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

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Placing piezoelectric tiles

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.

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Newly designed hand sanitizer

Redesigning Hand Sanitizer and Donating 7,000 Gallons to Fight Covid-19

Posted: June 15, 2020

It was so obvious the country was going to have a hand sanitizer crisis, but few wanted to acknowledge it.

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Lithium-ion Batteries

Spontaneous Formation of Nanoscale Hollow Structures Could Boost Battery Storage

Posted: June 13, 2020

The spontaneous formation of hollow structures in nanometer-scale antimony crystals could make them useful in lithium-ion batteries.

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Gecko, gecko adhesion surface, and method

Surfaces That Grip Like Gecko Feet Could Be Easily Mass-Produced

Posted: May 7, 2020

The science behind sticky gecko's feet lets these materials pick up about anything, and now they could be easily mass-produced.

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Coping with COVID - campus

Filtration Engineers Offer Advice on Do-It-Yourself Face Masks

Posted: April 6, 2020

A new website has been launched to share information and recommendations about creating your own face masks.

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Laser-cutting face shields

Do-It-Yourself Medical Devices and Protective Gear Fuel Battle Against COVID-19

Posted: March 23, 2020

The Georgia Tech community is working together to help meet the needs for personal protection equipment for health care workers.

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Interface between GaN and diamond materials

Room-temperature Bonded Interface Improves Cooling of Gallium Nitride Devices

Posted: March 16, 2020

A new technique for integrating materials such as gallium nitride and thermally conducting materials could improve performance of wide bandgap devices.

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STAR particles for treating skin diseases

Microscopic STAR Particles Offer New Potential Treatment for Skin Diseases

Posted: March 9, 2020

A new therapy using a skin cream infused with microscopic STAR particles and a therapeutic drug could facilitate better treatment of skin diseases.

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David McDowell, director of Institute for Materials

Dave McDowell to Step Down as Director of the Institute for Materials (IMat)

Posted: February 18, 2020

David McDowell is stepping down after seven years as founding director of IMat.

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Lumber submerged in water

New Process For Preserving Lumber Could Offer Advantages Over Pressure Treating

Posted: February 14, 2020

Researchers have developed a new method that could one day replace pressure treating for preserving wood.

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