Prototype of an "exploding" capsule next to a syringe. The capsule can deliver medications that are typically only effective if injected.

July 8, 2025

These ‘Exploding’ Capsules Could Deliver Insulin Without a Needle

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Engineers use sodium bicarb to “self-pressurize” a pill able to deliver drugs that usually require injection directly to the small intestine.

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A view of Jezero Mons from the publication. The mountain is ~21 km across.

June 5, 2025

Volcano 'Hidden in Plain Sight' Could Help Date Mars — and its Habitability

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Georgia Tech scientists have uncovered evidence that a mountain on the rim of Jezero Crater — where NASA’s Perseverance Rover is currently collecting samples for possible return to Earth — is likely a volcano.

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From left to right, Stridelink Founders Cassandra McIltrot , Marzeah “Zea” Khorramabadi, and Neel Narvekar. Khorramabadi is holding one of their sensors, a device like a watch.

April 25, 2025

Female Founders Alumni Talk Patient Care with AI and Wearable Sensors

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Female Founders alumni and Stridelink founders discuss their entrepreneurial pathway to delivering better patient care through a wearable sensor for orthopedic recovery.

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Michelle LaPlaca (left), associate chair for Faculty Development and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; W. Hong Yeo, Harris Saunders, Jr. Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.

April 18, 2025

Newly Named Children’s PTC at Georgia Tech Peterson Professorship Recipients Work to Improve the Lives of Kids in Georgia and Beyond

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Professors Michelle LaPlaca and W. Hong Yeo are recognized for their innovative contributions to pediatric healthcare research.

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Michelle LaPlaca (left), associate chair for Faculty Development and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; W. Hong Yeo, Harris Saunders, Jr. Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.

April 18, 2025

Newly Named Children’s PTC at Georgia Tech Peterson Professorship Recipients Work to Improve the Lives of Kids in Georgia and Beyond

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Professors Michelle LaPlaca and W. Hong Yeo are recognized for their innovative contributions to pediatric healthcare research.

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Model of a blood clot

April 10, 2025

3D Microchip Mimics Blood Clots, Potentially Enhancing Treatment Options

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Georgia Tech and Emory researchers developed a novel thromboinflammation-on-a-chip model that could offer medication delivery for blood clot treatments

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Joel Kostka

April 4, 2025

Joel Kostka Named Director of Georgia Tech for Georgia’s Tomorrow

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The new center, announced by the College in December 2024, will drive research aimed at improving life across the state of Georgia.

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March 28, 2025

TopoDx: Pioneering Antibiotic Resistance Testing — From Lab to Market

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TopoDx LLC, co-founded by Peter Yunker, David Weiss, and Yogi Patel, developed a microbial test that identifies antibiotic resistance within four hours.

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March 28, 2025

TopoDx: Pioneering Antibiotic Resistance Testing — From Lab to Market

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TopoDx LLC, co-founded by Peter Yunker, David Weiss, and Yogi Patel, developed a microbial test that identifies antibiotic resistance within four hours.

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Hong Yeo holding a white pacifier under development at Georgia Tech

March 4, 2025

This Pacifier Could Monitor Babies’ Vitals in the NICU

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The baby-friendly device measures electrolyte levels in real time, eliminating the need for repeated, painful blood draws.

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Anirudh Sivakumar (right) and Gabe Kwong led development of new gene-free biosensors for cancer detection.

January 13, 2025

New Biosensors Could Revolutionize Cancer Detection

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BME researchers combine precision and simplicity in cell-free biosensors, transforming diagnostic tools.

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Glycine, one of the critical amino acids that the system coverts carbon dioxide into. (Image Credit: NASA)

November 21, 2024

A New Carbon-Negative Method to Produce Essential Amino Acids

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In a landmark study led by Georgia Tech, researchers demonstrate a first-of-its kind way to synthesize amino acids that uses more carbon than it emits.

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Glycine, one of the critical amino acids that the system coverts carbon dioxide into. (Image Credit: NASA)

November 21, 2024

A New Carbon-Negative Method to Produce Essential Amino Acids

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In a landmark study led by Georgia Tech, researchers demonstrate a first-of-its kind way to synthesize amino acids that uses more carbon than it emits.

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Two Industrial Robots sloving a puzzle

October 1, 2024

Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines Announces New Initiative Leads

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We hope that initiative leads will act as the “faculty face” of IRIM and communicate IRIM’s vision and activities to audiences both within and outside of Georgia Tech.

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W. Hong Yeo is leading a $3 million  NSF research training program to develop a new generation of engineers focused on creating sustainable medical devices.

August 30, 2024

$3 Million NSF Grant Will Support Training in Sustainable Medical Devices

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Georgia Tech researcher W. Hong Yeo has received a $3 million NSF grant to lead a multidisciplinary team in training graduate students to develop sustainable, biocompatible medical devices that address environmental impacts, aiming to establish best pract

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Ankur Singh

June 12, 2024

Nanowires Create Elite Warriors to Enhance T Cell Therapy

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a method using nanowires to deliver miRNA to T-cells, preserving their naïve state and significantly enhancing their effectiveness in adoptive T-cell therapy for fighting infections and potentially cancer.

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Ankur Singh

June 12, 2024

Nanowires Create Elite Warriors to Enhance T Cell Therapy

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a method using nanowires to deliver miRNA to T-cells, preserving their naïve state and significantly enhancing their effectiveness in adoptive T-cell therapy for fighting infections and potentially cancer.

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This is a picture of Hong Yeo's father and mother in Korea.

May 14, 2024

Family Loss Brings About Medical Breakthrough

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Family tragedy changed Hong Yeo’s life, with his new direction leading to a new potentially lifesaving medical device.

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Frontiers in Science Banner Outside at Sunrise

April 22, 2024

2024 Frontiers in Science: Climate Action

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Inaugural College of Sciences research conference and symposium showcases Georgia Tech’s contributions to climate research and solutions.

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Researchers in Hong Yeo's lab work on the electronics of wearable biosensors

March 18, 2024

Real-Time Heat Protection Device Being Tested in Florida

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Wearable bio-measurement device could alert people who work outside to dangerous levels of rising body temperature and dehydration that could help avoid heat-related injury.

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