Materials

Georgia Tech’s discovery and development of new and improved materials – those that revolutionize consumer electronics, for instance – lead to wide-ranging technological advances.

The Latest Materials News

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.

Georgia Tech Wins Commerce Department Grant to Develop AI Manufacturing Economic Corridor

Posted: December 14, 2021

The Georgia Institute of Technology was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of its $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

Georgia Tech Awarded Commerce Department Grant to Develop AI Manufacturing Economic Corridor

Posted: December 13, 2021

Researchers with the TRAFFIC Integrated Circuit

TRAFFIC: Transversal Radio Frequency Filter Integrated Circuit

Posted: December 9, 2021

Researchers have developed a new silicon-germanium integrated circuit enabling direct throughput RF signal processing.

Researchers Discover Predictable Behavior in Promising Material for Computer Memory

Posted: November 1, 2021

A research team led by Georgia Tech researchers has discovered unexpectedly familiar behavior in the antiferroelectric material known as zirconium dioxide, or zirconia.

Georgia Tech Awards First Round of Seed Grants to Support Team-Based Research

Posted: October 14, 2021

Awards aim to promote formation and advancement of multidisciplinary research collaborations.

Marta Hatzell Named a Moore Inventor Fellow

Posted: October 4, 2021

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has named Marta Hatzell, Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, a 2021 Moore Inventor Fellow.

The Mechanics of Pellet-Carrying Honey Bees

Posted: August 30, 2021

Honey bees have developed a way to transform pollen particles into a viscoelastic pellet.

Wearable Brain-Machine Interface Turns Intentions into Actions

Posted: July 20, 2021

New system based on user’s motor-imagery could control wheelchair, robotic arm, or other devices

Researcher Xiaojian Bai and his colleagues used neutrons at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source to discover hidden quantum fluctuations in a rather simple iron-iodide material discovered in 1929. (Credit: ORNL/Genevieve Martin)

Neutrons Piece Together 40-year Puzzle Behind Iron-iodide’s Mysterious Magnetism

Posted: May 27, 2021

Advanced materials with more novel properties are almost always developed by adding more elements to the list of ingredients. But quantum research suggests some materials might already have advanced properties that scientists couldn’t see, until now.

Georgia Tech Leads Effort to Strengthen State’s Defense Manufacturing Industry

Posted: December 16, 2021

Department of Defense grant enables collaboration with Spelman College, Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Economic Development in pilot project

Electronics and Nanotechnology

Georgia Tech soft semiconductor researchers

Soft Semiconductors that Stretch Like Human Skin Can Detect Ultra-low Light Levels

Posted: December 15, 2021

Georgia Tech researchers have created a semiconductor material that acts like a second skin layer and is up to 200% more stretchable than its original dimension without significantly losing its electric current.

Lifesaving Device Providing Breath of Hope

Posted: December 15, 2021

Hollister lab at Georgia Tech re-engineers airway splint to treat rare, fatal condition in newborns

Georgia Tech Wins Commerce Department Grant to Develop AI Manufacturing Economic Corridor

Posted: December 14, 2021

Air Flow Key to Ensuring Black Soldier Fly Larvae Thrive as a Sustainable Food Source

Posted: December 14, 2021

Georgia Tech research provides insights into how this insect superfood can be raised and fed in dense groups without overheating

People and Technology

College of Engineering Duo Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Posted: December 13, 2021

Siva Sivakumar and Natalie Stingelin receive highest professional distinction for academic inventors

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The Latest Materials News

Piezoelectric Tiles Light the Way for Kennedy Space Center Visitors

Georgia Tech Wins Commerce Department Grant to Develop AI Manufacturing Economic Corridor

Georgia Tech Awarded Commerce Department Grant to Develop AI Manufacturing Economic Corridor

TRAFFIC: Transversal Radio Frequency Filter Integrated Circuit

Researchers Discover Predictable Behavior in Promising Material for Computer Memory

Georgia Tech Awards First Round of Seed Grants to Support Team-Based Research

Marta Hatzell Named a Moore Inventor Fellow

The Mechanics of Pellet-Carrying Honey Bees

Wearable Brain-Machine Interface Turns Intentions into Actions

Neutrons Piece Together 40-year Puzzle Behind Iron-iodide’s Mysterious Magnetism

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Georgia Tech Leads Effort to Strengthen State’s Defense Manufacturing Industry

Soft Semiconductors that Stretch Like Human Skin Can Detect Ultra-low Light Levels

Lifesaving Device Providing Breath of Hope

Georgia Tech Wins Commerce Department Grant to Develop AI Manufacturing Economic Corridor

Air Flow Key to Ensuring Black Soldier Fly Larvae Thrive as a Sustainable Food Source

College of Engineering Duo Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

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