“It doesn’t matter how good the filter is if you don’t have a good fit,” says CSU's John Volckens, who led an intensive testing effort to document the filtration efficiencies for an array of materials. (National Geographic)
“My car got really dinged up the second year that I was here,” says Sam Childs, a researcher at Colorado State University. After that, "I decided I’d like to take a look at hail.” (Discover)
Silicon photonics has been proving its worth in telco and communications but there is a much brighter opportunity photonics-based computing. (Next Platform)
New group of mom scientists, including CSU researchers Melissa Burt and Emily Fischer, are launching “Science Moms”, a $10 million educational campaign to engage other mothers. (Washington Post)
The campaign, called “Science Moms,” will put climate scientists who are mothers in the living rooms of families across the country so they can speak to parents like them. (Los Angeles Times)
Since about 2000, droughts have been happening more frequently, which doesn’t allow for as much time for recovery—a trend that the Colorado Climate Center has been watching closely. (5280 Magazine)
CSU Arctic climate scientist Zack Labe says it still remains challenging to understand connections between Arctic climate change and the polar vortex. (CBS News)
CSU Associate Professor Russ Schumacher told weather.com. "I knew that if I missed anything in that category, I'd never be able to live it down."
Mechanical engineering professor John Volckens explained on KCBS Radio's "Ask An Expert" program that singing can cause someone to emit four times as many particles as talking or breathing.
More people are taking an interest in keeping track of the precipitation that falls at their house. CoCoRaHS has seen a big boost in membership during the pandemic. (9News)