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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

Diesel or Electric? Study Offers Advice for Owners of Urban Delivery Truck Fleets

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Urban-delivery-vehicle
Mercury ID
240201
Sep 25, 2013

Researchers have compared energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and total cost of ownership for electric and diesel trucks.

Georgia Tech Examines Impact of Hurricane Katrina

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

Energy Regulation Rollbacks Threaten Progress Against Harmful Ozone

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Coal-fired power plant by day
Mercury ID
628279
Nov 04, 2019

This is what could happen if all endangered regulations that help in the fight against harmful ozone go away.

Carbon soot particles, dust blamed for discoloring India’s Taj Mahal

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Workers cleaning Taj Mahal
Mercury ID
353451
Dec 10, 2014

The Taj Mahal’s iconic marble dome and soaring minarets require regular cleaning to maintain their dazzling appearance, and scientists now know why.

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.

Lifting Communities with Smart Technology

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Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners Map
Mercury ID
606867
Jun 12, 2018

Georgia Smart Communities Challenge helps small and large cities improve quality of life.

Rising Tundra Temperatures Create Worrying Changes in Microbial Communities

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Tundra test plot
Mercury ID
623061
Jul 08, 2019

Rising temperatures could affect the microbial communities in northern latitude tundra.

Energy Regulation Rollbacks Threaten Progress Against Harmful Ozone

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Coal-fired power plant by day
Mercury ID
628279
Oct 29, 2019

This is what could happen if all endangered regulations that help in the fight against harmful ozone go away.

Robotic Submarine Snaps First-Ever Images at Foundation of Notorious Antarctic Glacier

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Thwaites Glacier's outer edge
Mercury ID
623047
Jan 29, 2020

These are the first-ever images taken at the foundations of the glacier that inspires more fear of sea-level rise than any other - Thwaites Glacier.

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