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CU Boulder Today—While Buffs and Rams gear up for the best in-state football rivalry going, the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 16, it’s a good time to reflect on the incredible work both institutions do to solve an array of global and local challenges.

Forbes—Prometheus Materials, a CU Boulder spinout, has a solution for replacing one of the biggest contributors of greenhouse gasses, financial backing from Microsoft and an aggressive plan to scale up quickly.

National Academy of Inventors (NAI)—The Top 100 U.S. Universities List is an annual ranking created to highlight and celebrate US universities that play a large role in advancing innovation and invention in the nation.

Duality Accelerator—The first stage in creating a scalable quantum network requires the consistent generation of photons, the smallest possible quantum of light. Where do these photons come from? If you ask Poolad Imany, founder and CEO of CU Boulder startup Icarus Quantum, he’d say from devices developed by his company.

Leeds School of Business—To address rising concert ticket resale prices, David Banda and John Hau started Fangarde, a new ticketing software focused on providing control of the secondary ticket market, where re-sellers sell their ticket. The start-up emerged from the New Venture Launch Class run by Faculty Director Brad Werner.

CU Boulder Today—The Compliant Legged Articulated Robotic Insect (CLARI) comes from a team of engineers at CU Boulder. The little, squishable robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps—with a bit of inspiration from the world of bugs. Ultimately, the team wants to develop shape-changing robots that can move through a complex, natural space—in which the machines will need to bounce off obstacles like trees or even blades of grass or push through the cracks between rocks and keep going.

Daily Camera—CU Boulder researchers have created a new method to produce clean fuel that could someday give consumers a more environmentally friendly option at the gas pump. In addition to transportation, the new method could open doors to clean and sustainable energy sources for industries, including steelmaking and ammonia production.

Research & Innovation Office—CU Boulder is a founding partner of the CO-WY Engine, one of 16 finalists for the National Science Foundation’s inaugural “NSF Regional Innovation Engines” competition, which could net winners $160 million over 10 years.

Daily Camera—CU Boulder hosted the 52nd annual American Solar Energy Society national solar conference, including an electric vehicle show and workshop with speakers discussing energy-efficient technology.

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship—How are you really? This phrase is core to the Speaking Grey mission, started by changemaker and CU alum Aditi Joshi. Speaking Grey is a community-based non-profit that creates awareness, educates and supports mental health and emotional well-being.