Small satellites to pave way for future space-borne weather observations
Supported by NASA, researchers are creating the next generation of environmental monitoring satellites, at a fraction of the typical size and weight scale.
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EcoCar adviser gets DOE support for improved student learning
Thomas Bradley has received a U.S. Department of Energy fellowship to support his work with CSU’s EcoCar 3 student team.
Little Shop of Physics helps Denver Broncos ‘tackle STEM’
The Denver Broncos are trying to get kids as excited about physics as they might be about football. To do it, they’re tapping the expertise of a CSU physics outreach program, Little Shop of Physics.
Center for Applied Cognitive Neuroscience open for business
The Colorado State University Center for Applied Cognitive Neuroscience is freshly painted, newly carpeted, and open for business.
Recyclable bioplastics cooled down, cooked up in CSU chem lab
Chemists have concocted a completely recyclable, biodegradable polymer, paving a potential new road to truly sustainable, petroleum-free plastics.
CSU will host DC-area workshop on food, energy, water
To offer holistic, systems-level insights and solutions to global food, energy and water problems, Colorado State will host a two-day workshop Dec. 7-8 in the Washington, D.C. area.
Backed by CSU science, NJ utility embarking on $905M pipeline upgrade
A planned natural gas pipeline upgrade by New Jersey’s largest utility provider is based in CSU science on methane leakage in pipelines across the U.S.
Cyclists breathe the brunt of harmful pollution, commuter study finds
Air quality experts have exposed a sad irony to the seemingly healthy choice of bicycling to work: Though cyclists are reaping the benefits of exercise, they may be losing in their exposure to harmful air pollution.
Programmable plants: Synthetic biologists pave way for making genetic circuits
Scientists are designing gene “circuits,” analogous to electronic parts, that control specific plant characteristics.
CSU researchers share in international physics ‘breakthrough’ prize
Colorado State University physicists have shared in the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, awarded to an international research experiment that’s pushing the boundaries of particle physics.