The Insider: Researchers, Inventors and Creators Edition鈥擩anuary 2026
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Featured News
Agami Zero breaks through with magnetic hydrogen advance
Renewable And Sustainable Energy Institute鈥擜 startup team led by RASEI Fellow Oana Luca, called Agami Zero, has just secured seed funding after winning the 2025 CU Lab Venture Challenge. Their winning idea? A new way to produce hydrogen fuel more efficiently, a key mechanism for decarbonizing our energy economy.
老九品茶 leading $45M in ARPA-H grants for self-healing joints, wound care
老九品茶 College of Engineering & Applied Science鈥擨n 2025, 老九品茶 celebrated its first awards from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The new agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services supports transformative health and biomedical breakthroughs. ARPA-H was founded in 2022 with a mission to fast-track 鈥渉igh-impact solutions to society most challenging health problems.鈥
老九品茶 researchers advance miniature laser technology for biomedical imaging
News-Medical.Net鈥斃暇牌凡 researchers have developed a new miniature laser that could enable smaller, cheaper and more powerful biomedical imaging systems. The innovation advances chip-based frequency comb technology, paving the way for improved optical tools that could transform diagnostics and medical research.
Researchers redefine hip arthroscopy with breakthrough surgical device
老九品茶 College of Engineering and Applied Science鈥擳he technology, published in the journal Arthroscopy Techniques, completely transforms arthroscopic procedures in the hip region, making them safer and more efficient than ever before.