Research News Archive: 2021

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

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.

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

Closeup image of a breast cancer cell. (Photo courtesy National Cancer Institute)

Gene Network Changes Associated with Cancer Onset and Progression Identify New Candidates for Targeted Gene Therapy

Posted: December 13, 2021

John McDonald and Zainab Arshad have identified novel changes in gene network interactions associated with cancer that may lead to new treatment targets for chemotherapy.

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

Posted: December 13, 2021

Systems

Port congestion is just on of the issues currently disrupting supply chains.

The Current Supply Chain Crisis: ISyE Experts Explain What is Happening, How to Fix it, and How to Prevent it from Happening in the Future

Posted: December 10, 2021

As the 2021 holiday shopping season continues, consumers are once again finding shelves empty, from simple products like cream cheese and sports drinks, to complex goods like cars and appliances.

Making Sense of the Brain

Posted: December 9, 2021

Eva Dyer at the forefront of surge in computational neuroscience research at Georgia Tech

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.

Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics

Five Critical Questions About Supply Chain

Posted: December 8, 2021

Five Critical Questions About Supply Chain - It’s Causes, Impact, and Resolutions: A Q&A with Scheller College Vinod Singhal, Manpreet Hora, and Ravi Subramanian

Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Horizons