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Georgia Tech’s research initiatives in energy and sustainable infrastructure focus on a broad range of challenges involving energy production, conversion, and efficiency; water resource management; infrastructure development; and the issues associated with a changing climate.

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Piezoelectric Tiles Light the Way for Kennedy Space Center Visitors

Posted: December 13, 2017

A lighted footpath powered partially by piezoelectric tiles will soon be operational at the Kennedy Space Center.

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When Firms Move to Appoint Sustainability Executives, Investors Take Notice

Posted: February 25, 2020

Researchers have studied the stock price impact of appointing corporate sustainability executives.

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$2 Million “Small Bets” Seed Grant Initiative Fosters Research Collaboration

Posted: February 18, 2020

A new "Small Bets" seed grant program has been launched to encourage research collaboration.

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New Process For Preserving Lumber Could Offer Advantages Over Pressure Treating

Posted: February 14, 2020

Researchers have developed a new method that could one day replace pressure treating for preserving wood.

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Carson Meredith is the new RBI Executive Director

Executive Director Selected at Renewable Bioproducts Institute

Posted: February 12, 2020

Carson Meredith has been chosen to be executive director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech.

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Four Georgia Tech Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Posted: February 10, 2020

Marilyn Brown, Thomas Kurfess, Susan Margulies, and Alexander Shapiro join 83 other new National Academy of Engineering members for 2020.

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Hurricane IRMA

Modify Hurricane Relief Strategies, National Academies Report Recommends

Posted: February 3, 2020

Hurricane devastation calls for heavy government relief, but a counterintuitive shift toward restoring private sector supply lines would help more quickly.

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Tweaks Behind the Rebirth of Nearly Discarded Organic Solar Technologies

Posted: December 19, 2019

A minuscule chemical tweak is advancing an organic solar technology that was believed unviable.

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Novel Solar Cells Arrive at International Space Station for Testing

Posted: November 6, 2019

Five different types of solar cells fabricated by Georgia Tech researchers have arrived at the International Space Station to be tested.

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