Light at Night

AUDIO: Lameese Akacem on bright-light infant study

Feb. 23, 2018

Exposing preschoolers to an hour of bright light before bedtime is not a good idea, according to new Boulder study. It disrupts their sleep patterns, almost completely shuts down their production of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin, keeping it suppressed for at least 50 minutes after light’s out, says lead...

Pine

AUDIO: Robert Andrus on lack of moisture impacting spruce and fir trees in Colorado's Front Range

Feb. 22, 2018

A new Boulder study finds that drier summers and a decline in average snowpack over the past 40 years have severely hampered the establishment of fir and spruce trees in subalpine regions of Colorado’s Front Range, suggesting that climate warming is already taking a toll on forest health in...

LA Smog

AUDIO: Brian McDonald on household products and urban pollution

Feb. 14, 2018

Household chemical products refined from petroleum, like cleaners, pesticides, paints and perfumes, now rival automobile emissions as the top source of urban air pollution, according to atmospheric scientist Brian McDonald, lead author of a Boulder-NOAA study.

Soft Robot

AUDIO: Engineering student Nicholas Kellaris on soft, self-sealing devices that mimic muscles

Jan. 3, 2018

When you think of robots you probably think of metallic droids. But at Boulder a group of researchers are creating the next generation of robots using low cost soft materials similar to what’s used for making potato chip bags. The goal is to create “soft robots” that mimic the...

LBCI 1Q 2018

AUDIO: Rich Wobbekind on Colorado first quarter business outlook

Dec. 28, 2017

Colorado business leaders are confident in the state’s economy as we head into the first quarter of 2018, according to the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds Business Confidence Index survey released today. Boulder economist Richard Wobbekind (WAH-Be-kin), says expectations for 2018 are up from last quarter and will stay...

REport

AUDIO: Richard Wobbekind comments on the 53rd Annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum report

Dec. 8, 2017

Colorado’s economy remains positive heading into next year, one of the top ten economies in the country, according to the 53rd Annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum report by Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. But, a continued trend of slowing employment growth across a wide variety of sectors has...

Richard Wobbekind

AUDIO: Richard Wobbekind on pros, cons of tax reform

Dec. 6, 2017

Boulder and Leeds School of Business economist Richard Wobbekind (WAH-be-kind) comments on the proposed GOP tax reforms bills.

DNA Image

AUDIO: Prashant Nagpal on how DNA sequencing advances could enable faster, cost-effective genetic screening

Nov. 28, 2017

Boulder researchers are developing advanced single-molecule DNA sequencing techniques that could radically impact genetic screening, paving the way for advances in vaccine development, early cancer detection and organ transplants. According to Prashant Nagpal, an assistant professor in Boulder’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the new testing methods...

boston

AUDIO: Rodger Kram on how new shoe makes running 4 percent more efficient, sub-2 hour marathon possible

Nov. 14, 2017

Just 10 days after Boulder-born Shalane Flanagan won the New York City Marathon in new state-of-the-art Nike racing flats University of Colorado Boulder researchers have published the first peer-reviewed study to confirm that the shoes live up to their name, reducing the amount of energy used to run by 4...

clock

AUDIO: Ken Wright on falling back one-hour from daylight saving time to standard time

Nov. 2, 2017

It’s time to fall back from daylight saving time to standard time this Sunday morning at 2 a.m. when clocks are turned back one hour. But don’t get stressed over it. According to Professor Ken Wright, director of Boulder’s Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, falling back one hour to standard...

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