Golden-based Golden Minerals Co. (OTCQB: AUMN and TSX: AUMN) has sold its wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Minera de Cordilleras, S. de R.L. de C.V. to a privately held Mexican company for consideration of US $600,000. The sale agreement was signed on April 1. Upon consummation of the transaction, Minera Cordilleras held net operating losses, inflation-adjusted capital...
Quantinuum’s Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) software, Quantum Origin, has received validation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This makes Quantum Origin the first software QRNG to achieve this validation, marking it as an important tool for federal agencies transitioning to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) as mandated by National Security Memorandum 10. Quantum...
Melissa Krebs, associate professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, has been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. This recognition is among the highest professional distinctions for medical and biological engineers. Krebs was nominated and elected by peers for her “pioneering advancements...
Vladan Stevanovic has been named faculty lead for the Mines/NREL Nexus, a strategic partnership between the Colorado School of Mines and the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Stevanovic, an associate professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, has been part of the Mines faculty since 2015. With a multidisciplinary background in materials...
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources Inc. (SEER) (OTCQB: SENR) has established SEER Carbon Corp. to focus on in-house biochar production and the creation of fully-insured carbon credits using licensed technology from Biochar Now. The new division aims to raise equity capital through the sale of SEER Carbon security tokens and utility tokens backed by generated...
Aclarion Inc. (Nasdaq: ACON, ACONW), the Broomfield healthcare technology company focused on chronic low back pain, announced an update on its improved positioning following successful strategic initiatives in the first quarter of 2025. The company raised over $20 million in Q1, maintaining nearly $15 million in cash on hand. Aclarion reported a clean capital structure,...
Anthony Petrella was named as the department head for mechanical engineering at Colorado School of Mines, effective March 1. Petrella has been with Mines since 2006 and is currently an associate professor and director of the FEA (Finite Element Analysis) Professional Certificate program. From 2020 to 2023, he served as the director of online programs...
A joint research team from Broomfield-based Quantinuum, JPMorganChase, Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin published a paper in Nature, marking a significant milestone in the application of quantum computing. The researchers successfully demonstrated a potential application of a quantum computer by generating Certified Quantum Randomness. This achievement...
Aclarion Inc. (NASDAQ: ACON, ACONW) announced a 1-for-27 reverse stock split of its common stock, effective before market open on March 28. On Sept. 23, 2024, the Broomfield-based company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the company’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize a reverse stock split with the ratio set by its Board of Directors. The...
Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ: TRMB) received a deficiency notification letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on March 20. The notification indicated that the Westminster-based company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) due to its failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2024 with the Securities...
Rare Element Resources Ltd. (RER) received a non-binding Letter of Interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for debt financing of up to $553 million for the Bear Lodge Project in Wyoming. The funding aims to support the project’s permitting, engineering design and construction. This announcement coincides with President Donald Trump’s Executive...
Steven R. Spurgeon, a materials data scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, has been awarded the Microscopy Society of America’s (MSA’s) Burton Medal. The Burton Medal is the organization’s highest honor for early-career scientists in the field of microscopy and microanalysis, awarded annually to a researcher under the age of 40....