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China’s metals overcapacity squeezes western smelters into crisis
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says the U.S. losing domestic smeltering would translate into the country losing the ability to produce critical minerals.
July 4, 2025
3D printing on the moon: Project Olympus
Jason Ballard, a Mines alum in space resources, discusses his company's lunar simulant that was developed in partnership with NASA and Colorado School of Mines. The simulant is a high-quality mineral-based material with mechanical and chemical attributes designed to match the Highlands near the Lunar South Pole.
July 3, 2025
Scientists studying suspected Lake Superior meteotsunami that left residents 'in awe'
Eric Anderson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, said a significant change in air pressure combined with high wind speeds can lead to a meteotsunami wave. While traditional tsunamis are caused by seafloor movement like earthquakes, meteotsunamis are caused by fast-moving weather conditions like thunderstorms.
June 26, 2025