Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics

Manufacturing creates both wealth and high-quality jobs, and is responsible for 70 percent of U.S. exports. In support of this key industrial area, Georgia Tech conducts basic and applied research in manufacturing, trade, and logistics – supplemented by strengths in related research disciplines such as materials and management.

The Latest Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics News

Manufacturing Renaissance

Posted: November 30, 2016

To illustrate just how significant manufacturing is to the U.S. economy, three numbers alone tell the story.

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Liquid Solid

Posted: November 28, 2016

Someday, a hard drive could hold more bytes of information than there are stars in the observable universe.

Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics

Ideas in the Making

Posted: November 28, 2016

Georgia’s manufacturing sector remains a profitable part of the state’s economy, with more companies incorporating strategies such as smart manufacturing to remain competitive. But while the industry is integrating more innovative practices, it is not as focused on cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the 2016 Georgia Manufacturing Survey suggests.

Manufacturing Comes to Life

Posted: November 27, 2016

A look at how Georgia Tech is expanding the boundaries of what can be made in America.

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One Atom Makes a Big Difference

Posted: August 29, 2016

Researchers have explained why platinum nanoclusters within a specific size range facilitate the hydrogenation reaction used to produce the chemical ethane from ethylene.

Postdocs for Career Prep

Posted: August 29, 2016

A new study shows that the research faculty path isn’t the only reason students pursue a postdoc.

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The Shape of Things to Come

Posted: August 29, 2016

The LAMP System CPT6060 can be used to build highly complex and demanding ceramic cores and molds.

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Microelectronics Grows into Nanotechnology

Posted: April 15, 2016

Microelectronics research of the 1980s was the basis for the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, where some 200 Georgia Tech researchers conduct more than $150 million in sponsored research.

Energy Harvesters Get Standards

Posted: April 15, 2016

A Georgia Tech research group that pioneered triboelectric nanogenerator technology has proposed a set of standards for quantifying device performance.

Building 3-D Nanobridges

Posted: April 15, 2016

Researchers have demonstrated a new process for rapidly fabricating complex three-dimensional nanostructures from a variety of materials, including metals.