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The hidden supply chain risk in AI: US reliance on China’s yttrium
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authored this article focused on how yttrium is needed for helping cool the giant natural gas turbines that power many data centers.
April 9, 2026
Challenge to Colorado School of Mines students brings answers to big problems with wildfire mitigation
Lia Franklin, acting director of the McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, discusses the Innov8x Biomass Challenge where teams competed to learn who had the best plan for dealing with the bushes and trees removed to reduce wildfire risk.
April 8, 2026
Student finds new use for fire mitigation biomass
Hannah Rodda, a freshmen in mechanical engineering, won the 2026 Innov8x Biomass Challenge with her idea to use pine needles to make conductive ink.
April 7, 2026