the planet mars with a satellite flying in front of it

June 25, 2025

Mars Rising as the New Frontier of Science and Strategy

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As the White House accelerates plans for a 2026 crewed mission to Mars, Georgia Tech experts highlight the engineering, scientific, and diplomatic challenges that will shape the success—and sustainability—of humanity’s next giant leap.

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Researchers

June 25, 2025

Tech Researchers Tabbed to Build AI Systems for Medical Robots in South Korea

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Georgia Tech researchers are collaborating with South Korean research institutes on a five-year grant to develop an AI-powered humanoid medical assistant to help doctors and nurses in South Korea.

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Georgia Tech logo on a graduation cap.

June 25, 2025

Georgia Tech Tops Princeton Review’s Best Value List

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The Institute earned the recognition for the third consecutive year.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4

June 25, 2025

How Do Scientists Calculate the Probability That an Asteroid Could Hit Earth?

4 min read

When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.

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A diagram showing how the atoms are connected in the praseodymium compound (left); a chart showing the most important electron interactions (right).

June 24, 2025

Georgia Tech Researchers Make an Elemental Discovery

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New Oxidation State for a Rare Earth Element Could Advance Quantum and Electronic Devices

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The PIN Summer Interns at the opening ceremony

June 24, 2025

Partnership for Inclusive Innovation Kicks Off Record Summer Internship

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The Partnership for Inclusive Innovation launched the sixth annual PIN Summer Intern (PSI) program in May with an event at Fort Valley State University’s location in Warner Robins, Georgia. The program is shaping up to be the biggest yet.

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 The devices under test will include halide perovskite-based cells, a likely materials platform for next-generation solar cells.

June 24, 2025

Space Station Testing Will Evaluate Photovoltaic Materials

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Georgia Tech researchers will soon send 18 photovoltaic cells to the International Space Station for a study of how space conditions affect the devices’ operation over time.

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Fan Zhang, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech Receives National Engineering Achievement Award from ANS

June 24, 2025

Fan Zhang Receives National Engineering Achievement Award from ANS

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Fan Zhang, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has received the 2025 Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS).

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How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain

June 23, 2025

A Summer Read for Supply Chain Learners: 'How the World Ran Out of Everything' by Peter Goodman

2 min read

A grounded look at what happens when supply chains break — and what it teaches us about how we build them.

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A satellite image of blooming phytoplankton, visible as green-tinted swirls, in the South Atlantic. Credit: NASA

June 19, 2025

Ocean ‘Greening’ at Poles Could Spell Changes for Fisheries

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Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to an analysis of satellite data published in Science on June 19.

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Heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran

June 19, 2025

Nuclear Scientists Have Long Been Targets in Covert Ops – Israel Has Brought That Policy Out of the Shadows

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At least 14 nuclear scientists are believed to be among those killed in Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, launched on June 13, 2025, ostensibly to destroy or degrade Iran’s nuclear program and military capabilities.

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Marcus Nanotechnology Building

June 18, 2025

Spring 2025 IMS Seed Grant Awards Announced

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Five interdisciplinary projects to receive IMS technical support and facility access

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Sowmya Ananthachary

June 17, 2025

Dematic's Sowmya Ananthachary Joins the SCL Industry Advisory Board

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Ms. Ananthachary brings a wealth of experience in enterprise software and cloud technologies to the SCL Advisory Board.

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Double-strand breaks in DNA can be deadly

June 16, 2025

RNA Has Newly Identified Role: Repairing Serious DNA Damage to Maintain the Genome

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Insights could not only pave the way for new treatment strategies for genetic disorders, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, but also enhance gene-editing technologies.

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Athena landed on its side with MSOLO glowing.

June 16, 2025

Georgia Tech Alumni Develop Device to Understand Moon’s Water Content

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The mass spectrometer and ice drill will be crucial to future NASA missions.

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Carpenters build a roof on a residential house

June 12, 2025

Can Cool Roofs Help Atlanta Beat the Heat? Georgia Tech Experts Weigh In

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City’s New Rule Could Shape Broader Change to Protect Heat-Vulnerable Cities

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researcher with a white coat looking into a microscope

June 12, 2025

Breathing in a Better Climate

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As the planet warms, changing weather patterns are only one effect. Warming air is often more toxic, leading to asthma and even heart attacks. A better understanding of these air quality changes can help society mitigate their consequences. Georgia Tech r

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 The assumption was that the wheel evolved from wooden rollers

June 11, 2025

How Was the Wheel Invented?

6 min read

Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology.

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ICRA

June 11, 2025

Georgia Tech Team Takes Second Place at ICRA Robot Teleoperation Contest

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A Georgia Tech team earned second place in the ICRA Robot Teleoperation Contest for their EgoMimic algorithm, which allows robots to learn skills by mimicking human tasks from first-person video.

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Image of classroom with woman pointing at a screen with full class in front of her.

June 10, 2025

Georgia Tech Hosts Kickoff for Space-Bound Black Hole Imaging Mission

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A bold space mission led by Georgia Tech and NASA aims to capture the most detailed images of black holes yet by launching twin telescopes into orbit.

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Richard Simmons (Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute and SETRI co-facilitator) (right) moderates a panel on charging infrastructure featuring (from left) Tom DelViscio (Duke Energy) Emily Belding (IONNA) and Ben Rogers (Electrada). [

June 9, 2025

Regional Electric Transportation Experts Gather at Duke University

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More than 70 people convened at Duke University and virtually on April 3 to highlight successes, challenges and opportunities across research, industry and policy on regional electric mobility in the Southeast.

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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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a small vial of white powder

June 5, 2025

Army Awards Tech-Led Project $20M to Develop Aluminum Manufacturing for Hydrogen Energy Production

4 min read

The multi-year research project could make scalable off-grid power sources a reality for rural communities and the military.

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Sun Geun Yoon works in a glove box in McDowell’s laboratory at Georgia Tech.

June 5, 2025

A New Metal Design for Solid-State Batteries

4 min read

The solid-state battery would be game-changing for electric vehicles.

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CREATE-X’s 12th cohort of Startup Launch with CREATE-X staff members and Atlanta leadership.

May 30, 2025

CREATE-X Honors Its Founders With Largest-Ever Startup Cohort

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CREATE-X celebrates its biggest Startup Launch yet — 318 founders strong — with a public Demo Day on August 28 that promises the unveiling of 100 new startups with bold ideas on tackling real-world problems.

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