Discoveries
Energy for computing
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The din of more than a thousand million million computer calculations per second – that's a quadrillion, with 15 zeroes – sounds like a rushing river echoing inside this dark, immaculate, wide-open room. A few rows of black, refrigerator-sized cabinets hold 100 racks of hardware and more than 70,000 processors...
CSU begins new round of drought science
FORT COLLINS – A group of 17 CSU scientists and representatives of agricultural companies will receive almost $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a raft of approaches and technology to help farmers adapt to drought. The project involves developing ways to improve water retention in soil as well as working with imaging ...
Lab-on-a-chip tech promises revolution
FORT COLLINS – CSU Chemistry Professor Chuck Henry’s Advanced MicroLabs is working to bring cutting-edge monitoring and measuring technology to an array of activities including detecting toxins from munitions manufacturing facilities that have polluted water sources nationwide.Known as lab-on-a-chip, Advanced MicroLabs’...
Clearing out the haze on climate change
FORT COLLINS – CSU’s North Central Climate Science Center wants to give farmers, ranchers and land managers better information to help them decide how to respond to climate change. The climate science center was selected last year as one of nine U.S. Department of Interior regional climate science centers. In all, there are six climate ...
