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ALD NanoSolutions, a CU «Ƶ spinout company and one of the leading experts on atomic layer deposition (ALD), has merged with Louisville, CO-based Forge Nano to commercialize its cutting edge surface engineering techniques. The new entity is backed by a $20M investment from VW, LG Technology Ventures, Mitsui Konzoku and SBI Investment.
The future’s getting brighter for solar power. Researchers from CU «Ƶ have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date, by layering cells and using a unique combination of elements.
Air travel’s dependence on petroleum-based fuels is a major contributor to atmospheric pollution—but new research from Denver Business Challenge Endowed Professor Will Medlin and partners seeks to provide an environmentally friendly, renewable jet fuel sourced from biomass.
She is one of only five women in the world, and the only recipient in North America, to receive the recognition this year.
Assistant Professor Jerome Fox has developed a new method of controlling enzymes using light.
The January 2020 Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences issue was dedicated to Carpenter, PhD, and Randolph, PhD.
Earlier this month, Assistant Professor Adam Holewinski earned a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for his proposal, “Understanding Bifunctionality in Organic Electro-oxidation Catalysis.”
Max Levy, a graduate student in the Nagpal Lab, earned second place in a Science Coalition video competition.
Inscripta, a digital genome engineering company spun out of CU «Ƶ research, has just raised another $125 million in a Series D financing on the heels of launching its revolutionary product, The Onyx™. Inscripta is having a record funding year, also closing on $105 million in financing in late 2018 and early 2019. The company has raised $259.6 million in total and these new funds will help accelerate the expansion and commercialization of The Onyx™ .
Three undergraduates and one doctoral student from Professor Al Weimer’s research group earned poster awards this month at the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.