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.

Rogue waves can cause colossal damage if not avoided. Credit: John Lund, Getty Images

Rogue Waves of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Atlanta, GA

Researchers examined how rogue waves form and analyzed the likelihood that a ship would encounter them while navigating the rough waters of intense storms.

Brook Trout

AI-ALOE Brings AI-based Ecological Research Power To Local Technical College

The AI-ALOE Institute offers the Georgia Tech led web application VERA to local technical college.

A robotically controlled glass electrode enables single-cell electrical recordings in living brain tissue. Credit: Georgia Tech

Early Alzheimer’s Research Team Awarded $3.8M Grant for Precision Robotics

Atlanta, GA

The team will use the technology to uncover the emergence of cellular and circuit dysfunction during the progression of Alzheimer’s.