October 10, 2025
New Method Uses Collisions to Break Down Plastic for Sustainable Recycling
Researchers have developed a method to break down PET, one of the world’s most widely used plastics, for sustainable recycling using mechanical forces instead of heat or harsh chemicals.
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October 9, 2025
Fixing Flooding for the Southeast’s Future
Coastal communities throughout the Southeast are now facing constant challenges from flooding and sea level rise and they are looking to nature-based solutions to prevent flooding and erosion related to storms.
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October 9, 2025
Storms Are Changing — Should the Hurricane Scale Change Too?
Georgia Tech expert Zachary Handlos joins a growing conversation about whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale adequately reflects the full range of hurricane hazards in a changing climate.
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October 7, 2025
ChBE Professor Leads Team Awarded $9.2M NSF Grant to Build “Plug-and-Play” Biotechnology
Researchers received a $9.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to accelerate the adoption of cell-free systems in biomanufacturing.
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October 7, 2025
BBISS Announces 2025 Sustainability Next Seed Grant Recipients
The seed grant program reaches many faculty members from a diverse array of disciplines due to the generous support provided by broad-based partnerships in addition to the Sustainability Next funds.
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October 6, 2025
Initiative Lead Q&A: Akanksha Menon on Designing the Future of Buildings
Menon discusses her interdisciplinary approach to improving building sustainability and efficiency through advanced materials and systems.
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October 1, 2025
The Future of Antarctic Ice: New Study Reveals the Mathematics of Meltwater Lakes
Simple equations are revealing how topography controls supraglacial lake size in Antarctica — and why it matters for climate predictions.
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September 26, 2025
Decades in the Making: Seeing the Full Impact From Air Pollution Reductions
Georgia Tech researchers analyze seasonal differences of SO₂ and sulfate concentrations in the atmosphere over decades to determine the long-term impact of sustained air quality control efforts.
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September 17, 2025
Why Do Big Oil Companies Invest in Green Energy?
Despite the relatively modest scale of investment in clean energy by oil and gas companies so far, there are several business reasons oil companies would increase their investments in clean energy over time.
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September 16, 2025
Meet the Microbes: What a Warming Wetland Reveals About Earth’s Carbon Future
A new study is unearthing how and why peatlands are producing carbon dioxide and methane.
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September 16, 2025
Third Cohort of the Energy Faculty Fellow Program Attracts Multidisciplinary Researchers
The Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) at Georgia Tech concluded its third cohort of Energy Faculty Fellows in August, welcoming a diverse group of researchers for a 10-week summer fellowship.
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September 16, 2025
New Links in Air Pollution and Dementia
Scientists team up to better understand how certain types of air pollution increase the risk of developing dementia.
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September 9, 2025
Georgia Tech Researchers Named Finalists for Prestigious Blavatnik Science Awards
Ryan Lively and Matthew McDowell are recognized for pioneering work in sustainable chemical engineering and advanced battery technologies.
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September 4, 2025
Rampi Ramprasad Awarded $2 Million Grant to Pioneer AI-Driven Recyclable Packaging Materials Design
The project addresses one of the world’s most pressing challenges in sustainability: eliminating plastic waste.
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Artificial Intelligence
September 3, 2025
AI’s Ballooning Energy Consumption Puts Spotlight On Data Center Efficiency
Artificial intelligence is growing fast, and so are the number of computers that power it. Behind the scenes, this rapid growth is putting a huge strain on the data centers that run AI models.
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August 28, 2025
Srinivas Peeta Named Co-Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
The appointment recognizes Professor Peeta’s longstanding contributions to transportation research and his leadership in advancing methodological innovation within the field.
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August 19, 2025
Farming for the Future of the Planet: How Liming Could Be Key for Carbon Removal
Liming, a centuries-old agricultural practice, can improve crop yield and greenhouse gas reduction.
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August 19, 2025
Forest Expansion Increases Agricultural Output, New Study Shows
Agriculture is the largest cause of deforestation. So, it follows that forest expansion efforts would displace agriculture — but new research from Georgia Tech's School of Economics reports that that’s not necessarily the case.
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August 19, 2025
Twenty Years After Katrina: How Levee Failures Changed America
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina’s catastrophic landfall, its legacy of destruction, displacement, and deepened inequality continues to shape communities and challenge disaster preparedness across the U.S.
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August 18, 2025
Breaking the Rules to Build a Better Battery
Charging batteries quickly was thought to degrade them. Georgia Tech’s findings flip that logic and open new doors for energy storage.
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