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- Coral tells own tale about El Niño’s past Sat, 28 Mar 20, 6:00amRice, Georgia Tech study in Science reveals Pacific temperatures over a millennium Rice University Georgia Tech climate scientist Kim Cobb samples an ancient coral for radiometric dating...
- Kendeda, a net-positive Living Building, opens at Georgia Tech Tue, 11 Feb 20, 5:30amAfter a visit to the Bullitt Center in Seattle, Diana Blank was inspired to fund a similar project in Georgia. Taking action, she founded the Kendeda Fund and funded it with $30 million to donate toward the cause. Georgia...
- Researchers chart path to cheaper flexible solar cells Tue, 12 Feb 19, 9:00pmPublic Release: 7-Feb-2019 Georgia Institute of Technology There’s a lot to like about perovskite-based solar cells. They are simple and cheap to produce, offer flexibility that could unlock a wide new range...
- Swinging robot inspired by sloths could help future farmers Mon, 17 Apr 17, 8:52pmOver 7 billion people live on Earth, which means feeding our growing population will require us to produce food more efficiently than we are now. Could Robots could help us ramp up food production? Georgia Institute of Technology...
- New 3D solar cells capture sunlight from every angle Wed, 20 Jul 16, 11:40pmGeorgia Tech scientists developed three-dimensional solar cells which just hitched a ride to space this week on a SpaceX rocket. At the International Space Station, the solar cells will be tested to see how well they function...
- New 3-D solar cells hitched a ride to space for testing Wed, 20 Jul 16, 11:40pmGeorgia Tech scientists developed three-dimensional solar cells which just hitched a ride to space this week on a SpaceX rocket. At the International Space Station, the solar cells will be tested to see how well they function...
- Breakthrough optical rectenna turns light directly into usable electricity Wed, 30 Sep 15, 12:26amIn the world of technology, devices that combine functions are often the most exciting innovations, because they represent new ways to apply existing technologies, making the most out of previous developments...
- Origami-inspired “zippered tubes” create super strong structures that fold down flat Wed, 16 Sep 15, 4:30amTaking inspiration from origami is nothing new. Kayaks, furniture, museums, and space-based solar panels have all been inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding. The latest origami creation could have applications everything...
- America’s Top 10 Greenest Universities of 2013 Wed, 4 Sep 13, 5:00am10. University of California, Santa Barbara Forty-four of the buildings on campus at UC Santa Barbara are LEED certified and 47% of academic departments offer a class about sustainability, totaling 321 classes, with 217 faculty...
- 3D-Textured Solar Cells to be Tested on the International Space Station Thu, 11 Apr 13, 12:00amIn one of the first experiments to take place on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS), a new type of 3D-textured solar cell will soak up 16 sunrises everyday from the "back porch" of the orbiting research...
- Georgia Tech’s Hinman Research Building is a Beautifully Renovated LEED Gold Architecture Studio Wed, 5 Sep 12, 4:03amRead the rest of Georgia Tech’s Hinman Research Building is a Beautifully Renovated LEED Gold Architecture Studio Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", adaptive reuse,...
- Ford And Georgia Tech to Create First Hydraulic Hybrid U.S. School Bus Thu, 12 May 11, 9:08amThe Ford Motor Company Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology have joined forces to create the U.S.’s first conversion of a traditional school bus into a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that runs on recycled biofuel....