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The Plants Seeking Refuge Across Our Dynamically Changing Planet

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Spruce-fir boreal forest in western North Carolina
Mercury ID
665472
Feb 06, 2023

Researchers investigate how trees have moved across geography over time, where they’re heading, and why it’s important.

Robot Provides Unprecedented Views Below Antarctic Ice Shelf

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IceFin maps the Ross Ice Shelf near Kamb Ice Stream. (Icefin/NASA PSTAR RISE UP/Schmidt/Quartini)
Mercury ID
666419
Mar 03, 2023

The Icefin robot’s unprecedented look inside a crevasse, and observations revealing more than a century of geological processes beneath the ice shelf, are detailed in a new paper in Nature Geoscience.

Mycorrhizal Types Control Biodiversity Effects on Productivity

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Fungi growing on plants in a forest
Mercury ID
666119
Feb 23, 2023

An international, collaborative team of researchers shed light on how fungi and plant roots work together to gather nutrients — and how the diversity of plant species may impact the process.

Driving Change: Georgia Tech Experts Lead in Electrification of America’s Roads

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Driving Change: Georgia Tech experts are leading the way in EV innovation
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<p>Top: Rich Simmons, Marilyn Brown, Gleb Yushin </p><p>Bottom: Valerie Thomas, Hailong Chen, Tim Lieuwen</p>

Mercury ID
670207
Mar 21, 2023

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, and with economic and environmental impacts colliding, Georgia Tech experts are leading the way in the development of next-generation solutions.

GTRI Works to Enhance EV Battery Reuse and Recycling in Georgia

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GTRI's EV battery recycling efforts
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<p><em>GTRI's EV battery recycling efforts are crucial because many of the key minerals found in lithium-ion batteries are sourced from geopolitically sensitive regions across the globe (Photo Credit: iStock). </em></p>

Mercury ID
670938
Jun 07, 2023

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is working to optimize Georgia’s EV battery supply chain by developing cost-and energy-efficient methods that pose fewer environmental risks.

Inside-Out Heating and Ambient Wind Could Make Direct Air Capture Cheaper and More Efficient

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DAC Coated Carbon Fibers Heat Measurement
Mercury ID
670971
Jun 12, 2023

Chemical engineers use coated carbon fibers and eliminate steam-based heating in their simpler design, which also can be powered by wind energy.

Georgia Tech Making Waves in Tsunami Research

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Volcanic Tsunami Simulator
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<p>The volcanic tsunami simulator, developed by Georgia Tech researchers, gets a test run in an Oregon State wave basin.</p>

Mercury ID
671539
Aug 30, 2023

Researchers develop volcanic tsunami simulator to closely study potential natural disasters

Poor and Disadvantaged People Sit in the Dark Longer After a Storm Outage

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<p>Extreme weather events impact disadvantaged communities more harshly, and extended power outages can be dangerous and life-threatening. </p>

Mercury ID
672579
Dec 14, 2023

The research shows that people in lower socioeconomic tiers wait nearly three hours longer on average for their power to be restored.

Machine Learning Predicts Biodiversity and Resilience in the Coral Triangle

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A school of planktivorous fish sheltering around a coral on a reef in the Solomon Islands in the Coral Triangle. Photo by Mark Hay
Mercury ID
665649
Feb 09, 2023

The team's new methodology offers hope for better coral connectivity monitoring and protection in the future.

Balancing Act of Hurricane Season Sways With Climate Change

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3D Render of Category 4 Major Hurricane Fiona east of Florida. Getty Images.
Mercury ID
672670
Jul 06, 2023

Forecasts call for a near-normal hurricane season, but climate change could make future seasons more unpredictable than ever before.

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