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1.8 Million Face Shields Delivered to Protect Medical Workers from Covid-19

Posted: July 27, 2020

An initiative launched by Georgia Tech and supported by a community of companies has helped produce nearly 2 million face shields.

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New Research in Origami Metamaterials Promises Wide Implications

Posted: July 27, 2020

New research expands the understanding of origami structures, opening possibilities for mechanical metamaterials to be used in soft robotics and medical devices.

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COVID-19 Info Dashboards Come to the CDC With Georgia Tech Help

Posted: July 21, 2020

New dashboards at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are sorting public health data to make it more productive, with the help of researchers from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).

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Asymptomatic transmission

Asymptomatic Spread Could Make the Covid-19 Pandemic Longer and Worse

Posted: July 20, 2020

A new statistical study may help dispel lingering doubts about whether to be concerned that people without Covid-19 symptoms are spreading the disease.

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Membrane material could reduce carbon emissions

Membrane Technology Could Cut Emissions and Energy Use in Oil Refining

Posted: July 16, 2020

New membrane technology could reduce carbon emissions and energy intensity associated with oil refining.

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Ozone Disinfection Could Safely Allow Reuse of Personal Protective Equipment

Posted: July 9, 2020

A new study shows that ozone gas could provide a safe means for disinfecting certain types of PPE.

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Centralized Ordering, Modeling Will Keep PPE Supplied to Research Labs

Posted: June 29, 2020

Georgia Tech has developed an automated and centralized system for replenishing PPE stock in research labs.

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‘SlothBot in the Garden’ Demonstrates Hyper-Efficient Conservation Robot

Posted: June 16, 2020

Visitors to the Atlanta Botanical Garden can observe the testing of SlothBot, a new high-tech tool in the battle to save some of the world’s most endangered species.

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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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the crab nebula (image courtesy of Nasa)

This Supernova in a Lab Mimics the Cosmic Blast’s Splendid Aftermath

Posted: June 10, 2020

A lab machine the size of a double door replicates how the immense blasts paint the astronomical swirls into existence.

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What Do Electric Vehicle Drivers Think of the Charging Network They Use?

Posted: June 9, 2020

A new study provides insight into the attitudes of electric vehicle drivers about charging stations.

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