Faculty /mechanical/ en Tiny compasses could improve navigation, brain imaging and more /mechanical/tiny-compasses-improve-navigation-brain-imaging Tiny compasses could improve navigation, brain imaging and more Alexander Jame… Mon, 02/03/2025 - 15:44 All News Faculty Micro/Nanoscale Research homepage news Faculty Homepage News Svenja Knappe Associate Research Professor Svenja Knappe is apart of a team of physicists and engineers studying quantum technology. In a novel study, the group has discovered a new way to measure the orientation of magnetic fields using atoms. Their findings could one day lead to the creation of new quantum sensors that can map the activity of the human brain or even help airplanes navigate the globe. window.location.href = `/today/2025/01/30/tiny-compasses-could-improve-navigation-brain-imaging-and-more`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:44:34 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4379 at /mechanical Daily discusses how satellites and AI help fight wildfires today /mechanical/daily-discusses-satellites-ai-wildfires Daily discusses how satellites and AI help fight wildfires today Alexander Jame… Fri, 01/31/2025 - 12:03 All News Research homepage news Faculty Homepage News John Daily Research Professor John W. Daily has spent several decades studying combustion, including wildfire behavior and the technology used to track fires and predict where wildfires might turn. In this article by The Conversation, Daily explains this technology and how it may have been used in the recent LA fires to prevent greater catastrophe. window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/how-satellites-and-ai-help-fight-wildfires-today-248420`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:03:34 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4378 at /mechanical 5 CU Boulder startups to watch in 2025 /mechanical/cu-boulder-startups-2025 5 CU Boulder startups to watch in 2025 Alexander Jame… Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:38 All News Entrepreneurship homepage news Chunmei Ban Faculty Gregory Whiting Homepage News From July 2023 to June 2024, CU Boulder helped to launch 35 new companies based on research at the university—a big tick up from the previous record of 20 companies in fiscal year 2021. Three of these startups were spun by ME professors Chunmei Ban, Gregory Whiting and Svenja Knappe. Take a look at how our faculty are using discoveries from the lab to make a difference in peoples’ lives. window.location.href = `/today/2025/01/29/5-cu-boulder-startups-watch-2025`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:38:32 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4377 at /mechanical Segil, Afference appears on Freethink's Hard Reset docuseries /mechanical/segil-afference-appears-freethinks-hard-reset-docuseries Segil, Afference appears on Freethink's Hard Reset docuseries Alexander Jame… Fri, 01/24/2025 - 16:33 All News Biomedical Entrepreneurship Faculty Research Robotics and Systems Design homepage news Faculty Homepage News Jacob Segil

Watch Jacob Segil, CEO of Afference and research professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, showcase a new piece of haptic technology in an episode of Freethink's Hard Reset docuseries that will "redraw the borders of reality."

Watch Jacob Segil, CEO of Afference and research professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, showcase a new piece of haptic technology in an episode of Freethink's Hard Reset docuseries that will "redraw the borders of reality."

