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Nuclear Waste: What It Is — and What It Isn’t

Thanks in large part to science fiction movies and TV, the term “nuclear waste” can be alarming — calling to mind images of glowing green goo oozing into the soil and contaminating all it touches.
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The Ghost of Libraries Past, Present, and Future:

The Georgia Tech Library’s Raven Davis turned a lifelong love of books into a career in data analytics. Her work is shaping a future where libraries remain the heart of academic life. Raven Davis is ...
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Researchers Develop Biobased Film That Could Replace Traditional Plastic Packaging

Plastic packaging is ubiquitous in our world, with its waste winding up in landfills and polluting oceans, where it can take centuries to degrade.To ease this environmental burden, industry has worked ...
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Energy Insecurity Linked to Higher Rates of Anxiety, Depression, Georgia Tech Study Finds

A new study from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy identifies energy insecurity — the inability to meet basic household energy needs — as a critical, yet often overlooked, social ...
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Energy Insecurity Linked to Higher Rates of Anxiety and Depression, School of Public Policy Study Finds

A new study from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy identifies energy insecurity — the inability to meet basic household energy needs — as a critical, yet often overlooked, social ...
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The Age of Autonomous Supply Chains is Here

Supply chain management is poised to enter a new era. The Harvard Business Review has published a groundbreaking article co-authored by Andre Calmon, associate professor of operations management, ...
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Georgia Tech Ranked No. 7 Globally in Interdisciplinary Science Rankings

Georgia Institute of Technology has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, in association with Schmidt Science Fellows. This designation ...
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Manufacturing Consortium Helps Industry Close the Finish Gap

One solution is to start with a more moldable form of these super-metals: powder. In a specialized form of additive manufacturing (like 3D printing), manufacturers start with fine metal powders and ...
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Tiny Diatoms, Big Climate Impact: How Microscopic Skeletons Rapidly Shape Ocean Chemistry

If you know what diatoms are, it’s probably for their beauty. These single-celled algae found on the ocean floor have ornate glassy shells that shine like jewels under the microscope. Their pristine ...
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Can Scientists Detect Life Without Knowing What it Looks Like? Research Using Machine Learning Offers a New Way

When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing.
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Students Collaborating with Nonprofit to Reduce Bird Collisions with Buildings

In 2015, before the cleaning crews hit the sidewalks of downtown Atlanta and before scavenger animals arose to snag an easy meal, Adam Betuel would venture into the darkness of the early mornings to ...
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Advancing Neonatal Health Monitoring in Ethiopia

Soft, wearable system offers continuous wireless monitoring of newborns’ health.A new, soft, all-in-one, wearable system has been designed for continuous wireless monitoring of neonatal health in ...