An aerial photo of the SPRUCE experiment.
September 16, 2025

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

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A new study is unearthing how and why peatlands are producing carbon dioxide and methane. 
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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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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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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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August 19, 2025

Forest Expansion Increases Agricultural Output, New Study Shows

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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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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

Twenty Years After Katrina: How Levee Failures Changed America

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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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Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground
August 15, 2025

Strategic Energy Institute and EPIcenter Announce Graduate Student Fellowships

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The Strategic Energy Institute and the Energy Policy and Innovation Center at Georgia Tech are pleased to announce that applications are now open for two graduate student fellowships this fall.  
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Wind Turbines in a field
August 14, 2025

Wind intermittency and supply-demand imbalance: Evidence from U.S. regional power markets

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Victoria Godwin and Matthew E. Oliver of the Georgia Institute of Technology and EPIcenter affiliates in their new study examine how short-term variability in wind power affects real-time electricity system imbalances in U.S. regional power markets.
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August 13, 2025

Seashells Inspire a Better Way to Recycle Plastic

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Researchers from Georgia Tech have created a material inspired by seashells to help improve the process of recycling plastics and make the resulting material more reliable.
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August 5, 2025

Energy Unplugged: A Georgia Tech Summer Camp Sparks Passion for Energy Innovation Among High Schoolers

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As one of Tech’s most sought-after programs for high school students, the Energy Unplugged camp continues to spark interest in energy innovation and develop foundational skills in science.
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Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground
August 1, 2025

Will People Conserve Energy During Emergency Heat Waves?

1 min read
Dylan Brewer, EPIcenter's Faculty Affiliate discusses if voluntary conservation requests work to save energy and prevent blackouts.
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Trees around Einstein
July 31, 2025

Mapping Georgia’s Urban Forest: Georgia Tech Tools Help Planners Prioritize Tree Canopy

3 min read
Georgia Tech researchers developed new statewide canopy assessment tools to help urban planners, policymakers, and communities make data-informed decisions for climate resilience.
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A white gloved hand holds 3 nuclear pellets with rows of nuclear pellets in the background
July 25, 2025

Nuclear Power Isn’t What You Think — and That’s a Good Thing

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Georgia Tech researchers are advancing nuclear science and engineering while deconstructing myths around the technology.
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AI
July 25, 2025

Powering the Future — Without Breaking the Grid

4 min read
Georgia’s booming data center industry brings economic promise and environmental pressure. Researchers say innovation and local action can tip the balance.
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Energy and national security cohort meeting participants including the seed grant teams and the SEI and GTRI team
July 22, 2025

Seed Grant Program Advances Energy Innovation Through a National Security Lens

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In June, the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) hosted the Energy and National Security Summer Cohort Meeting that convened seed grant awardees from the Energy and National Security Initiative.
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This travel case holds a toolkit containing equipment for inspecting nuclear facilities
July 20, 2025

How the World’s Nuclear Watchdog Monitors Facilities Around the World – and What it Means That Iran Kicked it Out

6 min read
What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program?
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Graphical Illustration of a futuristic car
July 17, 2025

Engineering the Car of the Future

1 min read
ECE experts look to the future of the automotive industry, and how new technology will not only transform vehicles, but reshape the power grid, influence policy decisions, and impact numerous aspects of society.
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