Corona Moves Up in Sunrayce
By George Zamora
After yesterday's completion of the first day of racing in the nation's premier solar-powered vehicle competition, New Mexico Tech's Corona has moved up a few positions in the intercollegiate field. View Entire Article »
Solar Racing Team Qualifies, Starts June 21
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech's Sunrayce Team has once again qualified for the nation's premier solar-powered vehicle competition, Sunrayce 99. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Holds Its Own in Sunrayce
By George Zamora
Cloudy skies and the 200-mile stretch between Charlottesville, Va., and Raleigh, N.C. played havoc yesterday with most of the solar-powered vehicles racing in Sunrayce 99, and New Mexico Tech's Corona was no exception. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Researchers Develop Containment System for Spills
By George Zamora
Three New Mexico Tech researchers have developed an innovative containment system which prevents contamination of groundwater from industrial spills which commonly occur around gas stations and storage tank facilities throughout the world. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Researcher Develops Effective Filtration System for Saline Waters
By George Zamora
There are an estimated 20 billion acre-feet of groundwater stored beneath New Mexico's arid surface, yet only about 3 billion acre-feet can be recovered as potable fresh water. The rest is too salty for human consumption. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Still in Sunrayce, Despite Clouds
By George Zamora
After the completion of the third day of the ten-day, solar-powered road rally, Sunrayce 99 is shaping up to become better known as "Cloudrayce 99." View Entire Article »
Solar Racing Team Slips Back
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech's Corona has slipped back to last place in the 29-car racing field after yesterday's completion of the fourth day of Sunrayce 99, a ten-day, solar-powered road rally which is winding its way down highways in the Southeastern United States. View Entire Article »
Rainy Weather Dampens Efforts
By George Zamora
A rainy day in Georgia has dampened most solar racing efforts in today's leg of Sunrayce 99, but New Mexico Tech's Corona still managed to put 41 road miles under its belt before having to storm into Atlanta on the back of a trailer. View Entire Article »
Corona Aims at Racing on Last Day
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech's Corona will be transported on the back of a trailer into Ocala, Fla. today in hopes that foregoing the next-to-last day of racing in Sunrayce 99 will allow the solar-powered vehicle's batteries to charge up enough to be able to finish the final leg into Epcot on its own sunshine-provided power. View Entire Article »
Corona Attempts Racing on Last Day
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech's Corona will attempt to finish up Sunrayce 99 today under its own sunshine-provided power as it undertakes the 82-mile-long last leg from Ocala, Fla. to Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. View Entire Article »
Corona Completes Last Leg of Sunrayce
By George Zamora
Seconds are crucial in any race and the New Mexico Tech Solar Racing Team will now surely attest to that fact after crossing the finish line at Epcot this afternoon and ending up in 28th place overall in Sunrayce 99, just 26 seconds behind their nearest competitor, the University of Virginia. View Entire Article »
Chapin Retires as Bureau Director
By Kathleen Hedges
Dr. Charles Chapin, Director of the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources (NMBM&MR) and New Mexico's State Geologist is retiring, although it's hard to tell that by looking at his office. View Entire Article »
Sunrayce 99: Or, Trouble-Shooting from D.C. to Orlando
By Valerie Kimble
New Mexico Tech's Sunrayce '99 team members didn't take the checkered flag at this summer's solar-energy, collegiate racing competition, but they still came home winners. View Entire Article »
