Seabed sabotage, germanium, and the future of American digital power

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this piece that makes the argument that it’s not solely the vulnerability of undersea cables that constrains U.S. digital and military power, but China’s leverage over ....
January 23, 2026

School of Mines launches nation's first quantum systems engineering bachelor's degree

Fred Sarazin, department head/professor of physics and Mines director of quantum, joined Fox31 morning news hosts to discuss why Mines decided to launch a bachelor's degree program in quantum systems engineering.
January 21, 2026

Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years

Brandon Dugan, associate department head, professor of geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, discusses his research on a body of fresh water buried beneath the ocean.
January 21, 2026

‘An incredibly harsh environment’: Why seizing Greenland doesn’t mean securing its minerals

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, says that Greenland is just one of many countries across the globe that have abundant critical mineral resources.
January 21, 2026

Colorado School of Mines to offer first-of-its-kind bachelor’s degree

Colorado School of Mines announces that a new bachelor's in Quantum Systems Engineering program will launch in the fall.
January 20, 2026

Trump’s resource grabs don’t add up

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, says that pursuing Greenland for its rare earth elements doesn't make sense.
January 20, 2026

Why the US military could lose the contest for materials crucial to AI

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Publicy Policy, co-authors this article that notes competition for power, land, and metals risks sidelining U.S. military needs as commercial AI outpaces national security planning.
January 19, 2026

Colorado School of Mines adds quantum engineering degree

The Bachelor of Science in Quantum Systems Engineering will be the first degree of its kind in the U.S.
January 17, 2026

Buried treasure: How U.S. policy hands rare earth power to China

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, explains why rare earth elements have become so important.
January 16, 2026

More Venezuelan oil is coming to the U.S. Here's what that means for gas prices.

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, discusses the economic implications of Venezuelan oil finding its way to the U.S.
January 16, 2026

Why oil markets are shrugging off Trump’s plans for Venezuela

Luis Zerpa, Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering, associate department head, associate professor, and director of the Center for Rock and Fluid Multiphysics, co-authors this column on President Trump's initiative in Venezuela and ....
January 15, 2026

Colorado School of Mines launches first undergraduate quantum systems engineering degree in the United States

Article discusses Mines launch in the fall of 2026 of its new bachelor's degree progam in quantum systems engineering.
January 15, 2026