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New Battery Cathode Material Could Revolutionize EV Market and Energy Storage

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Zhantao Liu
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<p>Zhantao Liu with the new low-cost cathode that could revolutionize lithium-ion batteries and the EV industry. Photo by Jerry Grillo</p>

Mercury ID
675067
Sep 22, 2024

A research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen has developed a low-cost iron chloride cathode for lithium-ion batteries, which could significantly reduce costs and improve performance for electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage systems.

At the Intersection of Climate and AI, Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Climate Science

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Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)
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<p>Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)</p>

Mercury ID
676086
Jan 22, 2025

A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.

2024’s Extreme Ocean Heat Breaks Records Again, Leaving 2 Mysteries to Solve

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 The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images
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<p> The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images</p>

Mercury ID
676055
Jan 09, 2025

In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.

Farming for the Future of the Planet: How Liming Could Be Key for Carbon Removal

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<p>A tractor applying lime to mitigate acidity in the soil. [Adobe Stock]</p>

Mercury ID
677739
Aug 19, 2025

Liming, a centuries-old agricultural practice, can improve crop yield and greenhouse gas reduction.

Why Do Big Oil Companies Invest in Green Energy?

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A flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D.
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<p>A flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D. <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/BidenMethaneEmissions/bd59009031284cb2be… Photo/Matthew Brown</a></p>

Mercury ID
678053
Sep 17, 2025

Despite the relatively modest scale of investment in clean energy by oil and gas companies so far, there are several business reasons oil companies would increase their investments in clean energy over time.

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

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An aerial photo of the SPRUCE experiment.
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An arial photo of the SPRUCE experiment.

Mercury ID
678030
Sep 16, 2025

A new study is unearthing how and why peatlands are producing carbon dioxide and methane. 

New Links in Air Pollution and Dementia

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Car exhaust (Adobe: elcovalana)
Mercury ID
678035
Sep 16, 2025

Scientists team up to better understand how certain types of air pollution increase the risk of developing dementia. 

Decades in the Making: Seeing the Full Impact From Air Pollution Reductions

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NOAA Iridescent Clouds
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<p>Iridescent clouds before sunset / Source: NOAA<br> </p>

Mercury ID
678151
Sep 26, 2025

Georgia Tech researchers analyze seasonal differences of SO₂ and sulfate concentrations in the atmosphere over decades to determine the long-term impact of sustained air quality control efforts.

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