NMT's Chile Repellent Effective Against Termites
By NMT

Dr. Daniel H. L?pez, president of New Mexico Tech, today announced that termites are effectively repelled by materials created with the process discovered and patented by scientists at New Mexico Tech, which molecularly bonds the natural "heat" (capsaicin) of chile peppers into paints, stains, plastics, and other rubberized materials. View Entire Article »

Federal Funding Approved for Magdalena Ridge Observatory
By George Zamora

A state-of-the-art optical observatory designed to produce high-resolution images of distant astronomical objects is scheduled for construction atop the Magdalena Mountains in the center of the state of New Mexico. View Entire Article »

Bureau of Mines Publications
By George Zamora

Geologic and economic studies of the oil and gas resources underlying the area which surrounds the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site, nearly 30 miles east of Carlsbad, are the focus of a recent report published by the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources (NMBM&MR). 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 »

PRRC Receives Grant to Study Oil Chemistry
By George Zamora

New Mexico Tech's Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC) has been chosen to spearhead a multi-disciplinary study on how the flow of oil through a reservoir is affected by the interactions between formation fluids and mineral surfaces. View Entire Article »