Public Service, Leadership, and Policy

Georgia Tech Included in Major Water Desalination Research Initiative

Posted: October 18, 2019

Georgia Tech is part of a new effort to address water security issues in the United States.

Georgia Tech Researcher Named to Health Task Force

Posted: September 6, 2019

A Georgia Tech specialist in health informatics has been named to Georgia’s new Task Force on Healthcare Access and Cost.

Antineutrino Detection Could Help Remotely Monitor Nuclear Reactors

Posted: August 6, 2019

Measuring the flow of subatomic particles known as antineutrinos from nuclear reactors could allow continuous remote monitoring designed to detect fueling changes.

Image featuring a temperature gradient and images of climate change research

Cool Solutions: Science and Engineering Help Address the Impacts of Climate Change

Posted: June 28, 2019

Science and engineering are collaborating to help address the impacts of climate change.

Public Service, Leadership, and Policy

Finding the ‘Goldilocks’ Level of Enthusiasm for Business Pitches

Posted: May 16, 2019

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers found that how long an entrepreneur displays the highest level of excitement during a pitch plays a major role in predicting their success in receiving funding.

Smart Communities Address Transportation, Housing, Flooding Challenges

Posted: April 15, 2019

Four Georgia communities are exploring innovative technologies and collaborating with Georgia Tech and local partners.

Mobile Phone Accessibility Improves, But Gaps Remain, Study Finds

Posted: February 12, 2019

Mobile phones are increasingly more accessible by people with disabilities, but significant gaps remain.

Mariel Borowitz with satellite communications equipment

Will Moving to the Commercial Cloud Leave Some Data Users Behind?

Posted: February 7, 2019

A space policy researcher urges caution on the design of commercial cloud contracts for hosting federal agency data.

Flu Vaccine Supply Gaps Can Intensify Flu Seasons, Make Pandemics Deadlier

Posted: January 7, 2019

A tweak to our flu vaccine resupply logistics could save thousands of lives

Public Service, Leadership, and Policy

Assessing the Impact of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown

Posted: December 28, 2018

Georgia Tech is assessing the impact of the partial federal government shutdown that began on December 21.

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.