In the mid-1990s, a Department of Energy-funded project helped catalyze one of the most transformative breakthroughs in American energy history: the development of a horizontal drilling bit capable of withstanding the extreme conditions of shale formations.
"By investing in innovations now, Georgia can become a national leader in critical minerals resilience," write Dr. Yuanzhi Tang and Dr. Scott McWhorter of Georgia Tech. (Dreamstime/TNS)
In the mid-1990s, a Department of Energy-funded project helped catalyze one of the most transformative breakthroughs in American energy history: the development of a horizontal drilling bit capable of withstanding the extreme conditions of shale formations.
Before this innovation, natural gas trapped in tight shale rock was considered too expensive and technically challenging to extract.
A prototype of the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) research aircraft that Georgia Tech students have crafted.Courtesy of Georgia Tech/Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
Stuck in traffic on your way to work? Georgia Tech researchers say the answer to gridlock may one day come from the skies.
Inside a brand-new prototyping lab, students are working with NASA to convert airplanes into electric aircraft. The idea is to create a new kind of "air taxi," quiet, battery-powered, and designed to fly over the city much like a helicopter.
"This is an airplane that we are converting into an electric aircraft in a major partnership with NASA," said Brian German, a Georgia Tech aerospace engineering professor. "So you might be able to fly from Midtown Atlanta down to the airport — fly over traffic, similar to a helicopter."
Stuck in traffic on your way to work? Georgia Tech researchers say the answer to gridlock may one day come from the skies.
Inside a brand-new prototyping lab, students are working with NASA to convert airplanes into electric aircraft. The idea is to create a new kind of "air taxi," quiet, battery-powered, and designed to fly over the city much like a helicopter.
Traffic flows in and out of downtown Atlanta on the I-75/I-85 Connector Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Car companies are continuing to improve how much power batteries can hold and how long they last. It’s the most important component in an EV, says Micah Ziegler, who studies sustainable energy and chemical technologies and public policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. And scientists are working on new designs that might stretch battery life infinitely longer.
Car companies are continuing to improve how much power batteries can hold and how long they last. It’s the most important component in an EV, says Micah Ziegler, who studies sustainable energy and chemical technologies and public policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. And scientists are working on new designs that might stretch battery life infinitely longer.