China’s rare earth export delay offers US a chance to weaken Beijing’s grip on the market

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, said he thinks the U.S. and its allies can make significant progress in a year’s time to lessen China's dominance of the rare earths market.
October 30, 2025

One of the country's few rare earth processing plants opens in Exeter

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, discusses the potential for a rare earth processing plant in New Hampshire.
October 30, 2025

The hidden mineral reserve: How U.S. mine tailings could cut imports and reduce toxic waste

Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering, discusses how mine waste can be processed to fulfill part of the country's need for critical minerals.
October 27, 2025

Rising AI demand Is fueling higher electricity bills

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this piece that argues that as utilities race to meet the energy appetite of the AI economy they are quietly transferring part of that burden to the public.
October 22, 2025

US and Australia agree to partner to break up China's dominance of rare earths

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, notes that creating the infrastructure for critical minerals mining and processing facilities presents the U.S. and Australia with many challenges.
October 21, 2025

Call it a silver squeeze

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, explains that silver's importance is magnified because the metal is used in a myriad of consumer and industrial goods.
October 21, 2025

Great Lakes seeing near-record warm waters this fall

Eric Anderson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, said the Great Lakes are primed to see a higher possibility of lake effect snow because of higher water temperatures.
October 20, 2025

Study finds snow melts faster after wildfires

Arielle Koshkin, doctoral candidate in hydrologic science and engineering, discusses her study that demonstrated snow melts more quickly in burned forests.
October 17, 2025

Reimagining tailings

A Mines study published in Science Magazine that found the U.S. can find most of the critical minerals it needs in the waste piles from existing mines is referenced.
October 16, 2025

Leaders against proposed tax on licensed patent royalties

Walter Copan, vice-president for Research and Technology Transfer, said the majority of university technology transfer offices and start-ups lose money because many discoveries do not lead to marketable products – and those that do can take a decade ....
October 16, 2025

Teaching quantum science in Colorado schools

Margaux Basart, a graduate student in quantum engineering, discusses why she is excited about pursuing a career in the quantum arena.
October 14, 2025

Buckle up: Is Waymo ready for Denver’s winter roads and angry drivers?

Frankie Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, discusses the challenges a driver-less Waymo taxi will have when it attempts to traverse ice and snow on Denver's streets.
October 14, 2025