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Postdoctoral fellow Poorandokht Kashkouli, seated at laptop, discusses test data from their direct air capture rig. Ryan Lively, left, and Chris Jones, pointing at laptop, stand next to the rig, which is a series of tubes and valves in a metal frame. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)
In 2015, nearly 200 countries agreed: they would reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to limit warming of the earth’s atmosphere to well below 2 degrees Celsius. The Paris Agreement actually aims for 1.5 degrees above…
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The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is an inclusive, innovative, and thriving educational and research environment that is making significant contributions to society through its research in a wide range of disciplines ranging…
Cheaper Flow Batteries for Clean Energy
Clean energy is the leading solution for climate change. But solar and wind power are inconsistent at producing enough energy for a reliable power grid. Alternatively, lithium-ion batteries can store energy but are a limited resource.
Martha Grover
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) recently selected Martha Grover, PhD, for a joint appointment. Grover is a professor and the associate chair for graduate studies at Georgia Tech’s…
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Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is a leader in the field of chemical and biomolecular engineering. Its mission is to create a better future by transforming people, ideas, processes and products…
A tiny graphene device on a silicon carbide substrate chip. The device rests on a person's fingertip. Credit: Jess Hunt-Ralston, Georgia Tech 
A pressing quest in the field of nanoelectronics is the search for a material that could replace silicon. Graphene has seemed promising for decades. But its potential faltered along the way, due to damaging processing methods and the lack of a new…
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For the second consecutive year, the Georgia Institute of Technology has garnered a spot among the 20 universities in the U.S. with the highest amount of research and development (R&D) spending. Georgia Tech ranked No. 20, based on the annual…
Gleb Yushin leaning on a wall.
In the decade since Professor Gleb Yushin’s battery materials startup participated in Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center, investments in the company have rolled in — along with the first customers. Now the U.S. Department of…
<p>From left: Adegboyega "Yomi" Oyelere, Madhavan Swaminathan, Zhong Lin Wang.</p>
Three faculty from Georgia Tech have been chosen as 2022 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows, the highest professional distinction for academic inventors. The new class of fellows includes Adegboyega "Yomi" Oyelere of the College of…
<p>A strip of flexible, transparent, and highly conductive plastic film called PEDOT(OH) created by Georgia Tech chemists and engineers. (Photos Courtesy: James Ponder)</p>
It was a simple idea — maybe even too simple to work. Research scientist James Ponder and a team of Georgia Tech chemists and engineers thought they could design a transparent polymer film that would conduct electricity as effectively as other…