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

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.

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.

Angel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Center for Space Resources, says that cislunar travel (travel between the earth and moon) will become more common once we figure out how to mine lunar ice and turn it into rocket fuel.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Jenifer Shafer, professor of chemistry and Ben L. Fryrear Presidential Chair, discusses the details of nuclear waste and solutions for its safe disposal.

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