Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship News /researchinnovation/ en Building the future: How carbon-storing hempcrete is revolutionizing sustainable construction /researchinnovation/2024/09/26/building-future-how-carbon-storing-hempcrete-revolutionizing-sustainable-construction <span>Building the future: How carbon-storing hempcrete is revolutionizing sustainable construction</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-09-26T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 00:00">Thu, 09/26/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nick-embark.png?h=771a64f0&amp;itok=7lgt98vC" width="1200" height="600" alt="Building the future: How carbon-storing hempcrete is revolutionizing sustainable construction"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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>In a world increasingly focused on sustainability, the construction industry is seeking innovative solutions to reduce its carbon footprint. Enter Carbon-Storing Hempcrete, a groundbreaking biocomposite building material that actively sequesters CO2.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/business/deming/news/2024/09/24/building-future-how-carbon-storing-hempcrete-revolutionizing-sustainable-construction`; </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, 26 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8425 at /researchinnovation Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team receive a Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material /researchinnovation/2024/08/15/cu-physics-professor-ivan-smalyukh-and-his-team-receive-guinness-book-world-records-award <span> Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team receive a Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-08-15T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, August 15, 2024 - 00:00">Thu, 08/15/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/transparent-material.png?h=d9e7fea1&amp;itok=4DxvbzGv" width="1200" height="600" alt=" Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team receive a Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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 material—a synthetic gel-derived material known as aerogel—is around 97-99% transparent, compared to glass, which is around 92% transparent. The aerogel Smalyukh and his team have created can be added to windows to boost thermal insulation, increasing the overall efficiency of a building.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/physics/2024/08/15/cu-physics-professor-ivan-smalyukh-and-his-team-receive-guinness-book-world-records-award`; </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, 15 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8386 at /researchinnovation Groundbreaking innovations win big at the 17th New Venture Challenge Finals /researchinnovation/2024/04/18/groundbreaking-innovations-win-big-17th-new-venture-challenge-finals <span>Groundbreaking innovations win big at the 17th New Venture Challenge Finals</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-04-18T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 00:00">Thu, 04/18/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nvc-header.png?h=201589a9&amp;itok=NJBX_ogw" width="1200" height="600" alt="Groundbreaking innovations win big at the 17th New Venture Challenge Finals"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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 2024 New Venture Challenge (NVC) culminated in a final showcase on April 17 in front of a live audience cheering on the University of Colorado Boulder’s next big innovations. At an event filled with great ideas and even greater entrepreneurial spirit, five teams competed for $165,000 in prize money. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/nvc/2024/04/18/interal-news/groundbreaking-innovations-win-big-17th-new-venture-challenge-finals`; </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, 18 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8245 at /researchinnovation Programs at Boulder, Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students /researchinnovation/2023/12/14/programs-cu-boulder-cu-denver-light-pathways-innovation-high-school-students <span>Programs at Boulder, Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-12-14T00:00:00-07:00" title="Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 00:00">Thu, 12/14/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/innovation_high-school-students.png?h=b9691cdc&amp;itok=dSaXLCYv" width="1200" height="600" alt="Programs at Boulder, Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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 High School New Venture Challenge (HSNVC) at Boulder and Business Bound at Denver connect high school students with their communities and cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets that span beyond basic business finance, fostering young innovators across Colorado.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://connections.cu.edu/spotlights/programs-cu-boulder-cu-denver-light-pathways-innovation-high-school-students`; </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 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8093 at /researchinnovation ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc /researchinnovation/2023/12/11/esiil-hosts-global-virtual-hackathon-environmental-mosaic <span>ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-12-11T00:00:00-07:00" title="Monday, December 11, 2023 - 00:00">Mon, 12/11/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/esiilhackathon.png?h=82022d51&amp;itok=GoDxBRp4" width="1200" height="600" alt="ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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>In November, Boulder’s Environmental Data Science Innovation &amp; Inclusion Lab (ESIIL) hosted its first-ever virtual hackathon. Working in teams, 45 participants from around the world used environmental data science and AI to create innovative solutions, such as an app to track water quality by neighborhood.