Wildfires burn much more biomass per area than professional prescribed burns, and pollute at a much higher rate. Credit: Kari Greer/USFS Gila National Forest via NASA

Wildfires Pollute Much More Than Previously Thought

Atlanta, GA

Data from flights through wildfire plumes reveal three times the officially noted levels for fine particles

When the city of Diego de Almagro's water system was destroyed by landslides and floods in 2015 — leaving more than 15,000 people without potable drinking water — the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Embassy in Chile contracted with TOHL to install and deploy its mobile infrastructure solutions. 

Horsley Applies SPP Background Towards Water Works Founding

Atlanta, GA

A company founded by Georgia Tech students is pioneering a new model for helping rural communities in developing countries maintain — and sustain — water security.

Georgia Tech students hike down a mountain towards a blue lake.

Water, Water Everywhere

Atlanta, GA

In the world of water research, underserved communities provide the ultimate learning ground for undergrads.

A honeybee covered by commercial pollen. Photo courtesy: Candler Hobbs, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

Hair Spacing Keeps Honeybees Clean During Pollination

Atlanta, GA

A honeybee can carry up to 30 percent of its body weight in pollen because of the strategic spacing of its nearly three million hairs.

Georgia Tech professor Andrei Fedorov (left) and undergraduate research assistant Yuzhe Peng are shown with the laboratory-scale hydrogen reforming system that produces the green fuel at relatively low temperature in a process that can be scaled up or down to meet specific needs. (Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech)

Four-Stroke Engine Cycle Produces Hydrogen from Methane and Captures CO2

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have developed a modular reactor able to generate hydrogen at lower temperatures than existing processes.

Fishes and healthy coral show the benefits of marine protected areas designed to protect reef ecosystems. (Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech)

Size Matters for Marine Protected Areas Designed to Aid Coral

Atlanta, GA

For marine protected areas established to help coral reefs recover from overfishing, size really does seem to make a difference.

Photo shows the manufacture of polymer hollow fiber membranes, which are precursors to more advanced carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

Advanced Materials Power Next-Generation Molecular Separations

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have identified opportunities for scalable membrane materials.

A plot with enclosure at the SPRUCE peat bog climate change experiment in northern Minnesota. Credit: Georgia Tech / Ben Brumfield

Climate Change: Potentially Good News on Methane and Peat Carbon

Atlanta, GA

Soil carbon stored in peat bogs may not convert to greenhouse gasses in the face of global warming.

Close-up of a polymer film on a glass substrate before immersion in a polyoxometalte solution to electrically dope the film over a limited depth. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)

Simple Processing Technique Could Cut Cost of Organic PV and Wearable Electronics

Atlanta

A simple solution-based processing technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells.

Gene puddle primeval, a drawing by first author Christine He to illustrate her discocery that viscosity moves DNA and RNA strands forward toward spontaneous gene strand replication. Credit: Georgia Tech / Christine He

Was the Secret Spice in Primal Gene Soup a Thickener?

Atlanta, GA

Searching for the origins of life, researchers add thickener to the broth