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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Jan. 12, 2022

Renewable energy is expanding at a record pace, but still not fast enough. ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ experts Charles Kutscher and Jeffrey Logan share the key areas to watch for progress in bringing more wind and solar into the power grid in 2022. Read it on The Conversation.

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Here’s where (and how) you are most likely to catch COVID—newÌýstudy

Jan. 11, 2022

Two years into the pandemic, most of us are fed up. We’d like to ride on a bus, sing in a choir, get back to the gym or dance in a nightclub without fear of catching COVID-19. Which of these activities are safe? And how safe exactly? Three ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ experts share on The Conversation.

A scene from the Netflix move 'Don't Look Up'

How ‘Don’t Look Up’ plays with the portrayal of science in popular culture

Jan. 10, 2022

Adam McKay's new movie uses science fiction and comedy to explore elements of our current society—but it's not alone. Could we be in a new golden age of sci-fi entertainment? ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Today spoke with CMCI's Rick Stevens to find out.

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Omicron at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder: What you can expect, what you can do

Jan. 10, 2022

As COVID-19’s omicron variant surges throughout many parts of the country and in Boulder County, researchers Kristen Bjorkman, Dan Larremore, Leslie Leinwand and Roy Parker are providing info to improve people’s awareness and safety.

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Iodine in desert dust destroys ozone

Jan. 5, 2022

A new ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder study shows iodine from desert dust can decrease air pollution, but it could prolong greenhouse gas lifetimes.

Fire in Boulder

How to mitigate post-fire smoke impacts in your home

Jan. 5, 2022

In the aftermath of the destructive Marshall Fire, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ experts have compiled a resource of post-wildfire indoor air quality facts and solutions to mitigate smoke impacts in your home or business.

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World’s fastest blade runner gets no competitive advantage from prostheses, study shows

Jan. 5, 2022

A new, long-awaited study shows amputee sprinters using running prostheses, or blades, have no clear competitive advantage at the 400-meter distance compared to sprinters with biological legs. The research puts into question sports governing body policies that limit the height of prostheses.

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Coloradans still deeply divided over COVID policies, election legitimacy, survey shows

Jan. 4, 2022

Nearly 85% of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Democrats approved of some form of mask mandates in the state, according to a recently released survey on the state of politics in 2021. Only 21% of Republicans agreed.

Contracting heart cells

Mechanical forces in a beating heart affect cells’ DNA, with implications for development and disease

Jan. 3, 2022

Contracting heart cells exert forces on their genetic material that affect how they develop. Mechanical and biomedical engineering expert Corey Neu shares on The Conversation.

 Instrument built by graduate student Ryan Cole

Researchers replicate climates of exoplanets to help find extraterrestrial life

Dec. 23, 2021

Professor Greg Rieker and Ryan Cole have developed an experiment that recreates the climates of planets beyond our solar system right in the lab. By reaching the same high-temperature and high-pressure conditions found on many exoplanets, the instrument can map their atmospheres, which could help humanity detect life outside our solar system.

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