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Broad-Based Asymptomatic Testing Program Helps Control Covid-19

Campuswide program helps break chain of transmission to slow virus growth.
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This Supernova in a Lab Mimics the Cosmic Blast’s Splendid Aftermath

A lab machine the size of a double door replicates how the immense blasts paint the astronomical swirls into existence.
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Mercury’s 400°C Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice

Mercury’s Vulcan 400°C heat could easily help it produce some of the ice at its polar caps.
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Mick Jagger owes some thanks for the fact he’s alive and strutting to Ajit Yoganathan and his lab crew. In fact, millions of people do.
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The Latest Research Headlines

BeamMap combines electron beam and electrospray

New Instrument Will Uncover Structure and Chemical Composition on Sub-Cell Scale

Posted: January 11, 2021

A new imaging instrument will be able to simultaneously study both the surface of a biological sample and its chemical composition.

Georgia Tech Names Eric Vogel Executive Director of Institute for Materials

Posted: January 11, 2021

Georgia Tech has named Eric Vogel, professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, to be executive director of the Institute for Materials.

Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics

Leadership change in Enterprise Innovation Institute

Karen Fite, Interim VP and Director of Enterprise Innovation Institute, Retires

Posted: January 7, 2021

Karen Fite, who has led Georgia Tech's economic development efforts in the Enterprise Innovation Institute, has retired.

Spontaneous Robot Dances Highlight a New Kind of Order in Active Matter

Posted: December 31, 2020

Researchers have proposed a new principle by which active matter systems can spontaneously order, without need for higher level instructions.

Georgia Tech Will Help Manage DOE’s Savannah River Laboratory

Posted: December 28, 2020

Georgia Tech is part of a team that has been selected to manage the DOE's Savannah River National Laboratory

FDA Enlists Georgia Tech to Establish Best Practices for RNA-sequencing

Posted: December 14, 2020

Georgia Tech researchers have helped select the right RNA-seq data analysis tools.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

The Tension Between Awareness and Fatigue Shapes Covid-19 Spread

Posted: December 8, 2020

Two human factors - awareness of the virus and fatigue - are battling to control the path of Covid-19.

Hydrogel Could Open New Path for Glaucoma Treatment Without Drugs or Surgery

Posted: December 7, 2020

Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops and surgery.

Shuttering Fossil Fuel Power Plants May Cost Less Than Expected

Posted: December 3, 2020

A generator-level model suggests that most fossil fuel power plants could complete normal lifespans and still close by 2035.

Mercury's North Pole with probable ice deposites highlighted

Mercury’s 400oC Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice

Posted: March 12, 2020

It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Now a new study says that the Vulcan heat on the planet closest to the sun likely helps make some of that ice.

Getting New Treatments to Patients Can Be Harder Than Landing on Mars

Posted: July 1, 2019

Getting New Treatments to Patients Can Be Harder Than Landing on Mars

Mending a Broken Heart

Posted: December 31, 2018

Cardiology researchers at Georgia Tech, Emory University and their partners pursue solutions that detect and fix what ails the human heart.

A minature world with IoT devices emitting waves

Connected New World

Posted: March 8, 2018

The internet of things will soon account for more than half of the world’s connected devices. Georgia Tech researchers are working to ensure IOT security, fuse large IOT data streams, and provide necessary connectivity.

Illustration of a glowing, elevated room of machines with data streaming in and out, and humans outside the room watching

The Minds of the New Machines

Posted: January 25, 2018

New theories and innovative algorithms support computer learning for improved prediction and decision-making

Research Goes Global

Posted: January 11, 2018

Georgia Tech’s research roots extend worldwide, creating international business connections and giving students unique research, education, and work opportunities.

Piezoelectric Tiles Light the Way for Kennedy Space Center Visitors

Posted: December 13, 2017

A lighted footpath powered partially by piezoelectric tiles will soon be operational at the Kennedy Space Center.

Good News for New Assisted Reproductive Tech

Posted: June 1, 2017

Cobb and Toktay Take Carbon Reduction Challenge from Class to Co-op

Posted: May 31, 2017

McDowell contributes chapter to book shared at G7 summit

Posted: May 30, 2017

Georgia Tech Among Top Participating Institutions at ICRA 2017

Posted: May 29, 2017

Baseball Launcher Competition Makes Science Fun for Students

Posted: May 25, 2017

Project ENGAGES: Raising the Bar

Posted: May 25, 2017

New Instrument Will Uncover Structure and Chemical Composition on Sub-Cell Scale

Posted: January 11, 2021

A new imaging instrument will be able to simultaneously study both the surface of a biological sample and its chemical composition.

Georgia Tech Names Eric Vogel Executive Director of Institute for Materials

Posted: January 11, 2021

Georgia Tech has named Eric Vogel, professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, to be executive director of the Institute for Materials.