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January 23, 2026

A Winter Beach Read for Supply Chain Minds: Why "The Thinking Machine" Is Worth Your Time

7 min read

Recommended for supply chain professionals and leaders seeking insight into the real-world impact of technology and strategic decision-making.

Students visited Lachung and Chungthang in Sikkim, India. Upstream in the Teesta Valley, students examined how steep terrain and river confinement amplify flood forces and how failures can cascade across an entire corridor of infrastructure.

January 22, 2026

AI Tool Turns Disaster Zones Into Living Classrooms

4 min read

An AI-powered tool is changing how researchers study disasters and how students learn from them.

Today’s power grid equipment incorporates internet-connected – and therefore hackable – computers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

January 22, 2026

Hacking the Grid: How Digital Sabotage Turns Infrastructure Into a Weapon

7 min read

To understand how a nation can turn an adversary’s lights out without firing a shot, you have to look inside the controllers that regulate modern infrastructure.

a patch of haptic actuators shown on a user's neck

January 22, 2026

Wearing the Future

2 min read

From smart textiles to brain-computer links, Georgia Tech engineers are designing wearables that connect humans and machines more closely than ever to sense, respond, and heal.

Researcher tests improved vacuum chamber

January 21, 2026

New Cryogenic Vacuum Chamber Cuts Noise for Quantum Ion Trapping

2 min read

Researchers have developed an improved vacuum chamber that reduces noise for quantum ion trapping research.

Georgia residents now have a new way to compare the estimated costs paid for a large variety of health care services in the state, thanks to a resource created by the Georgia All-Payer Claims Database. (iStock photo)

January 21, 2026

Georgia Insurance Claims Database Provides Health Care Cost Comparisons

2 min read

Georgia residents now have a new way to compare the estimated costs paid for a large variety of health care services in the state, thanks to a searchable “shop for care” resource launched as part of the Georgia All-Payer Claims Database (GA APCD).

January 20, 2026

All-Powerful AI Isn’t an Existential Threat, According to New Georgia Tech Research

4 min read

The study suggests that the fear of AI destroying society distracts from real policy interventions to better control computing applications.

A real worm in a Petri dish (top left) and a robot worm (bottom right) clean their environments of tiny particles in a very similar manner.

January 16, 2026

Researchers Discover How Worms Clean Their Environment Without a Brain

4 min read

When placed in sand-filled Petri dishes, centimeter-long aquatic worms like T. tubifex spontaneously sweep up particles and reorganize their environment — all without a brain.

Protesters have filled the streets in Iranian cities, but the regime’s internet shutdown means little news gets in or out of the country. MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

January 16, 2026

Iran’s Latest Internet Blackout Extends to Phones and Starlink

7 min read

The Iranian regime’s internet shutdown, initiated on Jan. 8, 2026, has severely diminished the flow of information out of the country.

January 15, 2026

New LLMs Could Provide Strength-based Job Coaching for Autistic People

5 min read

Georgia Tech researchers are using an NSF grant to create new large-language models that help autistic job seekers understand their strengths and how to leverage them during the application process.

January 15, 2026

Initiative Lead Q&A: Hailong Chen Drives Innovation in Electrochemical Manufacturing and Recycling

3 min read

Georgia Tech’s Electrochemical Manufacturing and Recycling initiative aims to revolutionize energy-intensive industries.

January 15, 2026

Science for Public Good: Introducing the Community Engagement Graduate Fellows

4 min read

Four graduate students from the College of Sciences were selected for the new Community Engagement Graduate Fellowship, made possible through a gift from Google, to develop projects that positively impact the metro Atlanta area.

January 14, 2026

Meet the Expert: Daniel Matisoff

1 min read

Meet Daniel Matisoff: Professor of Public Policy and EPIcenter affiliate

Fuel Truck carrying Sustainable Aviation Fuel near an airplane

January 13, 2026

Georgia Tech Energy Policy and Innovation Center Launches Interactive Dashboard

2 min read

Georgia Tech’s Energy Policy and Innovation Center has collaborated with Dan Matisoff, EPIcenter’s faculty affiliate, to develop a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel Data Dashboard to provide clear, accessible insights into the rapidly evolving SAF market.

Georgia Tech student Yash Rajgure using an Apple Vision Pro headset device to demo his team's project.

January 12, 2026

Apple Vision Pro Powers New Wave of Immersive Education

2 min read

Spatial computing is transforming engineering education at Georgia Tech and opening new paths for entrepreneurship and technical training.

January 12, 2026

Art and Generative AI Course Connects Georgia Tech Students with Atlanta Artists

1 min read

Georgia Tech launched a community-based Art and Generative AI course

Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.

January 12, 2026

Coastal Resilience Project Secures Nearly $1 Million to Restore Wetlands

3 min read

The award will support the design of nature-based solutions including living shorelines and marsh restoration in flood-prone areas of Camden County, Georgia.

Three individuals standing at a workbench in front of a large Mazak hybrid manufacturing machine, discussing components and technical drawings.

January 8, 2026

How Georgia Tech Is Transforming Advanced Manufacturing

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Georgia Tech’s hybrid manufacturing breakthroughs are reshaping how industries — from the U.S. Navy to aerospace and rail — repair and build critical parts. Fast, precise, and scalable, GTMI’s innovations turn complex problems into real world solutions, showcasing how cutting edge research becomes game changing impact.

Lack of access to safe and affordable housing is harmful to health. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

January 8, 2026

Illness Is More Than Just Biological – Medical Sociology Shows How Social Factors Get Under the Skin and Cause Disease

6 min read

By studying the way social forces shape health inequalities, medical sociology helps address how health and illness extend beyond the body and into every aspect of people’s lives.

Group of students in navy shirts standing in a classroom, each holding small orange and blue 3D-printed objects.

January 7, 2026

How a Race Car Project Is Transforming Rural STEM Education

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Students in rural Georgia are discovering new possibilities through Georgia Tech’s new Advanced Manufacturing Pathways program, where they design, build, and race custom cars while learning real manufacturing skills. With local educators and industry partners behind it, AMP is reshaping how communities imagine their future workforce.Group of students in navy shirts standing in a classroom, each holding small orange and blue 3D-printed objects.