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April 10, 2026
Researchers Use Light to Make Their Microscopic ‘Muscle’ Contract on Command
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Engineers interested in creating artificial cells to deliver drugs to unhealthy parts of the body face a key challenge: for a cell-like system to move, change shape, or divide, it needs a way to generate force on command.
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April 9, 2026
Georgia Tech Researchers Use Statistics and Math to Understand How The Brain Works
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Researchers at Georgia Tech are using math, science, and artificial intelligence to better understand how people think, move, and perceive the world.
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April 8, 2026
2026 Suddath Symposium Showcases Biomedical Applications of Synthetic Biology
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The 34th annual Suddath Symposium brought together researchers, trainees, and invited speakers from across disciplines to discuss cutting-edge efforts to translate synthetic biology advances into human health-relevant technologies.
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April 7, 2026
AI is Reengineering Drug Discovery by Speeding Up Testing and Scanning Petabytes of Data for Connections Between Diseases
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AI and machine learning provide new tools for scientists to think about drug discovery.
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April 2, 2026
Georgia Tech-led Research Team to Develop SHIELD Against Deadly Biological Threats
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A Georgia Tech-led research team has received up to $6 million to develop SHIELD, a new platform designed to rapidly create immune-based countermeasures against a wide range of deadly biological threats.
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April 2, 2026
Singh Family Gift Funds High-Risk Research at Center for Immunoengineering
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The Center for Immunoengineering at Georgia Tech has awarded the inaugural Singh Family Research Awards to two faculty members and two students advancing innovative immunoengineering projects.
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April 1, 2026
Georgia Tech-led Research Team to Develop SHIELD Against Deadly Biological Threats
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A team of researchers led by Ankur Singh has been awarded up to $6 million from DTRA of the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate the development of MCMs against deadly biological threats that endanger public health, national security, and warfighters.
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April 1, 2026
Georgia Tech Researchers Develop First Genetic Passcode Lock to Protect Valuable DNA
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Research published in Science Advances demonstrated the effectiveness of this technology in protecting high-value engineered cell lines.
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March 30, 2026
The Smartest Robots May Be the ‘Dumbest’ Ones
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Georgia Tech engineers have created electronics-free robotic swarms whose collective intelligence emerges entirely from mechanical design, enabling coordinated behavior for applications in medicine, space, and beyond.
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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 18, 2026
Why Mosquitoes Swarm Your Head: They’re Following Signals, Not Each Other
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Researchers have visualized mosquito flight behavior for the first time — which could improve mosquito-control strategies.
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March 18, 2026
Engineering a Faster Path to Life-Saving Therapies
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When Mason Chilmonczyk, M.S. ME 2017, Ph.D. ME 2020, arrived at Georgia Tech to pursue graduate degrees in mechanical engineering, his goal was to become a professor. Instead, an unexpected turn in his research led him to entrepreneurship.
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