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Emerson and HeroX are teaming up to award $60,000 in prize money to inventive thinkers who develop next-generation solutions to advance flow-measurement technology in critical industrial systems.

Assistant Professor Lori Tunstall received more than $1 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to explore how municipal waste can be converted into biochar to replace cement in concrete.

Researchers at KAIST developed an integrated chemobiological platform that converts renewable feedstocks like glucose and glycerol into essential aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX) using engineered E. coli strains and a solvent-integrated catalytic process, offering a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based production.

The two projects under the university’s Targeted Proposal Teams program will focus on underground hydrogen and geologic storage solutions.

The oil and gas sector stands on the edge of a digital revolution, yet legacy systems and resistance to change continue to hold it back. I reflect on my experience in digital drilling and argue that the industry’s biggest barrier isn’t technology itself, but the culture that surrounds it.

Researchers at Colorado School of Mines explore an internally deployed fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) method for continuous gas-pipeline monitoring, demonstrating its potential to improve leak detection, enable early intervention, and enhance overall pipeline-integrity management compared to conventional inspection techniques.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reignited global interest in nuclear power, driving up uranium demand and prices as nations prioritized energy security and low-carbon reliability amid growing supply and geopolitical challenges.

This article highlights how oil and gas companies are leveraging existing infrastructure, expertise, and emerging technologies to lead in the development of the hydrogen economy.

Early- and mid-career scholars are invited to apply for the 2026–2027 Harrington Faculty Fellows Program, which will focus on energy research.

The university's new undergraduate program in natural gas, renewables, and oil engineering will train students in both traditional oil and gas cirricula and renewable energy.