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The Ramblin Wreck drives past the Petit Biotechnology Building, a red brick building with large trees in the foreground.
July 9, 2026

Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Announces New External Advisory Board Leadership and Members

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IBB is pleased to announce new leadership and membership for its EAB, which provides strategic guidance to help advance the institute's mission of accelerating interdisciplinary research and innovation.
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July 8, 2026

Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions

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While SpudCell is an important milestone in the field, it stops short of being a fully synthetic living cell.
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Microscopic image of pink tissue cells
July 6, 2026

Researchers Develop a Safer, More Reliable Material for Growing Small-Scale Models of the Human Gut

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Researchers have developed a synthetic gel that could open new possibilities for drug testing and disease treatment.
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Close-up of a flexible white wearable sensor device held between two fingers, showing its curved shape against a plain light-gray background.
July 6, 2026

New Soft Wearable Device Could Support At-Home Sleep Monitoring

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A new Georgia Tech study shows a wireless wearable device could enable home-based monitoring of physiological changes associated with sleep and brain health.
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A medical worker wearing latex gloves uses a device to test a patient's blood sugar.
July 1, 2026

New Research Seeks to Help Transplanted Cells Thrive in Type 1 Diabetes Treatment

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Alexander Vlahos has been awarded a five-year, research grant to support pioneering work aimed at improving therapies for T1D.
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Bee on flower
June 22, 2026

Next-Generation Pesticide Disrupts Bumblebee Reproduction

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Georgia Tech researchers found that a widely used agricultural pesticide alters bumblebee gene expression, diminishing their ability to reproduce.
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Robotic arm holding circular sensor devices with exposed wiring in a lab setting with a blurred brick wall background.
June 17, 2026

Taking a Cue From Horror Movies: When Music Tells You What’s Coming

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Georgia Tech researchers developed Spherephones, a wearable system that uses directional music to help people anticipate movement and improve safety and awareness.
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Armita Manafzadeh (Credit: Scientific American)
June 16, 2026

From Fossils to Function: Armita Manafzadeh Honored by Scientific American

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The 2026 cohort includes 28 early-career scientists based in the United States who are changing the world with their work.
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Close-up of hands positioning a flexible haptic device with embedded electronics under a microscope, highlighting the small components and patterned array used to deliver sensory feedback.
June 15, 2026

New Wearable Reroutes Lost Sensation, Restores Stability

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Researchers have developed a wireless wearable that translates foot pressure into heat and vibration, helping individuals with sensory impairments regain balance and mobility.
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June 12, 2026

GIGABYTE Grant Supports Robotics and AI Ecosystem at Tech

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Georgia Tech’s Laboratory for Intelligent Decision and Autonomous Robots (LIDAR) was awarded a $1 million, three-year industrial grant from GIGABYTE to advance robotics and AI research, with a focus on helping robots better interact with the real world.
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A woman in a laboratory wearing a white lab coat looks through a microscope on a benchtop. Petri dishes and a digital scale sit nearby, with lab supplies and equipment arranged on shelves and counters. A window in the background shows greenery outside, and cables connect the microscope to nearby devices.
June 12, 2026

Georgia Tech Professor, Student Lead Pioneering Research in Women’s Health

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Science has historically overlooked diseases and conditions that predominantly affect women, but one Georgia Tech researcher and his doctoral student are working to change that.
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Person in blue medical scrubs demonstrates a small device to a seated patient in a clinical exam room with medical equipment visible in the background.
June 3, 2026

Helping Patients See Again: How One Doctor Uses Georgia Tech Research to Treat Eye Disease With Precision

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A doctor uses a tiny microneedle developed at Georgia Tech to preserve patients’ vision, reduce their pain, and give them more time for daily life.
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