Researchers Glaucio Paulino (left) and Evgueni Filipov with three origami structures showing the size flexibility of the "zippered tube" system. Filipov is from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Paulino is from the Georgia Institute of Technology. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech) 

Paper Tubes Make Stiff Origami Structures

Atlanta, GA

From shipping and construction to outer space, origami could put a folded twist on structural engineering.

Georgia Tech Examines Impact of Hurricane Katrina

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech, National Academy of Engineering hosted a roundtable discussion on disaster readiness.

Photograph shows a high strength and high modulus carbon fiber processed at Georgia Tech. (Credit: Gary Meek, Georgia Tech)  

Innovative Method Improves Strength and Modulus in Carbon Fibers

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Georgia Tech researchers are improving the strength and modulus of carbon fibers.

Skyline views of Atlanta and Tech Tower taken from the roof of the library (Photo Credit: Raftermen Photography)

Cybersecurity Summit Aims to Help Small, Mid-size Businesses

Atlanta, GA

U.S. Chamber of Commerce kicks off its 2015 cybersecurity awareness campaign during event held at GTRI

This device is part of a system under developpment by Professor Eric Vogel and two Irish research teams that uses nanoscale-thick 2-D materials, lamined onto plastic substrates, to produce disposable semiconductors for quickly diagnosing bovine respiratory disease. (Photo: Rob Felt)

Unseen Machines

Atlanta, GA

Micro-electromechanial systems offer new ways to detect sound, motion, position, force and other variables.

Power Up

Atlanta, GA

Improving energy storage and conversion will expand use of renewables

New robotic vehicle provides a never-before-seen look under Antarctica

Atlanta, GA

A first-of-its-kind robotic vehicle recently dove to depths never before visited under Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf and brought back video of life on the seafloor.

This aerial photograph shows the LIGO facility in Hanford, Washington. The two arms of the observatory are each four kilometers long. (Credit: LIGO Scientific Collaboration)

Georgia Tech joins hunt for gravitational waves as a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech is now part of another major international scientific research project: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO).

Eyelashes of 22 mammals, including goats (pictured) and humans are the same: one-third the length as the width of the eye.

Easy on the eyes: How eyelash length keeps your eyes healthy

Atlanta, GA

The optimal eyelash length is one-third the width of your eye.

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Finalists selected for 2015 InVenture Prize

Atlanta, GA

The InVenture Prize encourages and supports undergraduate students’ interest in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship.