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October 10, 2024
NNCI Image Contest Winners Announced

The National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) announced the winners of the 2024 image contest. The contest, Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom,…

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October 10, 2024
New Smart Charger May Pave the Way for More EVs

In 2024, more than one in five cars sold is an electric vehicle (EV). Intergovernmental agencies estimate that by 2035,…

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October 1, 2024
Innovation at Scale: Georgia Tech Unveils New Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Pilot Facility

Whether it’s developing new products, reducing costs, or increasing accessibility, innovations in manufacturing stand to improve the lives of companies and consumers alike. Georgia Tech recently…

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September 22, 2024
New Battery Cathode Material Could Revolutionize EV Market and Energy Storage

A multi-institutional research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen has developed a new, low-cost cathode that could radically…

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September 18, 2024
NIH Awards $7.5 Million to Ankur Singh for Pioneering Human Immune Organoid Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $7.5 million to Ankur Singh, Carl Ring Family Professor in the…

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September 16, 2024
Inaugural Systems Matter Seminar Focuses on Healthcare

Michael Fonseca presented the inaugural ‘Systems Matter’ seminar hosted by the Institute for Matter and Systems on Tuesday, September 10. 

“We are privileged to have Mike here to share…

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September 10, 2024
Tim Lieuwen: Shaping the Future of Research at Georgia Tech

In his 25-plus years at Georgia Tech, Regents' Professor Tim Liuewen earned his master's and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (1996 and 1999, respectively) and has held multiple leadership…

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September 4, 2024
Citrin’s Terahertz Imaging Technology Speeds Up Bulk Document Scanning

The typically tedious and monotonous job of scanning documents is getting a bit easier, thanks to new research from Georgia Tech

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September 3, 2024
IMS Receives NSF Funding for Education and Outreach Programs

The Institute for Matter and Systems (IMS) has received $700,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two education and…

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August 30, 2024
Georgia Tech Cloud Hub Advances Generative AI Research with Microsoft Support

The Cloud Hub, a key initiative of the Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS) at Georgia Tech, recently concluded a successful Call for Proposals focused on advancing the field of…

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August 30, 2024
$3 Million NSF Grant Will Support Training in Sustainable Medical Devices

Georgia Tech researcher W. Hong Yeo has been awarded a $3 million grant to help develop a new generation of engineers and scientists in…

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August 29, 2024
Fostering Industry Innovation: Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Celebrates First Year of Operation

Between revitalized investments in America’s manufacturing infrastructure and an increased focus on AI and automation, the U.S. is experiencing a manufacturing renaissance. A key focus of…

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August 28, 2024
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena Receives $1M NSF Grant to Study Recycling of Perovskite Solar Cells

We have a problem with our current solar cells. They were built with very little thought towards end-of-life. Current solar panels tend to last twenty to thirty years. As those solar panels start…

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August 28, 2024
NSF Awards $2M to Clark Atlanta University in Collaboration With the HBCU CHIPS Network

The National Science Foundation has awarded $2 million to Clark Atlanta University in partnership with the HBCU CHIPS Network, a collaborative effort involving historically black colleges and…

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August 27, 2024
Clearing the Air: Georgia Tech Takes Leading Role in Scrubbing the Atmosphere

From commercialization to community engagement to partnerships with national labs and corporations, Georgia Tech leads in the development and use of direct air capture technologies.

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August 19, 2024
Using AI to Find the Polymers of the Future

Nylon, Teflon, Kevlar. These are just a few familiar polymers — large-molecule chemical compounds — that have changed the world. From Teflon-coated frying pans to 3D printing, polymers are vital…

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August 12, 2024
Researchers Break Boundaries to Spark Energy Innovation

Interdisciplinary collaboration drives innovation at Georgia Tech. Researchers with joint appointments across the Institute's six colleges discuss how blending diverse fields helps them create…

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August 1, 2024
Materials Engineer Meilin Liu Named to European Academy of Sciences

Meilin Liu, Hightower Chair and Regents’ Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering…

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July 30, 2024
Novelis and Georgia Tech Showcase Technical Leadership at International Aluminum Conference

From airplanes to soda cans, aluminum is a crucial — not to mention, an incredibly sustainable — material in manufacturing. Since 2019, Georgia Tech has partnered with…

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July 23, 2024
Mechanical Engineering Researchers Use Salt for Thermal Energy Storage

From keeping warm in the winter to doing laundry, heat is crucial to daily life. But as the world grapples with climate change, buildings’ increasing energy consumption is a critical problem.…

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July 19, 2024
Mentoring the Future of Nanotechnology

When Blair Brettmann was a sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin, her advisor told her about the National…

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July 19, 2024
How the Paris Olympic Track Is Designed to Break Records

Every millisecond will matter when the world's best athletes gather in Paris for the Summer Olympics, and track and field athletes will compete on a surface designed to produce record-…

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July 16, 2024
Georgia Tech Wins Second $25 Million Award to Support Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Education

Georgia Tech will lead a consortium of 12 universities and 12 national labs as part of a …

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July 16, 2024
Engineering a Fast Olympic Pool

What makes a swimming pool fast? It’s not just the fit, strong, and elite athletes competing at the Summer Olympics in Paris. The speed of swimming is also created by the structural…

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July 2, 2024
Stay Cool: Top Fabrics to Wear to Survive the Summer Heat

As the summer heat intensifies, with temperatures sometimes soaring to triple digits, the question of which fabrics are best for staying cool becomes particularly relevant. …

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