Earth and Environment

Hide or Get Eaten, Urine Chemicals Tell Mud Crabs

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

Jan 08, 2018 - Atlanta, GA

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

Supporting Smart Communities Across Georgia

Feb 23, 2018 - Atlanta, GA

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

Southface Gives Fulcrum Award to Kendeda Building Project

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.

Mar 15, 2018 - Atlanta, GA

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

Researchers Chosen to Examine Antarctic Glacier at Risk of Collapsing

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

Apr 30, 2018 - Atlanta, GA

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

Silence to Sound

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

Jun 07, 2018 - Atlanta, GA

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

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

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

Jul 23, 2018 - 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.

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

Jul 23, 2018 - 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.

NASA Pushes Exploration of Oceans in Our Solar System in Georgia Tech-Led Alliance

Under the thick ice crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus flows water. Could it harbor life? A new NASA-funded research alliance called Oceans Across Space and Time wants to know. Credit: NASA

Nov 01, 2018 - Atlanta, GA

Envision a yellow submarine on a rocket to Europa as a future highpoint of a research project led by Georgia Tech to search for life in our solar system's oceans.

When Boy Fish Build Castles to Impress Girl Fish, Boy Genes Get a Rise