Electronics and Nanotechnology

At Georgia Tech, research in the complementary fields of electronics and nanotechnology – supported by strengths in related areas such as biomedicine, materials, and policy – provides the foundation for a broad range of advances with industrial applications. Georgia Tech has deep expertise in electronics and semiconductors, and has become a national leader in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

The Latest Electronics and Nanotechnology News

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.

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.

Novel Solar Cells Arrive at International Space Station for Testing

Posted: November 6, 2019

Five different types of solar cells fabricated by Georgia Tech researchers have arrived at the International Space Station to be tested.

3D-Printed Device Finds ‘Needle in a Haystack’ Cancer Cells by Removing the Hay

Posted: October 29, 2019

A new approach enabled by 3D printing could help isolate tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream.

Diversity May Be Key to Reducing Errors in Quantum Computing

Posted: October 14, 2019

In quantum computing, as in team building, a little diversity can help get the job done better, computer scientists have found.

Special electron microscope view of changing architected material

New Architected Material Shape-Changes to Tune Its Qualities

Posted: October 4, 2019

A flick of a switch, and this new architected material changes shape and holds it until new current reverses it.

3D Printing Technique Accelerates Nanoscale Fabrication a Thousandfold

Posted: October 3, 2019

A new 3D-printing technique can create nanoscale structures a thousand times faster than current processes.

Plasma potential surrounding electrical materials

Hybrid Breakers Could Make Direct Current Practical in High Power Applications

Posted: October 1, 2019

Direct current (DC) has advantages over alternating current, and a new circuit breaker under development could make DC more practical.

Wearable Brain-Machine Interface Could Control a Wheelchair, Vehicle or Computer

Posted: September 20, 2019

Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control devices.

Armored With Plastic ‘Hair’ and Silica Shell, New Perovskite Nanocrystals Show Enhanced Durability

Posted: November 29, 2019

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a novel approach aimed at addressing the material’s durability problem: encasing the perovskite inside a double layer protection system made from plastic and silica.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

El Nino Swings More Violently in the Industrial Age, Hard Evidence Says

Posted: November 25, 2019

Hard evidence now says: El Nino and the climate phenomenon that drives it have become more extreme in the industrial age.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Exoplanet Axis Study Boosts Hopes of Complex Life, Just Not Next Door

Posted: November 20, 2019

An exoplanet study on axis tilts raises hopes that advanced life may exist elsewhere in the universe.

Data Engineering and Science

Observing a “Cosmic Symphony” Using Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Posted: November 19, 2019

Research from a team of astrophysicists presents a compelling roadmap for capturing four- to 10-year snapshots of intermediate-mass black hole activity.

Metagenomics Unlocks Unknowns of Diarrheal Disease Cases in Children

Posted: November 18, 2019

Researchers have found that conventional culture-based lab tests may misdiagnose as many as half of the microbial causes of diarrheal diseases in children.

Materials

Informatics Accelerates Design of Hybrid Membrane Materials for Chemical Separations

Posted: November 8, 2019

A $1.7 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology develop much cheaper ways to separate chemicals using membranes that could potentially replace energy-intensive distillation processes.

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