ATLAS Research Open Labs

Explore creative engineering and design projects with lab tours, interactive technology demos, and research community networking.

Friday, October 16, 2026 (3:00-5:00 PM MT) Free for everyone - no registration required! The 8th annual ATLAS Institute Research Open Labs is your time to get a first-hand view of the radically creative engineering and design projects our lab teams are engaged in! Get to know our lab directors, mingle with researchers and try out advanced technologies across many disciplines. Interested in the Creative Technology & Design PhD program? This is a great way to get a sense for life in the lab and interact with our community. ATLAS Research Open Labs is part of Research & Innovation Week, a celebration and showcase of research, scholarship and creative works at CU Boulder. At Open Labs you can: Tour ATLAS labs and studiosEngage with our research communityGo hands-on with demos and interactive technologyExplore novel ideas and radical creativityCheck out research on: Human-computer interactionNeuroscienceFabricationWoven formsBiomaterialsNanoscienceExperimental typographyVR/ARDesign, art and more...