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 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.

Materials

Covid-19 Mask Study Finds Layering, Material Choice Matter

Posted: April 2, 2021

Georgia Tech researchers discuss findings of Covid-19 mask study, analyzing the filtration performance of commercially available materials.

Finding Key to Low-cost, Fast Production of Solid-state Batteries for EVs

Posted: March 8, 2021

New technique could allow EV industry to make Li-ion batteries more safely with 100% solid-state nonflammable ceramic rather than liquid electrolytes.

Graphene Oxide Membranes Could Reduce Paper Industry Energy Costs

Posted: February 22, 2021

Georgia Tech has found a method to engineer energy-efficient filtration membranes to recycle pulping wastewater.

Test cell for studying solid-state batteries

X-Ray Tomography Lets Researchers Watch Solid-State Batteries Charge, Discharge

Posted: January 28, 2021

Using X-ray tomography, a research team has observed the internal evolution of the materials inside solid-state lithium batteries as they were charged and discharged.