Visualization of the first binary black black hole coalescence discovered, GW150914, which was announced on February 11, 2016. The two black holes are in orbit around each other, getting closer together, losing energy to gravitational waves, seen here as colored contours.The two white spheres are the black holes, colored white for visibility. The image was taken from a binary/simulation that was created by Georgia Tech's team, including Matt Kinsey, Karan Jani and Michael Clark.

Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein’s Prediction

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Georgia Tech faculty, postdocs and student researchers play a crucial role in the first-ever observation of a gravitational wave.

Georgia Tech Professor Joe Montoya and graduate student Sarah Weber prepare to recover equipment used to gather water samples in the Gulf of Mexico. (Credit: Ryan Sibert, University of Georgia)

Gulf of Mexico Study Finds Microbes Thriving above Natural Oil Seeps

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Scientists have discovered that phytoplankton are thriving above natural oil seeps in the Gulf of Mexico.

Zhigang Peng, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the Tech's College of Sciences, was honored with Richter Early Career Award by the Seismological Society of America earlier this month.Photo: Jennifer Tyner/Georgia Tech

"Hearing" the Explosions in North Korea

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Technology allows audiences to hear seismic signals from this week's explosion in North Korea.

Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay is shown with a background of glaciers in Alaska. Hay has spent his career understanding what's killing the world's coral reefs. (Credit: Candace Klein)

Coral Reef Researcher Wins Explorer’s Club Honor

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Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay has received the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club.

Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay is shown with a background of glaciers in Alaska. Hay has spent his career understanding what's killing the world's coral reefs. (Credit: Candace Klein)

Coral Reef Researcher Wins Explorer’s Club Honor

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay has received the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club.

Georgia Tech Examines Impact of Hurricane Katrina

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Georgia Tech, National Academy of Engineering hosted a roundtable discussion on disaster readiness.

New Faculty Fellows to Advise on Sustainability

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Twelve faculty members have been selected to the inaugural class of fellows with the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.

Power Up

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Improving energy storage and conversion will expand use of renewables

New robotic vehicle provides a never-before-seen look under Antarctica

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A first-of-its-kind robotic vehicle recently dove to depths never before visited under Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf and brought back video of life on the seafloor.

The shovel-nosed snake, which is found in the Mojave Desert of the southeast United States, has an elongated body and low-friction skin, which allow it to swim through sand rapidly and efficiently. It is shown here in a bed of sand in a Georgia Tech laboratory. (Credit: Jason Maderer)

Slick and slender snake beats short and stubby lizard in sand swimming

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For swimming through sand, a slick and slender snake can perform better than a short and stubby lizard.