Energy and Materials

Colorado School of Mines will lead two Genesis Mission projects using AI to advance critical mineral exploration and nuclear fuel recycling.

At Colorado School of Mines, experts are solving real-world problems in critical minerals exploration by leveraging cutting-edge technologies.

Acoustic levitation is powering FUSE, a student-developed system at Colorado School of Mines that could accelerate materials synthesis while reducing contamination.

Data centers are driving unprecedented electricity demand. Colorado School of Mines experts provide insight on AI, power grids and energy.

NSF CAREER Award recipient Alexander Pak advances research on biological systems, using AI to better understand and predict protein self-assembly.

A new dressing developed by a Colorado School of Mines professor and her startup GelSana offers a promising breakthrough in diabetic wound care.

Colorado School of Mines’ Formula SAE team earned the group’s best finish in program history with a 14th place result at a competition in Michigan.

Two Mines students created a open-source, high-performance electric skateboard — with assistance and funding from the Mines Prototyping Fund and the Labriola Innovation Hub.

At Spring 2026 Graduate Commencement, Mines honored top doctoral thesis focused on LLM safety and the internal decision-making of AI models.

A new Nature Synthesis paper led by Colorado School of Mines reveals a method to build porous materials that could lead to a new field of materials chemistry.