Centipedes are known for their wiggly walk. With tens to hundreds of legs, they can traverse any terrain without stopping.

May 5, 2023

Scurrying Centipedes Inspire Many-Legged Robots That Can Traverse Difficult Landscapes

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Researchers developed a new theory of multilegged locomotion and created many-legged robotic models, discovering the robot with redundant legs could move across uneven surfaces without any additional sensing or control technology as the theory predicted.

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Borelo Jamboree

May 4, 2023

Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grants Will Transform Courses in All Six Colleges

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21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree.

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Speaker presenting at the Visions for Sustainable Polymers Symposium

May 3, 2023

RBI and Student Polymer Network co-host the 9th Annual Symposium on Sustainable Polymers

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In early April, the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) along with the Student Polymer Network (SPN) hosted the ninth annual research symposium titled “The Visions for Sustainable Polymers.” The symposium also included the annual SPN poster session at t

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Concept diagram showing satellite capturing and deorbiting a spent rocket fuselage.

May 3, 2023

Space Lace: Net Fishing in Low Earth Orbit

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Lisa Marks is designing a net to capture space debris.

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Launch of ReWOOD at RBI

May 2, 2023

Georgia Tech Launches Wood-Based Renewables Research Center

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The Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology has launched a new science and technology research center called ReWOOD.

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Cleanroom worker holding a wafer

May 2, 2023

Georgia Tech Addressing the Nation’s Call for Semiconductors

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Georgia Tech's multidisciplinary semiconductor researchers working to innovate chip technology to ensure U.S. competitiveness

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April 25, 2023

Micro-Grants Community-Based Research Teams Present their Work

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The 2022-23 Micro-Grants Community-Based Research awardees presented their findings at the second annual symposium, held on April 18, 2023, in the auditorium of the Kendeda Building.

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A project rendering for the New York Climate Exchange (The Exchange) on Governors Island in New York City. The center is slated to open in 2028.

April 24, 2023

Georgia Tech Chosen as Partner Institution for World-Leading Climate Center

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Georgia Tech will be a key partner for the New York Climate Exchange (The Exchange), a first-of-its-kind international center for developing and deploying dynamic solutions to the global climate crisis.

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Attendees at the Georgia Beneficial Electrification Leadership Summit

April 24, 2023

Georgia Tech Hosts the Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit

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The Energy Policy Innovation Center (EPICenter), along with the Beneficial Electrification League and Wells Fargo, hosted the Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit on the Georgia Tech campus.

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Regents' Professor Marilyn Brown stands among solar panels

April 24, 2023

Brown Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Brown was previously elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.

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Steven Chu (Credit: Imke Lass/Redux)

April 20, 2023

Physics to Host Climate Talk with Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Nobel Laureate

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Physicist Steven Chu was the first person appointed to the U.S. Cabinet after having won a Nobel Prize. On April 26, he will deliver a public lecture at Georgia Tech on climate change and innovative paths towards a more sustainable future.

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Bird's eye view of the expanded Community Garden

April 20, 2023

Community Garden to Unveil Expansion Friday

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First opened in 2012, the Community Garden has undergone a complete transformation. The latest expansion has doubled its square footage, converted the garden to full ADA accessibility, and increased the number of beds to expand access to sustainable produ

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Professor Horacio Ahuett Garza from the Tecnológico de Monterrey

April 14, 2023

GTMI Hosting Visiting Manufacturing Scholar

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GTMI Hosting Visiting Manufacturing Scholar

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Aerial view of Tybee Island marina in Chatham County, Georgia.

April 13, 2023

Tool Helps Coastal Areas Find Ideal Spots for Water Level Sensors

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Iris Tien’s method reduces the possible locations for sensors by nearly 99% and accounts for flood risk, population vulnerability, and more.

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Portrait of Chris Luettgen

April 9, 2023

Chris Luettgen appointed as APPTI Executive Director

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Christopher Luettgen, professor of the practice at the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and associate director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) has been named as the new Executive Director of the Alliance for Pulp & Paper Techno

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Professor Omer Inan is set to take the stage at the upcoming TEDxAtlanta 2023: We Rise event on May 19.

April 6, 2023

ECE Professor Omer Inan to be Featured Speaker at TEDxAtlanta 2023: WE RISE

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Inan will be discussing his groundbreaking research on wearable healthcare technologies.

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Students in Thomasville, Ga. explain their invention to a competition judge as a part of Georgia Tech’s expanding K-12 InVenture Prize program.

April 5, 2023

Georgia Tech’s CEISMC at Center of $65 Million Federally Funded Statewide Initiative Combining AI and Manufacturing Innovations

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Georgia AIM will support a total of nine inter-related projects throughout the state and is designed to increase job and wage opportunities in distressed and rural communities and among historically underrepresented and underserved people.

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StudentPosterSession-GT_Batteryday2023

April 4, 2023

Georgia Tech Battery Day Reveals Opportunities in Energy Storage Research

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More than 230 energy research and industry participants convened to discuss and advance energy storage technologies during Georgia Tech Battery Day.

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Georgia Tech community celebrates Earth Day 2018

March 31, 2023

Georgia Tech Earth Month Events to Mark on Your Calendar

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Earth Day is April 22, but Georgia Tech is celebrating Earth Month with events throughout April highlighting sustainability efforts across campus.

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An aerial view of the SPRUCE enclosure.

March 31, 2023

Rising Temperatures Alter ‘Missing Link’ of Microbial Processes, Putting Northern Peatlands at Risk

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Georgia Tech researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosystems for storing carbon from the atmosphere — and could decouple vital processes in microbial support systems.

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L to R: Ángel Cabrera, Marilyn Brown, Tim Lieuwen, Andre Calmon & Brian Stone

March 29, 2023

Conversations With Cabrera: Climate Action

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President Cabrera led a panel of Georgia Tech faculty to discuss policies, technologies, and planning that can promote the best quality of life while also maintaining our global climate.

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Woodruff School Partners with Siemens to launch new course

March 23, 2023

Woodruff School Partners with Siemens to Launch New Course

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Over 9% of global passenger vehicle sales last year were electric vehicles (EVs) according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

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Jenn Voelker and Julia Vorpahl at the Karma Automotive headquarters in Irvine, California

March 23, 2023

Two Tech Women Pave Their Own Way in Automotive Industry

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Georgia Tech graduates Jenn Voelker and Julia Vorpahl are in the driver’s seat working for Karma Automotive in California.

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Driving Change: Georgia Tech experts are leading the way in EV innovation

March 21, 2023

Driving Change: Georgia Tech Experts Lead in Electrification of America’s Roads

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Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, and with economic and environmental impacts colliding, Georgia Tech experts are leading the way in the development of next-generation solutions.

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 Images from the Papermaking booth of the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking at GT Science and Engineering Day

March 20, 2023

Paper Museum Teaches Papermaking at Georgia Tech Science and Engineering Day

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The Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at Georgia Tech participated in the second annual Georgia Tech Science and Engineering Day during the Atlanta Science Festival.

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