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

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)
Jan 12, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
For swimming through sand, a slick and slender snake can perform better than a short and stubby lizard.

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

Apr 02, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
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.

Power Up

Apr 22, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Improving energy storage and conversion will expand use of renewables

New Faculty Fellows to Advise on Sustainability

Jul 20, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Twelve faculty members have been selected to the inaugural class of fellows with the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.

Georgia Tech Examines Impact of Hurricane Katrina

Aug 06, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech, National Academy of Engineering hosted a roundtable discussion on disaster readiness.

Coral Reef Researcher Wins Explorer’s Club Honor

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)
Nov 11, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay has received the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club.

Coral Reef Researcher Wins Explorer’s Club Honor

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)
Nov 11, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay has received the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club.

"Hearing" the Explosions in North Korea

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
Jan 08, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Technology allows audiences to hear seismic signals from this week's explosion in North Korea.

Gulf of Mexico Study Finds Microbes Thriving above Natural Oil Seeps

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)
Jan 25, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Scientists have discovered that phytoplankton are thriving above natural oil seeps in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein’s Prediction

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.
Feb 11, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech faculty, postdocs and student researchers play a crucial role in the first-ever observation of a gravitational wave.
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