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November 4, 2025

Researchers Develop Biobased Film that Could Replace Traditional Plastic Packaging

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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a biologically based film made from natural ingredients found in plants, mushrooms, and food waste that can block moisture and oxygen as effectively as conventional plastics

Dracula's Castle and a piece of the castle we did analysis on

October 31, 2025

Blood, Brick and Legend: The Chemistry of Dracula’s Castle

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Georgia Tech scientists explore the elemental makeup of a 15th-century brick to connect Dracula’s legend with real-world materials science.

October 28, 2025

Brand Lecture Honors Legacy of Innovation through AI and Materials Science

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The third annual Oliver Brand Memorial Lecture featured insights from IBM’s Vijay Narayanan on how advanced materials are shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

October 27, 2025

Georgia Tech’s Soft Robotics Flips the Script on ‘The Terminator’

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AI-powered artificial muscles made from pliable materials are reshaping recovery, from stroke rehabilitation to prosthetic design. These machines help people regain motion, strength, and confidence.

October 24, 2025

Khan and Menon Selected for Prestigious EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

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The National Academy of Engineering–affiliated symposium brings together top early-career researchers from both sides of the Atlantic to address critical challenges in science and technology.

Illustration of cancer cells along a road with location markers next to each cell to represent the cancer "atlas" Gabe Kwong and his collaborators are building.

October 16, 2025

Cancer Atlas Offers a Roadmap to Detecting Tumors Earlier Than Ever

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Two years into a $49.5 million cancer-mapping project, researchers are opening the door to new kinds of tests that could alert doctors to multiple kinds of cancer when they’re most treatable.

Tiny helices emerge during a phase separation process, offering clues about how life's building blocks may have first developed a preference for one 'handed' form over another. (Credit: Jong-Hoon Lee, Ziming Wang, Ying Diao)

October 16, 2025

Researchers Discover Spontaneous Chirality in Conjugated Polymers

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A surprising behavior, overlooked for decades, could pave the way for development of a new class of energy-efficient electronics inspired by nature.

A person seated in a beige chair using a computer setup with multiple cables and devices, facing a large monitor in a testing or research room, with another individual visible through a window in an adjacent control room.

October 15, 2025

Head to Toe: Georgia Tech Researchers Treat the Entire Human Body Through Neuroscience Research

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Meet Georgia Tech’s neurology experts exploring the brain’s impact on the entire body.

October 14, 2025

NNCI Image Contest Winners Announced

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The winning images from the 2025 NNCI image contest were announced on National Nanotechnology Day

October 6, 2025

Initiative Lead Q&A: Akanksha Menon on Designing the Future of Buildings

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Menon discusses her interdisciplinary approach to improving building sustainability and efficiency through advanced materials and systems.

The inaugural cohort of the IMS graduate student apprenticeship program and their mentors.

September 24, 2025

Inaugural Cohort of Graduate Apprentices Announced

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Nine graduate students have been chosen for IMS's new apprenticeship program, offering practical training in fabrication, characterization, and systems-level problem-solving.

Researchers show off a lung-on-a-chip that has an immune system. Long term, this technology could lead to highly personalized medicine

September 24, 2025

Breathtaking Breakthrough: Lung-on-a-Chip Defends Itself

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Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt researchers have built the first lung-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a breakthrough with the potential to reshape how we study disease, move beyond animal testing, and administer lifesaving therapies.

man baring chest an holding a patch against his skin

September 23, 2025

Georgia Tech Startup Sets Sights on Transforming Heart Failure Care

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Heart failure remains one of the most challenging conditions to monitor outside the clinic.

Biomedical Engineering graduate students work on their custom hydraulic press

September 18, 2025

Adipose Under Pressure: IMS Facilities Highlight

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Using tools in the MPCF, biomedical students developed a method to refine fat grafts by applying intense pressure to isolate beneficial tissue.

September 18, 2025

A Step Forward: New Smart Shoe Insert Could Improve Mobility for People With Walking Problems

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The affordable wearable measures foot pressure and could improve stroke and Parkinson’s therapy.

September 16, 2025

Saad Bhamla Named 2025 Schmidt Polymath

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Schmidt Sciences announces next cohort of early-to mid- career scientists to each receive up to $2.5 million to pursue novel research

Headshots of Matthew McDowell and Ryan Lively

September 9, 2025

Georgia Tech Researchers Named Finalists for Prestigious Blavatnik Science Awards

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Ryan Lively and Matthew McDowell are recognized for pioneering work in sustainable chemical engineering and advanced battery technologies.

August 27, 2025

Bakir Named Inaugural GlobalFoundries Termed Chair

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The appointment recognizes Bakir’s leadership in advanced packaging and expands Georgia Tech’s role in the field.

August 26, 2025

Updated User Rates for Core Facilities

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Beginning September 1, The Institute for Matter and Systems will implement new user rates.

Outside the Marcus nanotechnology Building

August 25, 2025

IMS Funds New Research Initiatives and Programs

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Four initiatives and two programs have received support from the Institute for Matter and Systems to advance interdisciplinary research with real-world impact.