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://cires.colorado.edu/news/esiil-hosts-global-virtual-hackathon-environmental-mosaic`; </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> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8142 at /researchinnovation Boulder Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board /researchinnovation/2023/09/19/cu-boulder-innovation-entrepreneurship-initiative-announces-first-external-advisory-board <span> Boulder Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-09-19T00:00:00-06:00" title="Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 00:00">Tue, 09/19/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/ie-advisory.png?h=81e9b7fe&amp;itok=tnI9QzNH" width="1200" height="600" alt=" Boulder Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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 board will integrate industry leaders poised to support and help shape the university's future of innovation and entrepreneurship. The initiative aims to align and optimize resources across campus to reach across traditional silos, facilitate collaboration, fuel achievement and build Boulder’s reputation. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/innovate/2023/09/19/external-news/cu-boulder-innovation-entrepreneurship-initiative-announces-first-external-advisory-board`; </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, 19 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8050 at /researchinnovation Composition professor applies entrepreneurship to the arts /researchinnovation/2023/06/26/composition-professor-applies-entrepreneurship-arts <span>Composition professor applies entrepreneurship to the arts</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-26T00:00:00-06:00" title="Monday, June 26, 2023 - 00:00">Mon, 06/26/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/jeffrey_nytch.png?h=4e868469&amp;itok=sUbjXBKJ" width="1200" height="600" alt="Composition professor applies entrepreneurship to the arts"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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>“Entrepreneurs create value by addressing unmet needs in the marketplace,” says Jeffrey Nytch, professor of composition and director of Boulder's Entrepreneurship Center for Music. “In the arts, that means understanding the audience you’re trying to reach and creating works that speak to them in meaningful ways.”</div> <script> window.location.href = `/music/2023/06/26/composition-professor-applies-entrepreneurship-arts`; </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> Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 7951 at /researchinnovation Logan County celebrates their final year of the Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop /researchinnovation/2023/06/15/logan-county-celebrates-their-final-year-rural-colorado-entrepreneurial-workshop <span>Logan County celebrates their final year of the Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-15T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 00:00">Thu, 06/15/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/ruralcoloradowkshop.png?h=8fb4947c&amp;itok=K8EKiacz" width="1200" height="600" alt="Logan County celebrates their final year of the Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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>Taught by award winning faculty members at the Leeds School of Business's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, Erick Mueller and Hunter Albright, this year's program focused on the core elements that create critical resiliency in every successful business venture, regardless of stage.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/business/deming/news/2023/06/15/logan_co_celebrates_5th_and_finalyear_RCWS`; </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, 15 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 7934 at /researchinnovation 5 startups poised to make pitches a reality, thanks to annual New Venture Challenge /researchinnovation/2023/04/14/5-startups-poised-make-pitches-reality-thanks-annual-new-venture-challenge <span>5 startups poised to make pitches a reality, thanks to annual New Venture Challenge</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-04-14T00:00:00-06:00" title="Friday, April 14, 2023 - 00:00">Fri, 04/14/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nvcfinals16.png?h=71f159e6&amp;itok=sYI9XqEu" width="1200" height="600" alt="5 startups poised to make pitches a reality, thanks to annual New Venture Challenge"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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 16th annual New Venture Challenge (NVC) finals took place on April 12. This high-energy public event filled Boulder Theater on an unseasonably warm spring evening, where the audience watched five startup ventures compete for a portion of $100K in prize money to help them reach the next step in their success. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2023/04/14/5-startups-poised-make-pitches-reality-thanks-annual-new-venture-challenge`; </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, 14 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 7880 at /researchinnovation NVC prize nights spotlight—and fund—female founders and climate solutions /researchinnovation/2023/03/21/nvc-prize-nights-spotlight-and-fund-female-founders-and-climate-solutions <span>NVC prize nights spotlight—and fund—female founders and climate solutions</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-03-21T12:46:35-06:00" title="Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 12:46">Tue, 03/21/2023 - 12:46</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nvc-prizenights.png?h=9a993ef3&amp;itok=6I-snd39" width="1200" height="600" alt="NVC prize nights spotlight—and fund—female founders and climate solutions"> </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="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship 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>Ten startups brought ideas to the stage, including how to live and garden more sustainably, how to deal with the downsides of social media, how to offer practical prosthetics for kids—and sustainable water filters and hydroponic produce for all. Eight teams took home a total of $20K to develop their ideas further.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/nvc/2023/03/14/internal-news/nvc-prize-nights-spotlight-and-fund-female-founders-and-climate-solutions`; </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, 21 Mar 2023 18:46:35 +0000 Anonymous 7853 at /researchinnovation