Lunar prospectors: the businesses looking to mine the moon

Angel Abbud-Madrid, professor of practice in mechanical engineeering and director of the Center for Space Resources, says we need to consider the environmental impacts associated with plans to mine the moon.
April 1, 2026

The next big Iran war question: Who will lose from the missile shortage?

A new Payne Institute for Public Policy study on the use rate of munitions in the Iran war is referenced.
April 1, 2026

Colorado School of Mines students search for wildfire fuel solutions, present to experts

Hannah Rodda, freshmen in mechanical engineering, and Lia Franklin, acting director for the McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, discuss the Innov8x Biomass Challenge that examines ways to sustainably deal with the biomass removed from the forest during fire mitigation efforts.
March 31, 2026

H-1B visa restrictions will hurt America’s research potential, experts say

Ramya Kumar, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, said H-1B visas are the lifeblood for many universities because they often cannot fill researcher or doctor positions without them.
March 26, 2026

U.S. Continues To Lead QS World University Rankings By Academic Field

While Harvard University again claims the most #1 rankings, Colorado School of Mines ranks #1 for its mining engineering program.
March 25, 2026

Data centers are gobbling up a resource — but not the one you think

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article that notes data centers use a lot of water to cool their equipment.
March 25, 2026

After two failed space missions, can a scrappy startup finally land on an asteroid and change spaceflight?

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, doubts you can make a working economy out of mining metals from asteroids.
March 25, 2026

"Dr. Copper" has a new diagnosis, and it's not great

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, notes that before the recent price stabilization copper prices were hitting record levels.
March 24, 2026

50 years later, survivors reflect on Vail gondola crash

9NEWS journalists Kevin Vaughn and Tom Cole utilized a report from the Ropeway Collection in the Arthur Lakes Library as they put together their four-part series on the Vail gondola crash that occurred in 1976.
March 23, 2026

Scrubbing away lunar dust

Christopher Dreyer, professor of practice in mechanical engineering, said that like staticky Styrofoam packing peanuts, electrostatically-charged moon dust is hard to get off surfaces.
March 23, 2026

High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Smitty’s Supply stormwater discharges

Christopher Higgins, AMAX Distinguished Chair and professor of civil and environmental engineering, said only a handful of technologies are effective at removing PFAS from water, and removing them isn’t the same as destroying or breaking them down.
March 23, 2026

The Iran war just exposed America’s hidden AI chokepoint: Helium

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authored this article examining the impact to helium resources from the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
March 23, 2026