/irt/wen/ en /irt/wen/2020/03/24/conversation-new-research-finding-ways-turn-cells-mini-factories-materials <span>Conversation: New research is finding ways to turn cells into mini-factories for materials</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-03-24T07:28:49-06:00" title="Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 07:28">Tue, 03/24/2020 - 07:28</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/221292_web.jpg?h=3ef33c20&amp;itok=hPm5-9U8" width="1200" height="600" alt="Wil Srubar working in the lab with a student."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>If humanity had a blank landscape, how would people build things? Assistant Professor Wil Srubar explains the benefits and potential of engineered living materials in The Conversation.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/buildings-grown-by-bacteria-new-research-is-finding-ways-to-turn-cells-into-mini-factories-for-materials-131279`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:28:49 +0000 Anonymous 275 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2020/02/19/macarthur-foundation-honors-drought-emergency-strategy <span>MacArthur Foundation honors drought emergency strategy</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-02-19T11:29:24-07:00" title="Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 11:29">Wed, 02/19/2020 - 11:29</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/endingdroughtemergenciesinthehornofafrica-2_1043.jpg?h=f1482898&amp;itok=Z865YcWz" width="1200" height="600" alt="Water collection in Turkana, Kenya"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> A ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder and Millennium Water Alliance-led program committed to ending humanitarian drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa has been named one of the Top 100 in the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 100&amp;Change competition, and remains in the running for the competition’s award of a single $100 million grant. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2020/02/19/macarthur-foundation-honors-drought-emergency-strategy`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:29:24 +0000 Anonymous 273 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2019/12/12/pao-honored-nyquist-lecturer-dynamic-systems-and-control-conference <span>Pao honored as Nyquist Lecturer at Dynamic Systems and Control Conference</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-12-12T10:08:15-07:00" title="Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 10:08">Thu, 12/12/2019 - 10:08</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/1landerspaodevasia.jpg?h=8bce880f&amp;itok=sJHuAHKT" width="1200" height="600" alt="Pao receiving her award "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Professor Lucy Pao was recently honored as the Nyquist Lecturer at the 2019 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, which is hosted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2019/12/12/pao-honored-nyquist-lecturer-dynamic-systems-and-control-conference`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:08:15 +0000 Anonymous 269 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2019/11/14/monteleoni-how-artificial-intelligence-can-tackle-climate-change <span>Monteleoni: How artificial intelligence can tackle climate change</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-14T14:00:28-07:00" title="Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 14:00">Thu, 11/14/2019 - 14:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/img_1449_2.jpg?h=b35c792b&amp;itok=cna9lea0" width="1200" height="600" alt="Portrait of Claire Montelionie "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Climate change is the biggest challenge facing the planet. It will need every solution possible, including technology like artificial intelligence (AI).</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/07/artificial-intelligence-climate-change/`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:00:28 +0000 Anonymous 267 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2019/11/07/groundwater-can-prevent-drought-emergencies-horn-africa-heres-how <span>Groundwater can prevent drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa. Here’s how</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-07T12:09:00-07:00" title="Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 12:09">Thu, 11/07/2019 - 12:09</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/file-20191025-173579-fdp66d.jpg?h=b29b1b52&amp;itok=hnw-L6HK" width="1200" height="600" alt="Water being poured into a bucket in Africa."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Millions of people living in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/groundwater-can-prevent-drought-emergencies-in-the-horn-of-africa-heres-how-124837`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:09:00 +0000 Anonymous 265 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2019/11/01/salt-solution-researcher-sets-out-make-desalination-more-efficient <span>Salt solution: Researcher sets out to make desalination more efficient</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-01T08:51:26-06:00" title="Friday, November 1, 2019 - 08:51">Fri, 11/01/2019 - 08:51</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/adobestock_145487470_-_desalination_plant.jpeg?h=2b109449&amp;itok=2FhJgzfx" width="1200" height="600" alt="A desalinization plant near the ocean "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>University of Colorado Boulder postdoctoral researcher Omkar Supekar of mechanical engineering is working on a technique that could make desalination facilities more efficient by changing the way they detect chemicals that clog up their filters.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2019/10/31/salt-solution-researcher-sets-out-make-desalination-more-efficient`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 01 Nov 2019 14:51:26 +0000 Anonymous 263 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2019/10/31/partnership-puts-valuable-water-quality-information-western-slope-online <span>Partnership puts valuable water quality information from Western Slope online</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-31T09:49:05-06:00" title="Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 09:49">Thu, 10/31/2019 - 09:49</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/delta_county_well_water_sampling_hose.png?h=7bd507b0&amp;itok=AQaDy_3D" width="1200" height="600" alt="A resident taking a water quality sample "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Results from a new voluntary survey of private drinking water quality on the Western Slope through a partnership between ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder, Delta County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are available online now.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2019/10/30/partnership-puts-valuable-water-quality-information-western-slope-online`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:49:05 +0000 Anonymous 261 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2019/10/30/improving-drought-resilience-east-africa-sensors-satellites-and-machine-learning <span>Improving drought resilience in East Africa with sensors, satellites and machine learning</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-30T15:52:35-06:00" title="Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 15:52">Wed, 10/30/2019 - 15:52</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/evanthomas.jpeg?h=0a3e50aa&amp;itok=AKmUilP8" width="1200" height="600" alt="Evan Thomas in the field giving a presentation "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The University of Colorado Boulder is combining satellite data, smart sensors and machine learning to help reduce drought emergencies in east Africa.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/even/2019/10/29/improving-drought-resilience-east-africa-sensors-satellites-and-machine-learning`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:52:35 +0000 Anonymous 259 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2019/10/11/panel-what-remote-sensing-can-tell-us-about-climate-change-now-and-future <span>Panel: What Remote Sensing Can Tell us ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Climate Change Now and In the Future</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-11T16:58:38-06:00" title="Friday, October 11, 2019 - 16:58">Fri, 10/11/2019 - 16:58</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/download_0.jpeg?h=91e48075&amp;itok=-0GQoKmW" width="1200" height="600" alt="¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Aerospace Building exterior "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>An open discussion in the new Aerospace Building with research leaders from across the university about the modern tools that are helping us understand and combat climate change. Panelists will discuss their work in the field through real world applications of the current technology and consider how the students on campus today address this issue in the future.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/panel_what_remote_sensing_can_tell_us_about_climate_change_now_and_in_the_future`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 22:58:38 +0000 Anonymous 257 at /irt/wen /irt/wen/2019/10/01/when-it-rains-hidden-impact-wildfire <span>When it rains: The hidden impact of wildfire</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-10-01T15:57:24-06:00" title="Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 15:57">Tue, 10/01/2019 - 15:57</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/wen/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/when_it_rains_the_hidden_impact_of_wildfire_cu_boulder_today_university_of_colorado_boulder.png?h=5fe934ba&amp;itok=XuyWyVBR" width="1200" height="600" alt="A student adjusts hoses on the rain making device "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/wen/taxonomy/term/51"> News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The costs of wildfires extend far beyond the burn zone. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2019/10/01/when-it-rains-hidden-impact-wildfire`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 21:57:24 +0000 Anonymous 255 at /irt/wen