Segment highlights the inventiveness and bravery of Mines students as they competed in the annual Cardboard Boat Race.

Angel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Center for Space Resources, explains how a Mines lab simulates a lunar landscape.

Hannah Rodda, a freshmen in mechanical engineering, won the 2026 Innov8x Biomass Challenge with her idea to use pine needles to make conductive ink.

Angel Abbud-Madrid, professor of practice in mechanical engineering and director of the Center for Space Resources, recalls the 1961 space launch when astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space.

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.

John Jechura, a professor of practice in chemical and biological engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has logged his gas purchases and mileage since 1989.

Tyler Ware, graduate student in electrical engineering, explains how he and his fellow M Club members transform the 'M' on Mount Zion into a red heart for Valentine's Day.

Melissa Krebs, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, is interviewed about the wound-healing gel she created.

Jason Slowinski, associate vice president of infrastructure and operations, explains how he led the effort to keep Mines' graduation ceremony on-track despite having to do it using power from an emergency generator.

Qiuhua Huang, associate professor of electrical engineering, explains why high winds caused Xcel Energy to make the decision to shutdown electrical grids in the west Denver metro area.