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Neural signature for fibromyalgia may aid diagnosis, treatment

Oct. 17, 2016

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered a brain signature that identifies fibromyalgia sufferers with 93 percent accuracy, a potential breakthrough for future clinical diagnosis and treatment of the highly prevalent condition.

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Superradiant laser may boost atomic clocks, create ‘rulers’ for space

Oct. 14, 2016

JILA physicists have demonstrated a novel laser design that could be stable enough to improve atomic clock performance a hundredfold and even serve as a clock itself, while also advancing other scientific quests such as making accurate “rulers” for measuring astronomical distances.

Taylor Valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Credit: Dave Haney, NSF

Season of intense melting in Antarctica offers insights into continent's future

Oct. 13, 2016

Scientists and students working with the National Science Foundation, including Associate Professor Michael Gooseff of environmental engineering and INSTAAR, have authored a series of papers on how a single season of intense melting in Antarctica in 2001-02 may affect the continent’s ecological future, including its potential impact on global climate change.

New study shows sleep-deprived tots eat more

Sleep-deprived preschoolers crave more calories

Oct. 13, 2016

A new Ƶ Boulder study shows preschoolers consume more calories than normal when they don't get enough sleep, findings that have implications for childhood obesity risk.

Mallinda founders

Ƶ Boulder-connected startup Mallinda pushes ahead on reusable carbon-fiber composite

Oct. 12, 2016

What’s one way to cut a car’s weight by 50 percent and improve fuel efficiency by up to 40 percent? Make it out of carbon fiber instead of steel. Alumnus Chris Kaffer, co-founder and CEO of Denver startup Mallinda, believes his company’s reusable carbon-fiber composite can play a vital role in making vehicles more efficient. Now, a $750,000 grant will help move the vision forward.

Koji Dennis (left) and Niko Dennis are engrossed in a PhET simulation for iPad. Photo by Kathy Perkins.

Students enhance global STEM learning with new iPad App

Oct. 12, 2016

Thanks to a team of undergraduate students, Ƶ Boulder now has an innovative new iPad app for kids, extending the international educational footprint of the PhET Interactive Simulations project and its award-winning collection of science and math simulations.

Glenwood High School senior Keyla Contreras and Summit County High School students Lizbeth Serrano and Nancy Higuera in an advanced chemistry lab at Ƶ Boulder last summer.

College more than just a dream for Western Slope students

Oct. 10, 2016

With support from Ƶ Boulder, two programs on the Western Slope of Colorado are preparing first-generation middle and high school students for college, providing them mentorship, academic skills and other tools to help them graduate from high school and enroll in college.

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Turning brewery wastewater into battery power

Oct. 7, 2016

Ƶ Boulder engineers have developed an innovative bio-manufacturing process that uses a fungus in brewery wastewater to create the carbon-based materials needed to make energy storage cells.

Sara Sayer and students appear in the lab.

Yeast gene rapidly evolves to attack viruses, researchers find

Oct. 6, 2016

A gene in a type of yeast that has long been used in baking, brewing and winemaking may have positive implications for human health. Essentially, the gene in the ingested yeast can recognize and destroy attacking viruses within the human host.

Different types aircrcraft gathered data for the new study

Study finds fossil fuel methane emissions greater than previously estimated

Oct. 5, 2016

Methane emissions from global fossil fuel development are up to 60 percent greater than previous estimates, according to a new study.

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