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Nexus will use AI to accelerate scientific breakthroughs

Georgia Tech to build AI supercomputer with NSF backing

New Supercomputer Unlocks AI for All

Zhantao Liu with the new low-cost cathode that could revolutionize lithium-ion batteries and the EV industry.

New, low-cost cathode could radically improve lithium-ion batteries

It could potentially transform the EV market and large-scale energy storage systems.

Postdoctoral scholar Anuja Tripathi

Antibiotic-free bacteria annihilation: The power of modified stainless steel

This modified stainless steel could kill bacteria without antibiotics or chemicals.

A new electrochemical reactor design developed with Marta Hatzell by postdoctoral scholar Hakhyeon Song (middle) and Ph.D. students Carlos Fernández and Po-Wei Huang (seated) converts carbon dioxide removed from the air into useful raw material.

Electrochemical reactor converts CO2 removed from air into useful material

The approach is cheaper and simpler while requiring less energy.

Macroscopic snowflake yeast

Scientists investigated how multicellular life evolves from scratch

Long-term experimental evolution in the lab.

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The role of stem cells in customized regenerative therapy

Researchers used an intracellular toolkit to identify effective cell therapies.

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Physicists discovered a new quantum state in trimer-honeycomb material

The transformation allows for a billion percent increase in the material’s conductivity.

Molecular simulation

Scientists used machine learning to understand how water behaves

This is the first time anyone has been able to study this transition with this level of accuracy.

Turbulence

New dynamical framework for Turbulence

Compelling evidence that coherent structures can be harnessed to predict how turbulent flows evolve.

mouse hindpaw

Skin itch mechanisms differ on hairless versus hairy skin

Research breakthrough could inform different treatments for chronic skin itch sufferers.

Soft Wearable Health Monitor Uses Stretchable Electronics

Soft wearable monitor made using soft electronics offers long-term health monitoring

Most commercially available health monitors rely on rigid electronic housing coupled with aggressive adhesives and conductive gels, which can cause discomfort and damage to...

Dylan Christiansen

Discovery advances the field of color-changing materials

Research allows switch from crystal clear to opaque.

World’s fastest creature may also be one of the smallest

World’s fastest creature may also be one of the smallest

Which is the fastest animal in the Earth? Most people will answer Cheetah, falcon or even a sailfish. But Saad Bhamla at Georgia Institute of Technology...

The intraoral electronics with a sodium sensor is based on a breathable elastomeric membrane that resembles a dental retainer. The ultrathin device is flexible and stretchable, and can wirelessly transmit data up to 10 meters. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech).

Flexible, wearable oral sodium sensor to enhance hypertension control

Hypertension can lead to increased blood pressure and heart complications. The main cause of this includes taking too much salt. To monitor salt intake, specialists at...

Image shows the time window for attacks on the Real-Time Captcha system

Real-time CAPTCHA technology improves biometric authentication

Captcha technology– initially an acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart" – is broadly used to keep bots...

Nicolas Hud, director of the NSF-NASA Center for Chemical Evolution at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Hud was a panelist at a press briefing “Asteroids for Research, Discovery, and Commerce” at the 2018 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Asteroid ‘Time Capsule’ can explain how life started on Earth

Asteroids mimic a major role in apocalyptic threats, where they also get blamed for destroying the species of dinosaurs. But, according to the researcher Nicholas Hud, Georgia Institute...

New, self-assembled Hairy nanoparticles could give double punch to cancer

New, self-assembled Hairy nanoparticles could give double punch to cancer

A new approach to concurrently introduce both therapeutic drugs and cancer-fighting heat into tumors has been discovered. This oncoming research on hairy nanoparticles made...

Daydreaming is Good. It Means You’re Smart

Daydreaming is Good. It Means You’re Smart

According to a new study by the Georgia Institute of Technology, daydreaming while working or doing something else shows your smartness and creativity. Such people with...

New Fabric Uses Sun And Wind To Power Devices

New Fabric Uses Sun And Wind To Power Devices

Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology developed a new fabric that gathers power from both the sun and the wind. Scientists have combined...

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