Searching for Science in the Solar Darkness

Atlanta, GA

Scientists have long used eclipses to learn more about the sun and the Earth.

When going up, the stairs give people a boost by releasing stored energy, making it 37 percent easier on the knee than using conventional stairs.

Climbing Stairs Just Got Easier with Energy-Recycling Steps

Atlanta, GA

Energy-recycling stairs developed to store a user’s energy during descent and return energy to the climber during ascent.

New 3-D printing technologies allow researchers to create patient-specific heart valve models that mimic the physiological qualities of the real valves. This image shows the submerged valve during flow testing. (Credit: Rob Felt)

Unique 3-D Printed Models Could Improve Patient Outcomes in Heart Valve Replacements

Atlanta, GA

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Piedmont Heart Institute are using standard medical imaging and new 3-D printing technologies to create patient-specific heart valve models that mimic the physiological qualities of the real valves.

Boeing executives and Steve Cross, Georgia Tech executive vice president for Research, cut the ribbon to officially open the Boeing Manufacturing Development Center on campus. Photo by Rob Felt.

Boeing, Georgia Tech Unveil New Research Center

Atlanta, GA

The Boeing Manufacturing Development Center works to implement automation in industrial applications.

Selfies: We Love How We Look and We’re Here to Show You

Atlanta, GA

When it comes to selfies, appearance is (almost) everything.

Gary McMurray testified before the Senate Committee on Agricultural, Nutrition and Forestry.  McMurray leads the Food Processing Technology Division at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.

Georgia Tech Researcher Provides Expert Testimony to Congress

Atlanta, GA

GTRI’s Gary McMurray spoke about the 2018 Farm Bill, agricultural research before a Senate committee.

Wildfires burn much more biomass per area than professional prescribed burns, and pollute at a much higher rate. Credit: Kari Greer/USFS Gila National Forest via NASA

Wildfires Pollute Much More Than Previously Thought

Atlanta, GA

Data from flights through wildfire plumes reveal three times the officially noted levels for fine particles

Shimon, a robot in the Center of Music Technology and School of Music.

Robot Uses Deep Learning and Big Data to Write and Play its Own Music

Atlanta, GA

A marimba-playing robot with four arms and eight sticks is writing and playing its own compositions in the School of Music.

Naturally occurring DNA is in constant motion, researchers hypothesize, and transports large transcription factors (depicted in green) through its tangles until they reach sites where they bind and carry out their activity. Here a still image from a very large, unique simulation.

Rattling DNA Hustles Transcribers to Targets

Atlanta, GA

DNA is the boss when it comes to the movement of molecules through its dense curls, beating out all other sources of motion.

When the city of Diego de Almagro's water system was destroyed by landslides and floods in 2015 — leaving more than 15,000 people without potable drinking water — the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Embassy in Chile contracted with TOHL to install and deploy its mobile infrastructure solutions. 

Horsley Applies SPP Background Towards Water Works Founding

Atlanta, GA

A company founded by Georgia Tech students is pioneering a new model for helping rural communities in developing countries maintain — and sustain — water security.