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:33:59 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4375 at /mechanical Vriend discusses the mechanics of avalanches, with tips for surviving /mechanical/vriend-discusses-mechanics-avalanches-tips-surviving Vriend discusses the mechanics of avalanches, with tips for surviving Alexander Jame… Tue, 01/21/2025 - 14:43 All News Faculty Research Thermo Fluid Sciences homepage news Faculty Homepage News Nathalie Vriend The Conversation Avalanche risk may be rising around the world, and as temperature patterns change, they may be more difficult to predict. Associate Professor Nathalie Vriend uses a technique in her lab called photoelasticity to study small-scale avalanches. In this article published by The Conversation, she explains what causes these innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse, and gives tips to help skiers survive if they encounter one. window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/tahoe-avalanches-what-causes-innocent-looking-snow-slopes-to-collapse-a-physicist-and-skier-explains-with-tips-for-surviving-220943`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:43:15 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4373 at /mechanical Tom's Guide calls Segil, Afference "the future of digital touch" /mechanical/2025/01/15/toms-guide-calls-segil-afference-future-digital-touch Tom's Guide calls Segil, Afference "the future of digital touch" Alexander Jame… Wed, 01/15/2025 - 14:51 All News Biomedical Entrepreneurship Faculty Research Robotics and Systems Design homepage news Faculty Homepage News Jacob Segil Research Professor Jacob Segil is also the CEO of Boulder startup Afference. The company traveled to Las Vegas for this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to showcase what's being called "the new frontier" of spatial computing: a neural haptic ring that allows users to feel something even when touching nothing. window.location.href = `https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/i-just-found-spatial-computings-missing-link-the-afference-ring-is-the-future-of-digital-touch`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:51:52 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4371 at /mechanical Celebrating the 80th birthday of former ME professor Roop L. Mahajan /mechanical/celebrating-80th-birthday-former-me-professor-roop-l-mahajan Celebrating the 80th birthday of former ME professor Roop L. Mahajan Alexander Jame… Wed, 01/08/2025 - 16:07 All News Honors & Awards homepage news Faculty Homepage News Roop Mahajan The mechanical engineering community is celebrating the 80th birthday of former CU Boulder Professor Roop. L Mahajan. With over 60 years of service in the engineering profession, Mahajan's remarkable career embodies research excellence and educational impact. He served as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder for 15 years from 1991-2006. He also served as the Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science from 2001-2002. window.location.href = `https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/heattransfer/article/147/4/040301/1209940/On-Professor-Roop-Mahajan-s-80th-Birthday`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:07:26 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4360 at /mechanical Pioneering sodium-ion batteries: a sustainable energy alternative /mechanical/pioneering-sodium-ion-batteries-sustainable-energy-alternative Pioneering sodium-ion batteries: a sustainable energy alternative Alexander Jame… Fri, 12/13/2024 - 16:16 All News Diversity Faculty Graduate Students Materials Research SPUR Undergraduate Students homepage news Chunmei Ban Faculty Homepage News Associate Professor Chunmei Ban and her research team are exploring the use of sodium-ion batteries as an alternative to lithium-based energy storage. Sodium is widely distributed in the Earth's crust and is an appealing candidate to remedy concerns over resource scarcity with lithium-ion batteries. window.location.href = `/engineering/2024/11/11/pioneering-sodium-ion-batteries-sustainable-energy-alternative`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:16:06 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4357 at /mechanical Climate change is encouraging unsanitary toilet practices among vulnerable communities /mechanical/climate-change-encouraging-unsanitary-toilet-practices-among-vulnerable-communities Climate change is encouraging unsanitary toilet practices among vulnerable communities Alexander Jame… Fri, 12/06/2024 - 12:34 All News Design Entrepreneurship Faculty Research homepage news Design Faculty Global Homepage News James Harper The Conversation In a study conducted by Assistant Teaching Professor James Harper and his consultation company Realize Research, LLC, it was found that regions where heavy storms and floods are more prevalent cause households in those areas to stop using and maintaining their toilets. Toilet dysfunction is a huge source of pollution, can increase the burden on water treatment systems and is a major risk of human health. window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-encouraging-unsanitary-toilet-practices-among-vulnerable-communities-238961`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:34:09 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4352 at /mechanical University of Colorado students are taking part in advancing robotics to help first responders /mechanical/2024/12/06/university-colorado-students-are-taking-part-advancing-robotics-help-first-responders University of Colorado students are taking part in advancing robotics to help first responders Alexander Jame… Fri, 12/06/2024 - 11:35 All News Faculty Graduate Students Robotics and Systems Design homepage news Active Learning Faculty Homepage News Robotics Sean Humbert Students Sean Humbert, professor in mechanical engineering and director of the Robotics graduate program, chats with CBS News Colorado about some of the technology him and his students are working on at CU Boulder. One of their builds is a robot that the Boulder County Sheriff's Office uses to support their bomb squad team. window.location.href = `https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/university-colorado-students-taking-part-advancing-robotics-help-first-responders/`;

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