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Side-by-side scientific visualization comparing in-situ photoelasticity and modeled stress field evolution during fracture testing of a transparent material. The left panel shows a rectangular specimen with rainbow-colored stress patterns radiating from a crack tip near the center-right edge, while the right panel shows a corresponding color-coded stress map with blue, green, yellow, and red regions indicating increasing stress concentration around the crack tip. Labels at the top identify the two methods.
July 24, 2026

Rapid Testing Offers Path to More Sustainable Material Choices

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At Georgia Tech’s Daedalus Lab, Christos Athanasiou and postdoctoral researcher Danqi Sun are working to provide greater certainty to designers and engineers by rethinking how materials are tested for their fracture characteristics.
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July 15, 2026

Andrew Lindsey Joins BBISS as Program Manager

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Lindsey will support BBISS’s research, education, and partnership activities across Georgia Tech and beyond.
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July 9, 2026

Data Centers Are Booming. Who Benefits?

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Data centers continue to expand across the U.S. Do the communities nearby really benefit?
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June 30, 2026

How AI-Powered Flood Forecasts Could Transform Hurricane Resilience

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Assistant Professor Ali Sarhadi is using AI and digital twins to predict how and where major storms will cause the most damage.
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Brian An, EPIcenter Faculty Affiliate and Assistant Professor in Georgia Tech’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
June 30, 2026

Meet the Expert: Brian An

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In this EPIcenter Expert series, meet Brian An, EPIcenter Affiliate, studying the intersection of energy resilience and urban policy to improve grid equity during extreme weather.
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June 24, 2026

Bruce Weinelt Joins BBISS as Managing Director

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Bruce will develop and lead BBISS’s external partnership and fundraising strategy, grounded in the Institute's academic research priorities.
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June 24, 2026

Researchers Discover Membrane-Based Approach to More Sustainable Oil Refining

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Published in Nature, the researchers' findings suggest that using membranes to separate crude oil before distillation could significantly reduce the energy, water, and carbon footprint of petroleum refining.
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June 11, 2026

Scientist Maps Biodiversity on a Warming Southern Landscape

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Jenny McGuire is refining tools and partnerships that help protect biodiversity, from Atlanta’s urban canopy to the southern Appalachians.
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Anuja Tripathi works in the lab
June 3, 2026

Rising From the Ashes: A Hidden Supply of Critical Elements

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Georgia Tech researchers turn a widespread waste product into materials that power modern technology.
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May 28, 2026

BBISS Appoints Three New Faculty Directors

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BBISS has expanded its team to include three more faculty members.
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May 27, 2026

Data Centers, Microbes, and the Future of Water Reuse

5 min read
Metro Atlanta has become a magnet for hyperscale data centers and securing enough cooling water with wastewater reuse has unknown public health risks.
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Urban climate expert Brian Stone on how cities must adapt to survive deadly heat waves
Metro Atlanta CEO
Georgia Tech Earns National Recognition for Sustainability Innovation
The Conversation
Sargassum, the smelly nemesis of beach vacations, has become a self‑sustaining disaster that will keep coming back
Interesting Engineering
This New Test Reveals When Recycled Plastic Stops Being Good for the Planet
The Times of India
2022 Saw Ireland Building Its First Bridge With a Wind Mill Turbine and Solving a Waste Problem; Now it is a 'Reuse' Trend in the US
Times Higher Education
Shared Effort for Measurable Impact: Building Sustainable Labs Through Partnership
Metro Atlanta CEO
Cox Enterprises Announces Winners of Student Sustainability Challenge
Ledger-Enquirer
All Georgia Data Center Ordinances — From Most to Least Restrictive
The Conversation
How Sewage Treatment Plants Could Handle Food Waste, Sparing Landfills and the Climate
The Conversation
New Industry Standards and Tech Advances Make Pre-owned Electronics a Viable Holiday Gift Option
The Conversation
Companies are Still Committing to Net-zero Emissions, Even If It’s a Bumpy Road – Here’s What the Data Show
Public News Service
Culture, Conservation Thrive as Great Lakes Tribes Bring Back Wild Rice
The Conversation
Hurricane Helene Power Outages Leave Millions in the Dark – History Shows Poorer Areas Often Wait Longest for Electricity to be Restored
The Conversation
What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s Smaller Cousin Could Affect Hurricane Season
The Conversation
Ancient Rome Had Ways to Counter the Urban Heat Island Effect – How History’s Lessons Apply to Cities Today

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