Blue and orange spirals against a light blue background.
March 17, 2026

Turning Carbon Into Chemistry

4 min read
Georgia Tech researchers have developed a breakthrough system to manufacture valuable amino acids. It’s the most efficient system of its kind — and removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits.
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Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground
March 17, 2026

The Conversation: Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers – new research

1 min read
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.
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Plastic packaging fills up landfills – engineers are working on a bio-based alternative that could replace the kind shown here. tuk69tuk/iStock via Getty Images
March 17, 2026

Researchers Develop Biodegradable, Plant‑Based Packaging From Natural Fibers

6 min read
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.
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Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy
March 16, 2026

Future Focused: The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference at Georgia Tech

4 min read
The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference, Georgia Tech’s annual student-led energy and sustainability conference welcomed more than 150 attendees and featured dynamic discussions on the future of energy.
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Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy
March 16, 2026

Future Focused: The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference at Georgia Tech

4 min read
The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference, Georgia Tech’s annual student-led energy and sustainability conference welcomed more than 150 attendees and featured dynamic discussions on the future of energy.
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Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy
March 16, 2026

Future Focused: The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference at Georgia Tech

4 min read
The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference, Georgia Tech’s annual student-led energy and sustainability conference welcomed more than 150 attendees and featured dynamic discussions on the future of energy.
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Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy
March 16, 2026

Future Focused: The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference at Georgia Tech

4 min read
The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference, Georgia Tech’s annual student-led energy and sustainability conference welcomed more than 150 attendees and featured dynamic discussions on the future of energy.
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Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy
March 16, 2026

Future Focused: The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference at Georgia Tech

4 min read
The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference, Georgia Tech’s annual student-led energy and sustainability conference welcomed more than 150 attendees and featured dynamic discussions on the future of energy.
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ATDC Founder Anatoly Shillman
March 13, 2026

Eliminating Invisible Bias: How CogBias AI Is Addressing Decision Integrity

3 min read
CogBias AI is developing decision-intelligence technology that helps organizations identify cognitive bias in research questions and surveys before those biases shape business decisions.
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Ryan Punamiya
March 13, 2026

Undergrads Earn National Recognition for Computing Research

4 min read
Ryan Punamiya (CS 2025) and Summer Abramson, a third-year computational media student, have been honored by the Computing Research Association (CRA) through its 2025–2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award (URA) program.
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 Treatment plants can capture over 95% of methane from food waste, compared to about 50% at landfills. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
March 13, 2026

How Sewage Treatment Plants Could Handle Food Waste, Sparing Landfills and the Climate

6 min read
Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive.
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Low-income Americans in rural areas can struggle to pay market-rate rents. mphillips007/iStock via Getty Images Plus
March 12, 2026

A Successful USDA Program That Has Supported More Than 533,000 Affordable Rental Homes in Rural America is Getting Phased Out

6 min read
The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well.
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Group of people at Georgia Tech/Sandia MOU signing
March 12, 2026

Georgia Tech Renews Memorandum of Understanding With Sandia

3 min read
The Sandia partnership will expand research impact, talent pipelines, and national security innovation.
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Cyberattacks like GPS spoofing threaten oil supertankers and cargo ships at sea. Ping Shu/Moment via Getty Images
March 12, 2026

When GPS Lies at Sea: How Electronic Warfare is Threatening Ships and Their Crews

7 min read
The war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly growing danger.
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Sheepdog herding sheep
March 11, 2026

Sheepdogs Reveal a Better Way to Guide Robot Swarms

5 min read
Georgia Tech researchers studying sheepdog trials found new principles for guiding unpredictable groups and used them to develop computer models that could improve coordination in robot swarms, autonomous vehicles, and other networked systems.
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Sheepdog herding sheep
March 11, 2026

Sheepdogs Reveal a Better Way to Guide Robot Swarms

5 min read
Georgia Tech researchers studying sheepdog trials found new principles for guiding unpredictable groups and used them to develop computer models that could improve coordination in robot swarms, autonomous vehicles, and other networked systems.
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A rural residence with solar panels installed outdoors, set among desert vegetation with mountains in the distance.
March 11, 2026

2 min read
A new study by EPIcenter affiliate Jamal Mamkhezri examines how public preferences for solar‑energy policy have shifted over a six‑year period in New Mexico, offering one of the first long‑term repeated cross‑section analyses of willingness to pay (WTP) f
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 black and white aerial view of an airfield AI is helping U.S. forces find and choose targets in Iran, like this airfield. U.S. Central Command via AP
March 11, 2026

US Military Leans Into AI for Attack on Iran, But the Tech Doesn’t Lessen the Need for Human Judgment In War

7 min read
Digital systems are only as good as the organizations that use them. Some organizations squander the potential of advanced technologies, while others can compensate for technological weaknesses.
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Tall pine trees in a sunlit forest with dense green grasses and undergrowth covering the forest floor.
March 10, 2026

$8.9 Million Approved for Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative

2 min read
Georgia Tech is pleased to partner with the Georgia Forestry Commission on the approved $8.9 million Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative included in Gov. Brian Kemp’s amended FY 2026 budget.
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Two adults wearing protective gowns and gloves stand beside a hospital crib, using a tablet device while examining an infant lying on the mattress as medical equipment and monitors surround the crib.
March 10, 2026

The Penicillin of Pressure Injuries: Researchers Develop New Sensor System to Prevent a Common Hospital Complication

1 min read
To address this issue, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new, flexible, sensor-filled fabric to monitor areas at risk of PIs and alert hospital staff when a patient needs to be turned.
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