ATLAS Research Open Labs 2026

ATLAS Research Open Labs with magenta, cyan and yellow stripes

Friday, October 16, 2026 (3:00-5:00 PM MT)

Free for everyone - no registration required!

The 9th annualÌýATLAS Institute Research Open LabsÌýis your time to get a first-hand view of the radically creative engineering and design projects our lab teams are engaged in!Ìý

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 LabsÌýis part ofÌýResearch & Innovation Week, a celebration and showcase of research, scholarship and creative works at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ.

At Open Labs you can:

  • Tour ATLAS labs and studios
  • Engage with our research community
  • Go hands-on with demos and interactive technology
  • Explore novel ideas and radical creativity

Check out research on:

  • Human-computer interaction
  • Neuroscience
  • Fabrication
  • Woven forms
  • Biomaterials
  • Nanoscience
  • Experimental typography
  • VR/AR
  • Design, art and more...
People gathered in a lab talking and looking at research projects

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An ACME Lab member showing a guest their paper robots

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Guests interact with graphics on a large screen in the Black Box Theater
Research & Innovation Week 2026 link