The high impact between the metal balls in a ball mill reactor and the polymer surface is sufficient to momentarily liquefy the polymer and facilitate chemical reactions.

October 10, 2025

New Method Uses Collisions to Break Down Plastic for Sustainable Recycling

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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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two people walking in flood water

October 9, 2025

Fixing Flooding for the Southeast’s Future

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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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Image of a hurricane

October 9, 2025

Storms Are Changing — Should the Hurricane Scale Change Too?

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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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Mark Styczynski in lab

October 7, 2025

ChBE Professor Leads Team Awarded $9.2M NSF Grant to Build “Plug-and-Play” Biotechnology

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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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cover of the 2023-2030 Sustainability Next Plan

October 7, 2025

BBISS Announces 2025 Sustainability Next Seed Grant Recipients

5 min read

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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Stylized headshot of Ankanksha Menon

October 6, 2025

Initiative Lead Q&A: Akanksha Menon on Designing the Future of Buildings

3 min read

Menon discusses her interdisciplinary approach to improving building sustainability and efficiency through advanced materials and systems.

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A view of Greenland's ice sheet from the NASA/USGS Landsat 8 satellite showing meltwater lakes on a glacier. (Credit: NASA)

October 1, 2025

The Future of Antarctic Ice: New Study Reveals the Mathematics of Meltwater Lakes

4 min read

Simple equations are revealing how topography controls supraglacial lake size in Antarctica — and why it matters for climate predictions.

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NOAA Iridescent Clouds

September 26, 2025

Decades in the Making: Seeing the Full Impact From Air Pollution Reductions

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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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A flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D.

September 17, 2025

Why Do Big Oil Companies Invest in Green Energy?

6 min read

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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An aerial photo of the SPRUCE experiment.

September 16, 2025

Meet the Microbes: What a Warming Wetland Reveals About Earth’s Carbon Future

5 min read

A new study is unearthing how and why peatlands are producing carbon dioxide and methane. 

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2025 SEI External Faculty Fellows with their Georgia Tech Hosts

September 16, 2025

Third Cohort of the Energy Faculty Fellow Program Attracts Multidisciplinary Researchers

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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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Car exhaust (Adobe: elcovalana)

September 16, 2025

New Links in Air Pollution and Dementia

2 min read

Scientists team up to better understand how certain types of air pollution increase the risk of developing dementia. 

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Headshots of Matthew McDowell and Ryan Lively

September 9, 2025

Georgia Tech Researchers Named Finalists for Prestigious Blavatnik Science Awards

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Ryan Lively and Matthew McDowell are recognized for pioneering work in sustainable chemical engineering and advanced battery technologies.

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Rampi Ramprasad

September 4, 2025

Rampi Ramprasad Awarded $2 Million Grant to Pioneer AI-Driven Recyclable Packaging Materials Design

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The project addresses one of the world’s most pressing challenges in sustainability: eliminating plastic waste.

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These ‘chillers’ on the roof of a data center in Germany, seen from above, work to cool the equipment inside the building.

Artificial Intelligence

September 3, 2025

AI’s Ballooning Energy Consumption Puts Spotlight On Data Center Efficiency

4 min read

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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Professor Srinivas Peeta

August 28, 2025

Srinivas Peeta Named Co-Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

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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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A tractor applying lime

August 19, 2025

Farming for the Future of the Planet: How Liming Could Be Key for Carbon Removal

4 min read

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

2 min read

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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Flooding in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

August 19, 2025

Twenty Years After Katrina: How Levee Failures Changed America

4 min read

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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AI rendering of a fast-charging battery.

August 18, 2025

Breaking the Rules to Build a Better Battery

4 min read

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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