Yuhang Hu and students in the lab
March 25, 2026
Georgia Tech Researchers Create “Living” Polymers That Grow, Heal, and Transform
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A research team led by Yuhang Hu describe a groundbreaking class of “living” polymers that can grow, shrink, heal, and even regenerate long after fabrication.

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March 25, 2026
Georgia Tech Recognizes Excellence with 2026 Institute Research Awards
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Georgia Tech has named the 2026 Institute Research Award recipients, recognizing faculty, staff, and research teams whose work advances innovation, mentorship, collaboration, and societal impact across the Institute’s research enterprise.

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March 19, 2026
Smarter, Faster, and More Human: A Leap Toward General-Purpose Robots
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New AI system lets robots work faster than their human teachers without sacrificing accuracy.

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Five panelists sit at the front of a classroom during a Georgia Tech event, with one person speaking into a microphone. A projected slide behind them displays speaker headshots and names from the Institute for Matter and Systems.
March 17, 2026
Beyond Technology in the Future of the Grid
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The Boundaries and Breakthroughs panel explored how engineering constraints, institutional structures and societal values collectively influence the direction of grid research and development.

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March 12, 2026
Georgia Tech Renews Memorandum of Understanding With Sandia
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The Sandia partnership will expand research impact, talent pipelines, and national security innovation.

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A person wearing a blue lab coat stands with arms crossed in a laboratory filled with shelves of scientific equipment, supplies, and a refrigerator unit in the background.
March 6, 2026
Target the Tumor. Spare the Body.
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Housley and his team are developing self‑assembling nanohydrogels that deliver cancer drugs only when they reach tumor‑specific conditions, aiming to reduce side effects and make treatment more precise across multiple cancer types.

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March 6, 2026
Georgia Tech Energy Day: Meeting AI’s Growing Energy Demands
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Join us on March 19 as we explore one of the most urgent questions facing the nation: How do we power an AI‑driven future?

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A cleanroom technician in protective gear works at a computer workstation in a semiconductor lab, with a blue signal light in the foreground and lab equipment behind them.
March 4, 2026
Building Space, Tools, and Trust
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<p>Gary Spinner’s unexpected path into higher education and microfabrication began after he shifted from working as a teenage cook to studying electronics, eventually launching a semiconductor career with IBM and Intel before joining Georgia Tech in 1994.</p>

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Scanning electron microscope image of a tiny, arch-like structure made of looped, rope-textured material. A scale bar indicates the structure is on the order of 100 micrometers wide.
February 26, 2026
Celebrating Science Through Imagery
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Through its first Users Image Contest, the Institute for Matter and Systems celebrated the creativity and cutting-edge research captured in images produced across its core facilities.

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Tech in the Cold
February 20, 2026
The Challenges and Opportunities of Cold Weather and Technology
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In labs chilled to 4 kelvins (-450 degrees!) and on expeditions to polar regions, Georgia Tech scientists are discovering how extreme cold simultaneously challenges and advances technology in computing, space exploration, and more.

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A smiling graduate stands on a tree-lined campus walkway covered with fallen leaves. He is wearing a gold doctoral gown with blue velvet panels and sleeve bars, along with a matching blue tam and tassel. Campus buildings and autumn trees are visible in the background.
February 16, 2026
Finding His Path Through Undergraduate Research
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Sam Lucas’ journey from a summer undergraduate research program to a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering highlights how early research experiences can shape long-term academic and career paths

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Portrait of Dave McDowell
February 10, 2026
National Academy of Engineering Elects David McDowell
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Professor emeritus and founding executive director of the Institute for Materials is recognized for his computational work modeling metal alloys and designing materials.

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