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The Strategic Energy Institute and the Venture Lab…

The McDowell Lab at Georgia Tech is Shaping the Future of Battery Technology

Batteries. They come in numerous shapes, sizes, and lettered designations; they power everything…

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Georgia Tech Wednesday for an event, co-…

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The Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) and the Infrastructure & Sustainability (I&S) unit…

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Workforce diversity in science and technology is widely seen as necessary for…

Tim Lieuwen

Tim Lieuwen has been selected to serve as interim chair of Georgia Tech’s Daniel…

Photo Credit Ben Gray, AJC. A student wearing a "Serve-Learn-Sustain" tee shirt walks along a campus walkway with a Georgia Tech faculty member.

The Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR) and the Office of Undergraduate…

A thermal imaging device shows heat distribution in the carbon fibers.

What started as a simple errand to deposit a check at a bank drive-through became the kind of “…

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Georgia Tech’s newest interdisciplinary degree program, the…

Electric vehicle charging

Amid the surge in demand for lithium-ion batteries, which power everything…

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Business Wire

The Greenhouse Accelerator is announcing the launch of the Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub, a public-private-academic…

Streets crack under heat because higher temperatures create more space between vibrating molecules, causing the material to expand and deform. Priscila Zambotto/Moment via Getty Images
The Conversation

Not only people need to stay cool, especially in a summer of record-breaking heat waves. Many machines, including cellphones,…

The utility Pacific Gas & Electric acknowledged responsibility for equipment that started the deadly 2018 blaze that burned through Paradise, Calif. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
The Conversation

Maui County is suing Hawaiian Electric, claiming the utility was negligent for not shutting off power as strong…

Benoit Montreuil speaking to the Axios roundtable group. Credit: Shay Richards for Axios
Axios

On Wednesday, August 23, Axios hosted an Expert Voices roundtable discussion in Atlanta, featuring local leaders and experts in…

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Duke Nicholas Institute

Development of the portal–in collaboration with Georgia Tech and the SETRI network–was recently recognized as part of the White…

After more than 10 years, construction of Plant Vogtle Unit 3 is complete and has achieved full power output. (Courtesy of Georgia Power)
WABE

The first new nuclear reactor built in the U.S. in more than 40 years is now up and running in Waynesboro, Georgia.…

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As more and more people move to metro Atlanta, we have somehow managed to reduce our carbon footprint in the state of Georgia.…

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Axios Atlanta

Georgia's carbon footprint is shrinking — but our reliance on cars and big SUVs persists. Greenhouse gas emissions declined by…

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DrawdownGA

Tracking Georgia’s progress toward net zero emissions is now easier and more convenient for local governments, researchers, and…

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New York Times