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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Halide perovskites are one of solar energy's most promising materials. But predicting which atomic combos make them stable and efficient has been slow and expensive. New work from RASEI Fellow Alex Zunger offers a shortcut.

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Not all renewable energy is created equal, at least not for the environment. New research from RASEI Fellow Dan Kaffine explains why.

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In a class of chemical reaction the product is often determined by which molecule is most 'eager' to grab an electron. A new study changed this, instead focusing on what happens after the molecule grabs the electron. This shift in thinking opens the door to reactions previously impossible.

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Perovskite solar cells could be the next big step in solar tech, but a key challenge is their durability. New research led by RASEI Fellow Mike McGehee explains why, and how to fix it. www.colorado.edu/rasei/2026/0...

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The Hidden Chemistry Inside Tomorrow’s Solar Cells

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

What if buildings could share heat like a carpool shares a ride? A RASEI-led study just won the ASHRAE Best Paper Award for showing how a "Thermal Microgrid" could cut building energy use by 31% at a US DoD site. www.colorado.edu/rasei/2026/0...

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Cutting Building Energy Use by a Third, One Neighborhood at a Time

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to the CHOISE team on winning the 2026 RSC Faraday Horizon Prize! Their chiral semiconductor research is opening a new route to spin-dependent optoelectronics, with big implications for quantum tech and energy-efficient computing. Brilliant science, brilliant collaboration. 🧪✨

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Before medical imaging, doctors could only infer what was happening inside the body. X-rays and MRIs didn’t change human biology, they changed what we could see. A new paper from RASEI represents a similar shift for carbon capture technology. doi.org/10.1021/acse...

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Spatially Mapping the CO2 Alkaline Sorbent Diffuse Microenvironment Using Operando Raman Spectroscopy

When designing a chemical process, the local balance of transport and kinetics, collectively referred to as the diffuse microenvironment, plays a critical role in performance but is difficult to direc...

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 14/05/2026

Combined extreme climate events are likely to become more common in the future if carbon emissions continue to rise, a paper in Nature suggests. The study finds that the frequency of compound events is linked to cumulative carbon dioxide emissions. go.nature.com/49rkco0 🌍🧪

This is figure 3, which shows possible mechanisms for the underestimation of modelled TCoRE.

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

In 2024 global temperatures exceeded 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. Cutting carbon emissions alone is not going to be enough, we are also going to need to remove carbon from the environment. New RASEI research asks: what does that actually cost, and what does it depend on?

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

A city looks orderly from above, but everyone knows that neighborhoods have their own rules. The same is actually true for magnetic materials!

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University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) @colorado.edu · 22/04/2026

From recycling heat from data centers to laying foundations made with algae, CU Boulder scientists are working to make tomorrow’s homes and offices more climate friendly. 🌎🏗️ In celebration of #EarthDay, learn more about what's possible ↓ bit.ly/4mMjkQn

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Data centers don't have to drain your community's power grid, they can become energy assets. New piece from RASEI researchers Gregor Henze and Sean Shaheen at CU Boulder flips the script on one of tech's biggest sustainability debates. theconversation.com/data-centers...

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Today is CU Boulders 2026 Buffs All In Day! Today celebrates 150 years of giving that has supported CU Boulder, impacting communities and connections across Campus.

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Interested in learning more about careers in renewable energy? On Wednesday, April 1, RASEI is co-hosting, with WRISE, a panel discussion that cuts across a range of sectors involved in renewable energy technologies and markets. Open to all! calendar.colorado.edu/event/wrise-...

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Atoms don’t sit still, even in the smallest materials. A new RASEI story looks at how tiny rearrangements inside nanocrystals (“atomic musical chairs”) can help scientists understand how materials work and how they might support more energy‑efficient technologies over time.

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Coming up on Wednesday April 1, RASEI is cohosting a panel discussion on careers in renewable energy with WRISE. Come and join the discussion. 4:30 - 6:00 PM in the SEEC building. calendar.colorado.edu/event/wrise-...

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Graduate student Ben Hammel, a member of RASEI Fellow Gordana Dukovic’s research group was one of eleven finalists in the CU Boulder Three Minute Thesis competition last month. Find out more about his experience making nanocrystals understandable here: www.colorado.edu/rasei/2026/0...

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2026 Three Minute Thesis Finalists

February 2026

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Excellent update on what RASEI doctoral graduate Aoife Henry (PhDEIEngr’24) is up to now.

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

RASEI January 2026 Research Roundup💡🧪 The RASEI community started out fast in 2026, with 10 papers published in January 🚀. These cover a wide range of topics from how we can make wastewater purification more efficient to how electrons move in one-molecule thick films!

