Imperial College London academics worked with Chinese military-linked institutions

Suveen Mathaudhu, a professor in the metallurgical and materials engineering department at Colorado School of Mines, said the recent papers identified by the FT fell under the category of basic scientific research. But he added: “As with any other ....
March 5, 2024

Mines fraternity supporting colon cancer research with bike-a-thon

For at least a week, a group of Colorado School of Mines students will be biking non-stop. But, instead of a destination, they’re biking toward a dollar amount.
March 5, 2024

Going with the Flow: Universities, Operators Team on Flow Assurance Research

Is it possible to use water from inside the Arctic Circle as waterflood fluid in an over pressured reservoir without precipitating gas hydrates? And if hydrates do form, do they affect the productivity of the formation? An operator in the icy waters ....
March 5, 2024

Colorado School of Mines, USGS, major miners join forces to study geologic hydrogen

The Colorado School of Mines and the US Geological Survey (USGS) have established a joint industry program to study the potential of a low-carbon alternative energy source: geologic hydrogen.
March 5, 2024

Competition to destroy ‘forever chemicals’ heats up

Timothy Strathmann, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, and colleagues were the first to optimize it for destroying PFAS. The Washington State–based start-up Aquagga has an exclusive license to the ....
March 4, 2024

Biden Cracks Down on Chinese Electric Vehicles

This appears to be part of the wider ongoing trade war between the US and China,” wrote Morgan Bazilian, the director of the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of the Mines, in an email to Foreign Policy, while noting that the Biden ....
March 1, 2024

Taking the stand: For scientists, going to court as an expert witness brings risks and rewards

In some cases, serving as an expert witness can be professionally rewarding, says Christopher Higgins, an environmental engineer at the Colorado School of Mines who has testified about the sources of contaminants in water. “It’s a great way to see ....
February 29, 2024

Geologic hydrogen is having a moment

The Colorado School of Mines and the U.S. Geological Survey have launched a program backed by corporate heavyweights to explore the potential of geologic hydrogen.
February 27, 2024

Putin is Stronger Than Ever—Why?

Trump's disparaging of NATO, which has included urging last month Russia to attack its members that do not meet a 2 percent minimum spending requirement, has also played into Putin's hands, said U.S.-Russian relations expert Ken Osgood, history ....
February 22, 2024

Golden’s Ore Cart ridership ‘exceeds expectations’ in first six months

“With the popularity of (the Ore Carts), I think it is here to stay and has a good shot at long-term viability for the Mines and Golden community,” said Jason Slowinski, Mines’ associate vice president of infrastructure & operations.
February 22, 2024

Geologists signal start of hydrogen energy ‘gold rush’

But Mengli Zhang of the Colorado School of Mines said tapping natural hydrogen — also known as geologic or gold hydrogen — would be cleaner and cheaper than blue or green hydrogen. “A gold rush for gold hydrogen is coming,” she told the conference.
February 18, 2024

There's an asteroid out there worth $100,000 quadrillion. Why haven't we mined it?

Any progress toward asteroid mining will likely come from the private sector, said Kevin Cannon, an assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines' Space Resources Program. But there's at least one potential ....
February 16, 2024