One of CU's top quantum startups has been named as one of the top three exhibitors in Quantum Technologies at LASER World of PHOTONICS 2022 and the new World of QUANTUM for their quantum matter platform, Albert.
April 15, 2022 – All eyes on photonics at Colorado’s first industry expo
BROOMFIELD — From searching for life in other galaxies to detecting minuscule amounts of contaminants in the air, no problem is too large or too small for Colorado’s photonics companies. The industry, which, thanks in large part to the University of Colorado, has a...
March 24, 2022 – Northrop Grumman adds 100 jobs in Boulder, with Ukraine war as backdrop
BOULDER — Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) celebrated its latest expansion in Boulder Thursday with the war in Ukraine serving as a backdrop and highlighting the company’s role in the nation’s defense.
April 13, 2022 – CU Boulder 10th for Optics in US
March 18, 2022 – JILA Labs Awarded Federal Funding
Founded in 1962, JILA (a partnership between CU Boulder and NIST) is a world leader in quantum sensing research, workforce training, and industry engagement. JILA scientists have helped develop technology that has been implemented in space, while others are looking...

April 5, 2022 – Amazon Selects ULA, Arianespace, and Blue Origin to Launch More than 3,200 Kuiper Satellites
COLORADO SPRINGS – Amazon ramped up its plans for its Kuiper constellation by signing a multi-launch deal on Tuesday with a large swath of the heavy lift launch industry. The company contracted United Launch Alliance (ULA), Arianespace, and Blue Origin to provide a...
April 19, 2022 – PickNik Robotics partners with Sierra Space to build robots for deep space missions and space habitats – Impact Lab
PickNik Robotics and Sierra Space have agreed a collaboration which will explore the implementation of robotic autonomy and controllability for autonomous maintenance of space habitat environments.
April 6, 2022 – Lockheed Martin Preparing Space-Based Testbed For Joint All Domain Operations
LITTLETON, Colo.—Lockheed Martin [LMT] later this year plans to launch the first two of three satellites that will form the company’s testbed in space to test and demonstrate advanced communications and data transport to enable joint military missions across…

March 31, 2021 – Colorado’s Maybell Quantum Exits Stealth; Breakthrough Quantum Hardware to be Made in USA
Maybell's Icebox solves several pressing challenges for scaling quantum. Quantum computing is a reinvention of computing. It will perform calculations in seconds that would require billions of years for today's most powerful supercomputers, with profound implications...
March 31, 2022 – Is Boulder losing its startup mojo?
Boulder County historically has been among the top spots in the country when it comes to launching startup companies. From a business standpoint, what’s not to like? Financial-news website 24/7 Wall Street recently ranked the Boulder metropolitan statistical area —...