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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…
A closeup of Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower

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

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Georgia Tech researchers developed new statewide canopy assessment tools to help urban planners, policymakers, and communities make data-informed…
A photo of GTRI's interim Director Tommer Ender, who is seated.

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Tommer Ender, Ph.D., is the interim Director of GTRI and Senior VP at Georgia Tech, succeeding Jim Hudgens, now President and CEO of UL Research…
A white gloved hand holds 3 nuclear pellets with rows of nuclear pellets in the background

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Georgia Tech researchers are advancing nuclear science and engineering while deconstructing myths around the technology.
Server room in data center

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Georgia’s booming data center industry brings economic promise and environmental pressure. Researchers say innovation and local action can tip the…
Energy and national security cohort meeting participants including the seed grant teams and the SEI and GTRI team

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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…
Graphical Illustration of a futuristic car

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ECE experts look to the future of the automotive industry, and how new technology will not only transform vehicles, but reshape the power grid,…
Energy Unplugged Camp Participants During a Field Trip to Oglethorpe Power, Green Power EMC and Georgia Systems Operations Corporation

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As a featured part of this year’s Energy Unplugged Camp, students visited the headquarters of Oglethorpe Power, Green Power EMC, and Georgia System…
Ahmed Yunus and Yongsheng Chen working with a wastewater reactor system in the lab.

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A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime…

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Times Higher Education

Achieving net zero on college campuses is an ambitious target, but with targeted strategies, universities can help their community…

MP Materials’ Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility is in California near the Nevada border. Tmy350/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
The Conversation
Stryten's Lead Battery Energy Storage System Installation at the Georgia Tech Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions Building
ESSNews
Series of Battery Storage Systems (Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Wired
Polymetallic nodules containing certain critical minerals can be found scattered across the seabed in some parts of the ocean. Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S. in 2019.
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Georgia Tech’s high-voltage circuit breaker quenches arcs with supercritical CO2. Original photo: Emily Waltz
IEEE Spectrum
A Tesla battery pack contains hundreds of cylindrical nickel-manganese-cobalt cells Credit: Getty images
Chemical and Engineering News

Today’s electric vehicles (EVs) mainly use batteries with cathodes made of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) or lithium…

The high impact between the metal balls in a ball mill reactor and the polymer surface is sufficient to momentarily liquefy the polymer and facilitate chemical reactions. Image created with DALL•E
CEP

In the March issue of CEP , Georgia Tech researchers’ work, supported by NSF, is highlighted in tackling the pressing…

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Times Higher Education