October 31, 2025
Blood, Brick and Legend: The Chemistry of Dracula’s Castle
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Georgia Tech scientists explore the elemental makeup of a 15th-century brick to connect Dracula’s legend with real-world materials science.

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October 28, 2025
Brand Lecture Honors Legacy of Innovation through AI and Materials Science
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The third annual Oliver Brand Memorial Lecture featured insights from IBM’s Vijay Narayanan on how advanced materials are shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

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October 27, 2025
Georgia Tech’s Soft Robotics Flips the Script on ‘The Terminator’
5 min read

AI-powered artificial muscles made from pliable materials are reshaping recovery, from stroke rehabilitation to prosthetic design. These machines help people regain motion, strength, and confidence.

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October 24, 2025
Khan and Menon Selected for Prestigious EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
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The National Academy of Engineering–affiliated symposium brings together top early-career researchers from both sides of the Atlantic to address critical challenges in science and technology.

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October 16, 2025
Cancer Atlas Offers a Roadmap to Detecting Tumors Earlier Than Ever
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Two years into a $49.5 million cancer-mapping project, researchers are opening the door to new kinds of tests that could alert doctors to multiple kinds of cancer when they’re most treatable.

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October 16, 2025
Researchers Discover Spontaneous Chirality in Conjugated Polymers
4 min read

A surprising behavior, overlooked for decades, could pave the way for development of a new class of energy-efficient electronics inspired by nature.

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October 15, 2025
Head to Toe: Georgia Tech Researchers Treat the Entire Human Body Through Neuroscience Research
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Meet Georgia Tech’s neurology experts exploring the brain’s impact on the entire body.

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October 14, 2025
NNCI Image Contest Winners Announced
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The winning images from the 2025 NNCI image contest were announced on National Nanotechnology Day

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October 13, 2025
3-Legged Lizards Can Thrive Against All Odds, Challenging Assumptions About How Evolution Works in the Wild
4 min read

Research uncovered 122 cases of limb loss across 58 lizard species and revealed that these “three-legged pirates” – the rare survivors of traumatic injuries – can run just as fast, maintain healthy body weight, reproduce successfully and live surprisingly

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October 6, 2025
Initiative Lead Q&A: Akanksha Menon on Designing the Future of Buildings
3 min read

Menon discusses her interdisciplinary approach to improving building sustainability and efficiency through advanced materials and systems.

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September 24, 2025
Breathtaking Breakthrough: Lung-on-a-Chip Defends Itself
5 min read

Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt researchers have built the first lung-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a breakthrough with the potential to reshape how we study disease, move beyond animal testing, and administer lifesaving therapies.

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September 24, 2025
Inaugural Cohort of Graduate Apprentices Announced
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Nine graduate students have been chosen for IMS's new apprenticeship program, offering practical training in fabrication, characterization, and systems-level problem-solving.

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