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Ryan O'Hayre, professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, says practical hydrogen storage systems need to be stable for more than 1,000 cycles. He added that the chemical and mechanical stability of the electrodes, electrolytes, and their interfaces over the course of thousands of charging cycles remains unproven.

Two universities in Colorado were ranked among the top 100 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's 2026 Best Colleges rankings. Colorado School of Mines was No. 80 while the University of Colorado was No 97.

KOA radio host Ross Kaminsky talks with Brandon Dugan, professor and associate department head in geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, about his discovery of fresh water under the ocean near Martha's Vineyard.

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, explains that demand for copper is being driven by surging electricity needs.

Arielle Koshkin, doctoral candidate in hydrologic science and engineering, and Adrienne Marshall, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering, led a study published in Science Advances that concluded snow melts more quickly in forests that have been burned by wildfire.

Mark Jensen, director of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Program, explains why small modular nuclear reactors would have a lower risk of meltdown than traditional reactors.

John Spear, professor of civil and environmental engineering and quantitative biosciences and engineering, notes that the time it takes to cleanup contaminants at the new Broncos stadium site will depend on what scientists find when they analyze the environmental hazards found there.

Brandon Dugan, professor and associate department head of geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, discusses why finding fresh water under the ocean could matter to communities around the globe.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says the public/private partnership that has formed around the firm MP, the largest U.S.-based rare earth company, is a game changer.

Brandon Dugan, professor and associate department head of geophysics, is the co-chief scientist on Expedition 501, an international research expedition that found fresh water under the ocean floor off the coast of New England this summer.

Brandon Dugan, professor of geophysics at Colorado School of Mines, joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the eureka moment of discovering a massive reserve of fresh water under the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Cod this summer.

Chris Higgins, professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted about the discovery of PFAS in Boulder County.