Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week

Week of Events Highlights Sustainable Development Goals

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The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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Looking Ahead 2022 and beyond

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Five trends that will reshape our lives in 2022

Georgia Tech’s multidisciplinary researchers (L to R) Chloé Arson, Thomas DiChristina, and Martial Taillefert near wetlands on Georgia Tech’s campus.  (Photo credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech) 

Modeling Water-cleansing Wetlands in Extreme Weather

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Georgia Tech is partnering with two Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories to better understand how wetlands function, enabling scientists to better understand their role in controlling water quality.

STARS Silver Rating

Georgia Tech Earns STARS Silver Rating for Its Campuswide Contributions to Sustainability

Georgia Tech recently achieved a STARS silver rating by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

Georgia Tech and Georgia Power partner to celebrate Microgrid ribbon cutting.

Georgia Tech Celebrates Opening of New Energy Project in Midtown Atlanta

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Georgia Tech partnered with Georgia Power to host the dedication of the Microgrid in Tech Square.

The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design

The Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech Earns Living Building Certification

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Satisfying 225% of its energy needs from solar generation, capturing rainwater for drinking, and screening out common hazardous chemicals, award-winning project seeks to transform buildings in Southeast and beyond.

Mitchell Walker, professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, is the principal investigator and will serve as director of JANUS, leading an interdisciplinary team of researchers from across the country. According to the original proposal, the vision of JANUS is to enable and proliferate the flight of high-power electric propulsion systems.

Georgia Tech Shares $15M From NASA to Advance Deep Space Exploration

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New Space Technology Research Institute brings together multiple universities to tackle the challenges associated with electric propulsion ground testing

A Georgia Tech ATHENA group member holds an inkjet-printed prototype of a mm-wave harvester. The researchers envision a future where IoT devices will be powered wirelessly over 5G networks. (Photo credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)

Leveraging the 5G Network to Wirelessly Power IoT Devices

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have uncovered an innovative way to tap into the over-capacity of 5G networks, turning them into “a wireless power grid” for powering Internet of Things (IoT) devices that today need batteries to operate.

A new Georgia Tech manufacturing process could enable battery makers to produce lighter, safer, and more energy-dense batteries. (Photo credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech)

Finding Key to Low-cost, Fast Production of Solid-state Batteries for EVs

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New technique could allow EV industry to make Li-ion batteries more safely with 100% solid-state nonflammable ceramic rather than liquid electrolytes.

A newly reported study of air quality in indoor spaces such as stores, restaurants, offices, public transportation — and commercial jets — shows aircraft cabins with the lowest levels of tiny aerosol particles. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)

Indoor Air Quality Study Shows Aircraft in Flight May Have Lowest Particulate Levels

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A new study compares the level of particles in various indoor spaces, including aircraft cabins.