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Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of ‘Hot Spot’ Magmatism Under Cocos Plate

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Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)
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<p>Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)</p>

Mercury ID
670990
Jun 20, 2023

A team of scientists led by Georgia Tech have observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence of a partial melt channel at the base of the Cocos Plate.

Video Illustrates Interactive Tech Created to Help Understand Dolphin Communication

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Developed at Georgia Tech for the Wild Dolphin Project, CHAT emits dolphin-like whistle sounds made up to represent objects divers handle in the water.
Mercury ID
673401
Mar 12, 2024

A new video from Georgia Tech's College of Computing highlights Professor Thad Starner's collaboration with the Wild Dolphin Project.

Everlasting African Wildfires Fueled by Aerosol Feedback

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Wildfires
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<p>Fires have been burning in Africa for centuries. The fires are fueled by feedback loop as aerosols interact with the climate. It’s a process that plays a critical role in the regulation of African ecosystems. Adobe iStock photo</p>

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672662
Jan 03, 2024

Wildfires in Africa are fueled by a feedback loop mechanism as aerosols interact with the climate

Energy Materials: Driving the Clean Energy Transition

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Georgia Tech Energy Materials Day 2024
Mercury ID
673164
Feb 21, 2024

Energy materials facilitate the conversion or transmission of energy. They also play an essential role in how we store energy, reduce power consumption, and develop cleaner, efficient energy solutions.

James Stroud Named Early Career Fellow by Ecological Society of America

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James Stroud examines an anole (Day’s Edge Productions)
Mercury ID
673890
Apr 30, 2024

Stroud joins nine newly appointed Fellows and ten ESA Early Career Fellows, elected for "advancing the science of ecology and showing promise for continuing contributions" in the field.

Machine Learning Key to Proposed App that Could Help Flood-prone Communities

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Mercury ID
671984
Oct 09, 2023

A School of Computational Science and Engineering faculty member is co-leading a $1.5M National Science Foundation grant to mitigate flood risks.

Machine Learning Key to Proposed App that Could Help Flood-prone Communities

Sep 28, 2023
School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Assistant Professor Peng Chen is co-principal investigator of a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to develop the CRIS-HAZARD system.

Visualization Tool Helps Oceanographers Predict Sediment Sample Hotspots

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Mercury ID
674331
Jul 11, 2024

A new data visualization tool designed by a Georgia Tech Ph.D. student is helping a team of microbial ecologists, geobiologists, and oceanographers gain more insight into how deep-sea microorganisms interact within their environment.

The Geometry of Life: Physicists Determine What Controls Biofilm Growth

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Microscopic image of biofilm on rock, Image Credit: NASA
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<p>Microscopic image of biofilm on rock, Image Credit: NASA</p>

Mercury ID
674326
Jul 09, 2024

Up to 80% of infections in human bodies can be attributed to the bacteria growing in biofilms, and understanding how biofilms grow could lead to critical insights on controlling them.

Tropical Revelations: Unearthing the Impacts of Hydrological Sensitivity on Global Rainfall

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Jie He
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<p>Jie He, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, wants to predict how rainfall will change in the presence of continuing climate change. — Photo by Jerry Grillo</p><p> </p>

Mercury ID
673964
May 08, 2024

Georgia Tech researcher investigates how rainfall will change as Earth’s atmosphere heats up.

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