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that challenges graduate students to hone their presentation skills and present the premise and results of their entire thesis in just three minutes. www.colorado.edu/graduatescho...

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Three Minute Thesis

Founded by the University of Queensland in 2008, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that cultivates students’ presentation and science

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Just out in Chemistry of Materials, this highly collaborative article, that includes four RASEI Fellows, describes how you can tune the properties of quantum dots, important materials for displays, communications, and new, more energy efficient, electronic technologies.

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Check out the full summary of RASEI year in review events here: mailchi.mp/colorado/...

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: November 2025 Supply-Chain Delays, Rising Equipment Prices Threaten Electricity Grid

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Supply-chain delays, rising equipment prices threaten electricity grid

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: October 2025 Agami Zero Breaks Through with Magnetic Hydrogen Advance

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Agami Zero Breaks Through with Magnetic Hydrogen Advance

December 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: October 2025 Boulder Climate Ventures Ignites Climate Tech Momentum with Fall Series

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Boulder Climate Ventures Ignites Climate Tech Momentum with Fall Series

October 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year In Review: September 2025 Unlocking a Cleaner way to do Chemistry www.colorado.edu/ras...

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year In Review: August 2025 Breakthroughs in Materials Science are Helping to Improve Tomorrows Energy Storage

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Breakthroughs in materials science are helping to improve tomorrows energy storage

August 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year In Review: September 2025 Liquid Crystals that Keep Time: Scientists Create Matter that Dances to its Own Beat

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Liquid Crystals that Keep Time: Scientists Create Matter that Dances to Its Own Beat

September 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year In Review: August 2025 Powering the Future: U.S. Students Gain International Experience Through Photovoltaics Research in Berlin

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Powering the Future: U.S. Students Gain International Experience Through Photovoltaics Research in Berlin

August 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: August 2025 New Report Evaluates How We Can Use Energy Better in Buildings at Community Scale

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New report evaluates how we can use energy better in buildings at a community scale

August 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: August 2025 RASEI Fellow Gregor Henze Honored as a Member of the 2025 IBPSA Fellows Class

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RASEI Fellow Gregor Henze Honored as a member of the 2025 IBPSA Fellows Class

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: August 2025 Professor Kim See Joins RASEI

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Professor Kim See joins RASEI

August 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: July 2025 2025 BEaRS Interdisciplinary Workshop

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2025 BEaRS Workshop

July 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: June 2025 2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit

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2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Summit

June 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: May 2025 RASEI Fellow Kat Knauer Selected as Member of C&ENs 2025 Talented 12

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RASEI Fellow Kat Knauer selected as member of the 2025 C&EN’s Talented 12

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: April 2025 RASEI Fellows Developing Sustainable Solutions to Address AI Increases in Energy Demand

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RASEI Fellows develop sustainable solutions to address AI increases in energy demand

April 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: March 2025 Ivan Smalyukh Elected to 2024 Class of AAAS Fellows

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RASEI Physicist Recognized for Pioneering Materials Research

March 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: March 2025 Big Award for Understanding the Tiny

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Big Award for Understanding the Tiny

March 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: March 2025 Sustainable Spinouts: Innovation in Action

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Sustainable Spinouts: Innovation in Action

March 2025

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

RASEI 2025 Year in Review: January 2025 Catalyzing the Sustainable Decomposition of PFA Forever Chemicals

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Catalyzing the Sustainable Decomposition of PFAS Forever Chemicals

December 2024

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Buildings are responsible for consuming ~40% of all generated energy globally, much of which is wasted in heating and cooling the building interior. Buildings commonly lack the ability to passively maintain the temperature needed for a comfortable indoor environment

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Electricity is crucial to modern life. We rely on being able to plug devices in to the outlet in the wall, flipping a switch, and things working without a problem. But it is not that simple, the power grid is actually something of a balancing act.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Please share. Calling all bog lovers and peat aficionados - please drop a thumbs up or comment on this talk, and show TEDx why bogs are the best. My great hope is that we can drum up more bog champions in this world. With love and appreciation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWt9...

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Bogs are real superheroes, cast as villains | Dr. Merritt Turetsky | TEDxBoulder

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RASEI @rasei.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Agami Zero won the 2025 Lab Venture Challenge (part of Lab Venture Partners) with an innovation to make producing Hydrogen Fuels from renewable energy more efficient! We caught up with the team to learn a little more. agamizero.com

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Off-Grid EV Charging

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