Insatiable demand for cannabis has created a giant carbon footprint
Mechanical engineering researchers have provided the most detailed accounting to date of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Author Archives: Anne Manning
Indoors, outdoors, 6 feet apart? Transmission risk of airborne viruses can be quantified
Early in the pandemic, a CSU team set out to quantify the dynamics of how aerosols like viruses travel from one person to another, under different circumstances.
Two faculty moms are stars of a national campaign urging action on climate change
The campaign, Science Moms, tugs at the fierce protective instincts of its target demographic: mothers.
Chandrasekar, James elected to National Academy of Inventors
Two CSU professors in engineering received the honor for demonstrating “a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions.”
National Academies workshop will address airborne transmission of COVID-19
The two-day virtual workshop will delve into the rapidly evolving science around how the virus spreads.
Artificial muscle made of sewing thread enables new motions for soft robots
Mechanical engineers used a twisted-and-coiled actuator to generate programmable motion in a soft robot.
Student engineers complete swing project to bring joy to Fort Collins man with autism
Dylan Bush’s favorite activity is swinging on swings. CSU student engineers built him one as their final senior design project.
CSU engineers will design medical-grade, mass-producible masks for COVID-19 response
They’ve received a grant from the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute under the COVID-19-Related Research Pilot program.
Planning for a disaster: Model can predict hospital resilience for natural disasters, pandemics
A new modeling tool could help city planners and emergency managers understand the full functionality and recovery of a healthcare system, in the wake of a natural disaster.
Engineering lab at CSU transformed into testing site for COVID-19 medical protective gear
Primarily, the CSU team is focused on N95 particulate respirators that offer certified protection from aerosols in the workplace.