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Researchers Develop Biobased Film that Could Replace Traditional Plastic Packaging

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<p>A biologically based film made from natural ingredients found in plants, mushrooms, and food waste </p>

Mercury ID
678529
Nov 04, 2025

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a biologically based film made from natural ingredients found in plants, mushrooms, and food waste that can block moisture and oxygen as effectively as conventional plastics

Georgia Tech Examines Impact of Hurricane Katrina

Aug 06, 2015
Georgia Tech, National Academy of Engineering hosted a roundtable discussion on disaster readiness.

Cold Suns, Warm Exoplanets and Methane Blankets

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Carl Sagan portrait NASA
Mercury ID
599747
Dec 11, 2017

Early Earth probably would have frozen solid, if not for greenhouse gasses, and a new model shows how they could have feasibly arisen.

Warming Impedes a Coral Defense, but Hungry Fish Enhance It

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Lively Pacific reef
Mercury ID
627035
Oct 02, 2019

Corals exude defenses against bacteria associated with bleaching, but warming disadvantages the defense. Conservation offers limited hope.

NSF Sustainable Nanotechnology Center Includes Georgia Tech Researchers

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Sustainable nanotechnology researchers
Mercury ID
441701
Aug 31, 2015

Georgia Tech is among a dozen institutions that are part of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, a $20 million research center.

Metal Oxide-infused Membranes Could Offer Low-Energy Alternative For Chemical Separations

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Hybrid membrane
Mercury ID
623492
Jul 18, 2019

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working on membranes that could separate chemicals without using energy-intensive distillation processes.

Brake Dust May Cause More Problems Than Blackened Wheel Covers

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Traffic in Atlanta
Mercury ID
588204
Mar 02, 2017

Though tailpipe emissions could fall in the years ahead as more zero-emission vehicles hit the streets, one major source of highway air pollution shows no signs of abating: brake and tire dust.

Membrane Technology Could Cut Emissions and Energy Use in Oil Refining

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Membrane material could reduce carbon emissions
Mercury ID
637025
Jul 16, 2020

New membrane technology could reduce carbon emissions and energy intensity associated with oil refining.

Graphene Oxide Membranes Could Reduce Paper Industry Energy Costs

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Paper towels
Mercury ID
644525
Feb 22, 2021

Georgia Tech has found a method to engineer energy-efficient filtration membranes to recycle pulping wastewater.

Indoor Air Quality Study Shows Aircraft in Flight May Have Lowest Particulate Levels

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Study Reveals Particle Count in Aircraft Cabins
Mercury ID
644899
Mar 02, 2021

A new study compares the level of particles in various indoor spaces, including aircraft cabins.

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