Optimization Technique Identifies Cost-Effective Biodiversity Corridors

Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos), like this one photographed on the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, require large areas to roam and tend to favor mesic, meadow and shrub habitats where there is ample food. (Credit: U.S. Forest Service)
Sep 27, 2016 - Atlanta
A new optimization technique could help conservation biologists choose the most cost-effective ways of connecting isolated populations of rare, threatened and endangered species living in protected areas.

Addressing Environmental Challenges with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

Images from the Encyclopedia of Life. Photo credits: Robertpollai, CC-BY; A. Fifis/Ifremer, CC-BY-NC; Kevin Raskoff & MPC, CC-BY-NC-SA; Sean McCann, CC-BY-NC-SA; Nick Hobgood, CC-BY-NC  
Sep 28, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
NSF funding to link technologies from Georgia Tech, Smithsonian and IBM to study environment.

Unique Bacterial Chemist in the War on Potatoes

A bacterial warrior the only one of its kind? This enzyme is "wacko" in many ways in its breakdown of a poison related to TNT. On top of that, 5NAA-A is known so far only to exist in a single living organism on Earth. Could it be the lone master of a rare bacterial enzymatic kung fu, in the war on potatoes? Or does a genomic clue point to its existence in one other solitary case?
Oct 03, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
A bacterial warrior the only one of its kind? This enzyme is "wacko" in the ways it breaks down a poison related to TNT.

Startup Launch - Deadline Announcement!

Oct 03, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Startup Launch (formerly known as Startup Summer) is looking for the next great ideas from Tech students for its 2017 program.

Was the Secret Spice in Primal Gene Soup a Thickener?

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
Oct 10, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Searching for the origins of life, researchers add thickener to the broth

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

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)
Dec 05, 2016 - Atlanta
A simple solution-based processing technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells.

Climate Change: Potentially Good News on Methane and Peat Carbon

A plot with enclosure at the SPRUCE peat bog climate change experiment in northern Minnesota. Credit: Georgia Tech / Ben Brumfield
Dec 13, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Soil carbon stored in peat bogs may not convert to greenhouse gasses in the face of global warming.

Advanced Materials Power Next-Generation Molecular Separations

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)
Jan 25, 2017 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have identified opportunities for scalable membrane materials.

Size Matters for Marine Protected Areas Designed to Aid Coral

Fishes and healthy coral show the benefits of marine protected areas designed to protect reef ecosystems. (Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech)
Feb 06, 2017 - Atlanta, GA
For marine protected areas established to help coral reefs recover from overfishing, size really does seem to make a difference.

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

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)
Feb 16, 2017 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have developed a modular reactor able to generate hydrogen at lower temperatures than existing processes.
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