This is J. Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. (Credit: Allison Carter)

Material Formed from Crab Shells and Trees Could Replace Flexible Plastic Packaging

Atlanta, GA

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.

This is J. Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. (Credit: Allison Carter)

Material Formed from Crab Shells and Trees Could Replace Flexible Plastic Packaging

Atlanta, GA

STAMI Researchers have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.

Hurricane Harvey churns near the coast of Texas at peak intensity late on August 25, 2017. Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Silence to Sound

Atlanta, GA

A new tool can help first-responders use Twitter activity to identify developing crises after a storm.

Icefin swimming under the sea ice near McMurdo station, Antarctica. This image was taken from the observation tube. Credit: RISEUP/J.Lawrence

Researchers Chosen to Examine Antarctic Glacier at Risk of Collapsing

Atlanta, GA

Researchers will send Icefin under the ice of a remote glacier in West Antarctica.

Living Building: Northwest View

Taking Shape: The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design

The earth is finally beginning to make way for The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.

This perspective demonstrates how the Living Building's "porch" integrates the building with the Eco-Commons to the west. Image courtesy of The Miller Hull Partnership in collaboration with Lord Aeck Sargent.

Southface Gives Fulcrum Award to Kendeda Building Project

Atlanta, GA

The Kendeda Building is already receiving accolades before construction is completed.

Supporting Smart Communities Across Georgia

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech leads a multi-agency initiative to help local governments adopt cutting-edge smart technologies.

A blue crab in a tank in a research lab at Georgia Tech. In the tank behind it, small mud crabs are hiding in plastic tubes. Georgia Tech / Alex Draper

Hide or Get Eaten, Urine Chemicals Tell Mud Crabs

Atlanta, GA

Pinpointing two crab urine chemicals out of hundreds opens new doors of understanding of how marine chemical messaging works.

Astrobiology Rising at Georgia Tech

Atlanta, GA

The growing visibility of researchers interested in astrobiology is helping Georgia Tech emerge as a powerhouse in the field.

There are some 30 species of Leishmania parasites, which take on two different forms in their life cycle. Illustrated here are promastigotes (top) and amastigotes (bottom) with a typical boil caused by a leishmaniasis infection. Rights: iStock / Getty / purchased / not transferable 

As 'Flesh-Eating' Leishmania Come Closer, a Vaccine Against Them Does, Too

Atlanta, GA

A potentially deadly parasite that can ulcerate skin, nose, mouth and organs could someday meet its match in an experimental vaccine that has now worked in lab tests on humanized mice.