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Supporting Community-Led Flood Resilience

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Alex Robel
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<p>Alex Robel</p>

Mercury ID
681109
Sep 09, 2026

The CHORUS research project will combine advanced flood modeling, artificial intelligence, and community partnerships to help coastal residents in Georgia and New York evaluate flooding solutions and shape resilience planning.

Mining New Possibilities for Critical Minerals: Mapping a Stronger U.S. Supply Chain

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<p>United States map showing the eight regions of the CORE-CM Initiative. Courtesy: <a href="https://netl-exchange.energy.gov/FileContent.aspx?FileID=fe48ff94-6a59-… of Energy Core-CM Initiative</strong></a></p>

Mercury ID
680536
Jun 24, 2026

A new Department of Energy award will help Georgia Tech lead a regional effort to identify, recover, and reuse materials essential to energy, manufacturing, and national security.

Georgia's Tomorrow and Bald Head Island Conservancy Launch Research Fund, Partnership

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<p>Vibrant 'Spartina alterniflora' salt marsh grass wraps the oxbow of a tidal waterway. (Credit: Bald Head Island Conservancy)</p>

Mercury ID
680049
Apr 23, 2026

The Bald Head Island Conservancy and Georgia Tech for Georgia’s Tomorrow are pleased to announce a formal research fund and partnership.

Georgia Tech Arboretum Earns ArbNet Recertification

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Mercury ID
680010
Apr 21, 2026

The entire Georgia Tech campus is a certified arboretum.

Researchers Develop Biodegradable, Plant‑Based Packaging From Natural Fibers

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Plastic packaging fills up landfills – engineers are working on a bio-based alternative that could replace the kind shown here. tuk69tuk/iStock via Getty Images
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<p>Plastic packaging fills up landfills – engineers are working on a bio-based alternative that could replace the kind shown here. <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/white-plastic-bag-on-black-bac… via Getty Images</a></p>

Mercury ID
679693
Mar 17, 2026

Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.

Optimization Technique Identifies Cost-Effective Biodiversity Corridors

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Grizzly Bear
Mercury ID
581780
Sep 27, 2016

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.

Optimization Technique Identifies Cost-Effective Biodiversity Corridors

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Grizzly Bear
Mercury ID
581780
Sep 27, 2016

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.

La Niña-like conditions associated with 2,500-year-long shutdown of coral reef growth

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Panamá reef
Mercury ID
381051
Feb 23, 2015

A new study has found that La Niña-like conditions in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Panamá were closely associated with an abrupt shutdown in coral reef growth that lasted 2,500 years.

Diesel or Electric? Study Offers Advice for Owners of Urban Delivery Truck Fleets

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Mercury ID
240201
Sep 25, 2013

Researchers have compared energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and total cost of ownership for electric and diesel trucks.

‘Stadium Waves’ Could Explain Lull In Global Warming

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Dr. Judith Curry
Mercury ID
244131
Oct 10, 2013

Newly-published research suggests that climate variability may be more predictable than previously assumed.

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