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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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Despite the relatively modest scale of investment in clean energy by oil and gas companies so far, there are several business reasons oil companies…
An arial photo of the SPRUCE experiment.

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A new study is unearthing how and why peatlands are producing carbon dioxide and methane. 
Car exhaust (Adobe: elcovalana)

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Scientists team up to better understand how certain types of air pollution increase the risk of developing dementia. 
2025 SEI External Faculty Fellows with their Georgia Tech Hosts

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The Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) at Georgia Tech concluded its third cohort of Energy Faculty Fellows in August, welcoming a diverse…

Tech Tower

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Ryan Lively and Matthew McDowell are recognized for pioneering work in sustainable chemical engineering and advanced battery technologies.
Drawdown dashboard

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The climate solutions tracker features a county-by-county breakdown of which technologies could most benefit the environment.
Rampi Ramprasad

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The project addresses one of the world’s most pressing challenges in sustainability: eliminating plastic waste.
stock image of people planting trees in a forest

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Agriculture is the largest cause of deforestation. So, it follows that forest expansion efforts would displace agriculture — but new research from…
A tractor applying lime

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Liming, a centuries-old agricultural practice, can improve crop yield and greenhouse gas reduction.
An AI rendering of a rapidly charging battery.

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Charging batteries quickly was thought to degrade them. Georgia Tech’s findings flip that logic and open new doors for energy storage.

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AI’s growing power demands and grid instability are turning electricity from a background utility into a strategic risk that…

"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)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In the mid-1990s, a Department of Energy-funded project helped catalyze one of the most transformative breakthroughs in American…

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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)
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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
CBS News Atlanta

Stuck in traffic on your way to work? Georgia Tech researchers say the answer to gridlock may one day come from the skies.

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Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
National Geographic
Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
National Geographic

Car companies are continuing to improve how much power batteries can hold and how long they last. It’s the most important component…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
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Ben Emerson, Georgia Tech Researcher speaking with 11Alive News Anchor
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11Alive interviewed the combustion lab's Ben Emerson in their 9:00am show on June 18, 2025.  The subject of the interview was…