an illustration of the TSIS spacecraft instruments

$90 million solar instruments head to Florida for launch

Aug. 4, 2017

A solar instrument package designed and built by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, considered a key tool to help monitor the planet's climate, has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a targeted November launch.

Magnesium ingot

A thoroughly modern magnesium process

Aug. 4, 2017

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder engineers have revamped a World War II-era process for making magnesium that requires half the energy and produces a fraction of the pollution compared to today's leading methods.

a pair of black guillemot birds

Alaska's North Slope snow-free season is lengthening

Aug. 3, 2017

On the North Slope of Alaska, snow is melting earlier in the spring, and the snow-in date is happening later in the fall, according to a new study by CIRES and NOAA researchers.

two people holding hands

Spousal age gap affects marriage satisfaction over time

Aug. 3, 2017

Men and women both report greater marital satisfaction with younger spouses, but that satisfaction fades over time in marriages with significant age gaps.

a group of Upward Bound students on the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder campus

Upward Bound program prepares Native American students for college experience

Aug. 1, 2017

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder's Upward Bound program works with high school students from eight different reservations across the country to prepare them for the college experience.

an African bushbaby in a blanket

Studying an elusive South African primate

Aug. 1, 2017

Michelle Sauther is using high-tech thermal imaging cameras to study the iconic African bushbaby and how challenging environments impact primates.

death valley

An inevitable warm-up for Earth

July 31, 2017

Even if humans could instantly turn off all greenhouse gas emissions, Earth would continue to heat up about two more degrees Fahrenheit by the turn of the century, according to new research.

Pilot Dan Hesseliusl with drone aircraft

'Project Drought' taps drones to measure water moisture at Colorado farm

July 28, 2017

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder engineers, scientists and students are teaming up with Black Swift Technologies to use unmanned aircraft to measure water moisture at a test irrigation farm in Yuma, Colorado.

a hospital ward

Engineers demonstrate 'germ trap' for hospitals

July 26, 2017

Engineers have demonstrated a simple, cost-effective way for hospitals to use air ventilation to contain the spread of airborne illnesses.

an illustration of cloud cover over Earth

A closer look at clouds

July 26, 2017

CIRES scientist's innovative framework could improve the way weather and climate models represent the detail needed to make thin, layered clouds behave realistically.

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