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In 2017, CU Boulder engineers turned glass microspheres into a 50-microliter film; 10 to 20 square meters of it could help cool a family-sized house

A team of researchers has developed a groundbreaking thin film that cools surfaces without the need for electricity or water. By employing minute glass spheres coupled with a reflective silver layer, this innovative material effectively bounces sunlight away. A small application of this film on roofs can significantly reduce the…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains

The Trump administration has been freezing or reducing federal grants to universities across the country.

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2025

NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it

When a hurricane or tornado starts to form, your local weather forecasters can quickly pull up maps tracking its movement and showing where it’s headed. But have you ever wondered where they get all that information?

The Conversation · Feb 11, 2025

How do animals get their spots and stripes? Scientists reveal new theory

Have scientists finally cracked the code on what causes spots and stripes on animals?

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Colorado to Leave Pac-12 to Return to Big 12 in 2024

After 13 years in the Pac-12, Colorado is heading back to the conference it helped establish.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 27, 2023

No Pseudonymity for #TheyLied Plaintiff Suing for Libel and Invasion of Privacy Over Rape Accusations

From Judge Nina Wang yesterday in Doe v. Roe (D. Colo.); note that I filed an objection to plaintiff's motion for pseudonymity: According to the allegations in the Complaint …, Plaintiff and Defendant dated for nearly a year while enrolled at Tulane University …. After their relationship ended in October…

Reason · Jul 18, 2023

Twenty-six years after JonBenét Ramsey’s murder, her hometown braces for a fresh wave of morbid tourism

Locals in Boulder have accepted that their town will forever be associated with the 1996 murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. As Colorado authorities re-examine the unsolved case, the community hopes for answers - but expects the wild theories surrounding the case to persist, writes Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

CU Boulder conservatives doing damage control after John Eastman’s stint on campus

DENVER — Alan Kahan was hired into a position at the University of Colorado Boulder that left him cleaning up the mess of his predecessor.

The Denver Post · Oct 16, 2022

Business confidence collapsing in Colorado as recession fears mount

Confidence among Colorado business leaders has plunged, with one in five now saying the U.S. economy has already entered a recession and nearly three in five expecting the downturn to arrive sometime next year, according to the latest Leeds Business Confidence Index from the University of Colorado Boulder.

The Denver Post · Jun 30, 2022

Moon Rivers: Lunar Volcanoes Formed Vast Slabs Of Ice On Moon, Scientists Say

The moon could contain massive slabs of ice at its north and south poles formed from the steam of vast ancient volcanoes, according to new research.

Zenger · May 20, 2022