ellen Do, Professor Mark Gross and Assistant Professor Daniel Leithinger.

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