Research | Sustainability at Georgia Tech

El Nino Swings More Violently in the Industrial Age, Hard Evidence Says

Nov 25, 2019

Hard evidence now says: El Nino and the climate phenomenon that drives it have become more extreme in the industrial age.

Exoplanet Axis Study Boosts Hopes of Complex Life, Just Not Next Door

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629146

Nov 20, 2019

An exoplanet study on axis tilts raises hopes that advanced life may exist elsewhere in the universe.

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

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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.

Adhesive Formed From Bee Spit and Flower Oil Could Form Basis of New Glues

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593355

Mar 27, 2019

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology are looking at that mixture of ingredients as a model for a bioinspired glue because of its unique adhesive properties and ability to remain sticky through a range of conditions.

Material Formed from Crab Shells and Trees Could Replace Flexible Plastic Packaging

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608016

Jul 23, 2018

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.

Smoke from Wildfires Can Have Lasting Climate Impact

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591981

May 22, 2017

Researchers have found that carbon particles released into the air from burning trees and other organic matter are much more likely than previously thought to travel to the upper levels of the atmosphere, where they can interfere with rays from the sun.

Brake Dust May Cause More Problems Than Blackened Wheel Covers

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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.

Polluted Dust Can Impact Ocean Life Thousands of Miles Away, Study Says

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536351

May 16, 2016

A new modeling study conducted by researchers in Georgia Tech shows that for decades, air pollution drifting from East Asia out over the world’s largest ocean has contributed to oxygen levels falling in tropical waters thousands of miles away.

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

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