Georgia Tech was awarded $65.7 million to launch two new JUMP 2.0 research centers. Arijit Raychowdhury (left) and Saibal Mukhopadhyay (center) will lead the two centers. Muhannad Bakir (right) is associate director of a third center headquartered at Penn State.

Georgia Tech Receives $65 Million Grant from Semiconductor Research Corporation for JUMP 2.0 Centers

Atlanta, GA

Two new research centers, representing an investment of about $65.7 million, have been awarded to Georgia Tech through the SRC-administrated Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0, or JUMP 2.0.

Art which depicts the graphene network (black atoms) on top of silicon carbide (yellow and white atoms). The gold pads represent electrostatic gates, and the blue and red balls represent electrons and holes, respectively. Credit: Noel Dudeck, Georgia Tech

At the Edge of Graphene-Based Electronics

Atlanta, GA

The researchers developed a new nanoelectronics platform based on graphene - a single sheet of carbon atoms.

Researchers in Georgia Tech’s School of Aerospace Engineering assemble the Lunar Flashlight’s propulsion system. The project is part of a NASA mission to find frozen water on the moon. (Photo by: Candler Hobbs)

Georgia Tech Remains in Top 20 in Higher Education Research Spending

Atlanta, GA

Annual research spending enables medical breakthroughs, space exploration, and scientific innovation across multiple disciplines

Joseph Hagerman, Director of the Energy, Policy, and Innovation Institute (EPICenter).

Department of Energy Awards Georgia Tech Grant for Energyshed Project

Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center leads effort to develop new energy planning models for metro Atlanta

Adapted illustration from the cover of the National Academy of Sciences report titled "Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States." Credit: NASEM

Thomas Leads National Academy Report on Evaluating Low-Carbon Emissions

Atlanta, GA

The report presents life-cycle assessment as an essential tool in helping researchers and policymakers evaluate low-carbon fuel standards to reduce emissions.

A strip of flexible, transparent, and highly conductive plastic film called PEDOT(OH) created by Georgia Tech chemists and engineers. (Photos Courtesy: James Ponder)

Going Back to Basics Yields a Printable, Transparent Plastic That’s Highly Conductive

Atlanta, GA

Chemists and engineers collaborate on process that washes away nonconductive side chains from a robust polymer backbone to create a powerful conductive plastic.

An artisan from Trinidad and Tobago uses traditional skills to build an intricate wire frame that will support a large, elaborate Carnival costume. 

New Computing Approach May Save At-Risk Carnival Costume Making Tradition

Atlanta, GA

Costumes in the annual Trinidad and Tobago Carnival often inspire awe because of their extravagance, flamboyancy, and — for some dancing sculptures — their size.

A Mission to the Moon

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech is serving as mission control for Lunar Flashlight, which will launch this week and orbit the moon this spring.

New Research Gives Users Another Reason to Hate Unwanted Ads

Atlanta, GA

Cybersecurity Researchers Show How Attackers Can See Your Online Ads Knowing Only Your Email Address

Zhijian Hao (left) and Azadeh Ansari in their lab.

Using Vibrations to Control a Swarm of Tiny Robots

Atlanta, GA

Individual robots can work collectively as swarms to create major advances in everything from construction to surveillance, but microrobots’ small scale is ideal for drug delivery, disease diagnosis, and even surgeries.