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March 24, 2026

Researchers Explore New Remote Sensing Uses for Scheimpflug Principle

2 min read

An optical principle discovered a century ago may soon find new applications in such areas as atmospheric monitoring and environmental mapping.

Artificial Intelligence, Education, Engineering

March 24, 2026

The Future of Brand in an AI-Driven World: A Supply Chain Perspective

7 min read

Practical guidance to drive real progress in 2026.

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March 23, 2026

EVs Can Generate Widespread Economic Benefits, New Study Says

2 min read

Widespread Electric vehicle adoption would lower energy prices 6% and strengthen national energy security, according to the new study from researchers in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.

Energy, Environment

Energy, Environment

March 23, 2026

Four Challenges to the U.S. Energy Transition

1 min read

Reliable energy is a matter of national security. There are also vying economic policies to consider, political and financial incentives to navigate, and questions of social and economic inequality to consider.

Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Business, Economic Development and Policy

Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Business, Economic Development and Policy

March 20, 2026

ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status

5 min read

Milestone designation signals strong potential to reshape care for dialysis patients and those with chronic knee pain.

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March 19, 2026

Smarter, Faster, and More Human: A Leap Toward General-Purpose Robots

4 min read

New AI system lets robots work faster than their human teachers without sacrificing accuracy.

Computer Science/Information Technology and Security

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Computer Science/Information Technology and Security

March 18, 2026

New Mobile App Turns Phones into At-Home Fetal Heart Monitors

4 min read

A new app will allow pregnant women to conduct an ultrasound and receive an accurate fetal heart rate from their mobile phones.

Trajectories of mosquitoes flying around a human target. David L. Hu, Georgia Tech

March 18, 2026

Hundreds of Hungry Mosquitoes, a Student Volunteer and a Mesh Suit

7 min read

By tracking the flight of many mosquitoes around a student volunteer, we hoped to determine how they made decisions in response to his presence. Understanding how mosquitoes respond to humans is a first step to controlling them.

A new cohort of computing students has been named Squarepoint Foundation scholars.

March 18, 2026

Cohort of Computing Students Named Squarepoint Foundation Scholars

4 min read

The Squarepoint Foundation is providing $100,000 to fund the awards, which offer $10,000 per year for two years to rising third-year students.

Research

Research

March 18, 2026

Engineering a Faster Path to Life-Saving Therapies

1 min read

When Mason Chilmonczyk, M.S. ME 2017, Ph.D. ME 2020, arrived at Georgia Tech to pursue graduate degrees in mechanical engineering, his goal was to become a professor. Instead, an unexpected turn in his research led him to entrepreneurship.

March 18, 2026

Bracketology Driven by Data

3 min read

For two decades, a Georgia Tech professor has used simple data to track the best teams in college basketball and predict who will win the NCAA Tournament.

Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Research

Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Research

March 18, 2026

Why Mosquitoes Swarm Your Head: They’re Following Signals, Not Each Other

1 min read

Researchers have visualized mosquito flight behavior for the first time — which could improve mosquito-control strategies.

Five panelists sit at the front of a classroom during a Georgia Tech event, with one person speaking into a microphone. A projected slide behind them displays speaker headshots and names from the Institute for Matter and Systems.

March 17, 2026

Beyond Technology in the Future of the Grid

2 min read

The Boundaries and Breakthroughs panel explored how engineering constraints, institutional structures and societal values collectively influence the direction of grid research and development.

Special Events and Guest Speakers, Student Honors and Achievements

A composite graphic of the mind featuring overlay of thank you note from Turing Award winner Donald Knuth following a virtual Q&A at Georgia Tech.

Special Events and Guest Speakers, Student Honors and Achievements

March 17, 2026

Groundbreaking Speaker Series Will Welcome Its 15th Turing Award Winner as Its Last Guest

5 min read

What started with cold-call emails turned into a premier platform for students and faculty to connect with computing luminaries.

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.

March 17, 2026

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

1 min read

Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Environment, Life Sciences and Biology, Manufacturing, Research, Student and Faculty, Student Research

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Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Environment, Life Sciences and Biology, Manufacturing, Research, Student and Faculty, Student Research

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.

Energy, Student and Faculty

Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy

Energy, Student and Faculty

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.

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.