Materials science

Why did you choose to come to Mines? What have you enjoyed most about being here? I came to Mines for the research opportunities, but I've enjoyed the location and outdoor activities the best. Have

"Why does this matter? If you are looking for the hardest material on Earth, and you don’t consider metastable states, you just missed diamond, which is the hardest material that we know."

Why did you choose to come to Mines? What have you enjoyed most about being here? I chose Mines because of all the exciting research in renewable energy materials and connection to the National

Mines has now won the competition, held every year since 2007, eight times — only one other school has won it more than once.

A Colorado School of Mines professor has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Army Research Office for work designing a new class of multi-layered nanocomposites that exhibit unprecedented

Michael Knight, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and president of the Mines Veterans Alliance, shares some of the resources now available for former service members at Mines.

Hao Zhang, assistant professor of computer science, and an interdisciplinary team of researchers are building a smart robot to inspect and repair power plant boilers.

Could 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, solve the difficulty of finding replacement parts for nation's aging nuclear plants?

When soldiers are out in the field — literally in life-or-death situations — the last thing they need to worry about is a door falling off their tactical vehicle if they’re hit by a roadside bomb.

The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to scientists and engineers who are early in their careers as researchers and show leadership promise in fields of science and