The vial shown contains a blue powder, HKUST-1, a metal-organic framework (MOF) material. (Credit, Tania Evans, Georgia Tech)

Machine Learning Advances Materials for Separations, Adsorption, and Catalysis

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Machine learning is helping accelerate the development of highly tunable materials known as metal-organic frameworks.

Snapshots illustrating changes in microgel suspension for different packing conditions for the (A–D) volumetric and (E–J) solvency packing methods. (Credit: Georgia Tech)

Dense Microgel Suspensions Reveal In-silico What Happens Under Compression

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Simulations of microgel suspensions show the surprising behavior of these materials when they are compressed.

Looking like an innocuous vial of liquid, programmable drugs will be able to communicate directly with our biological systems. (Credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech)

‘Programmable Medicine’ is the Goal for New Bio-circuitry Research

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A team of researchers is now using what they’ve learned about bio-circuits to lay the groundwork for the future of programmable medicine. 

Image shows patterned etching of graphene oxide flakes to create a logo. The etching achieved a depth of 0.9 nanometers.

E-Beam Atomic-scale 3-D ‘Sculpting’ Could Enable New Quantum Nanodevices

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Researchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away and deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide.

Trees are a source of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin. A new process for upgrading lignin bio-oil to hydrocarbons could help expand use of the lignin, which is now largely a waste product left over from the productions of cellulose and bioethanol. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)

New Process Boosts Lignin Bio-oil as a Next-Generation Fuel

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A new process for upgrading lignin bio-oil could expand the use of lignin, which is now largely a waste product.

Trees are a source of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin. A new process for upgrading lignin bio-oil to hydrocarbons could help expand use of the lignin, which is now largely a waste product left over from the productions of cellulose and bioethanol. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)

New Process Boosts Lignin Bio-oil as a Next-Generation Fuel

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A new process for upgrading lignin bio-oil could expand the use of lignin, which is now largely a waste product.

Transplanted pancreatic islet cells in which insulin is shown in red, the cell nucleus in blue, and the blood vessels in aqua.  (Credit: Maria Coronel, Georgia Tech)

Microgel Immuno-acceptance Method Could Improve Pancreatic Islet Transplant Success

Atlanta, GA

Researchers developed a new microgel drug delivery method that could extend the effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplantations.

Built with multifunctional appendages able to spin wheels that can also be wiggled and lifted, the Mini Rover was modeled on a novel NASA rover design and used in the laboratory to develop and test complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills composed of granular material, here ordinary beach sand. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)

Planetary Exploration Rover Avoids Sand Traps with “Rear Rotator Pedaling”

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Using the Mini Rover, researchers have studied locomotion techniques that could help future rovers work on granular lunar and planetary surfaces.

Georgia Tech graduate research assistants Kirstie Thompson and Ronita Mathias with a sample of a new membrane material that could reduce carbon emissions and energy intensity associated with refining crude oil. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)

Membrane Technology Could Cut Emissions and Energy Use in Oil Refining

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New membrane technology could reduce carbon emissions and energy intensity associated with oil refining.

Conventional lithium-ion batteries are used in a broad range of applications. (Credit: Matthew McDowell, Georgia Tech)

Spontaneous Formation of Nanoscale Hollow Structures Could Boost Battery Storage

Atlanta, GA

The spontaneous formation of hollow structures in nanometer-scale antimony crystals could make them useful in lithium-ion batteries.