Safety in the cyber age
On the night of Oct. 7, 1996, early in the fall semester, hackers broke into the Mines network and...
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Category: Big Ideas
Intelligent design
Four years ago, Jered Dean ’04, MS ’09 got an unexpected call from his brother, Barry Dean, asking...
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The big boom
Flying faster than the speed of sound may still seem futuristic for the average person, but nearly...
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Making room at the table
Being a professional leader takes more than business acumen and a stroke of luck. It often...
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Taking a breath
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals in ICUs across the country faced a...
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Building bots to benefit all
During a recent lesson on pedestrian detection, Tom Williams’ computer vision students spent the...
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Fusion future
Fusion has the potential to be an unlimited carbon-free power supply, according to Colin Wolden,...
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An unwelcome dinner guest
You might know what’s in your drinking water, but how about the vegetables on your dinner plate?...
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Moving the needle
Moving the needle toward equitable inclusivity and diversity in science, technology, engineering...
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Responsible mining, resilient communities
Here’s a surprising fact for many consumers: Roughly 30 percent of all gold produced each year for...
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Innovation never sleeps
While much of the world was shut down this year, Mines researchers pressed on, developing new...
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Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever’ chemicals
When Earl Tennant first reached out to environmental attorney Rob Bilott about the mysterious...
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In tech we trust—to a point
Once a novelty, robotic vacuums are now a common sight in homes. Chances are, you’ve seen or used...
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What goes up…
Some experiments can’t be carried out on Earth. But it’s also impractical to send every experiment...
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Same education, different method
Having earned three degrees from Mines, Linda Battalora ’87, MS ’88, PhD ’14 has seen firsthand...
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Current Issue: Spring 2021
