Professor Emmanouil “Manos” Tentzeris and Ph.D. student Marvin Joshi hold a lens‑enabled backscatter system that could support battery‑free wireless communication across future smart city infrastructure.
April 24, 2026
How a Lens Is Pushing the Limits of Near-Zero‑Power Wireless Communication to Gigabits‑Per‑Second Speeds
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Emmanouil Tentzeris and Marvin Joshi’s new work demonstrates how a lens‑enabled backscatter system can deliver modern wireless capability without traditional transmitters.

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MapHabit Founder Matt Golden
April 10, 2026
Mapping Independence: How MapHabit Supports People With Cognitive Challenges
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MapHabit, an ATDC-supported startup, uses visual task mapping to help individuals with cognitive challenges build independence through everyday routines.

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 Olufisayo “Fisayo” Omojokun, associate dean in Georgia Tech’s College of Computing
April 9, 2026
Computing Associate Dean Cultivates Innovation With CREATE-X
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Olufisayo “Fisayo” Omojokun, Georgia Tech associate dean in the College of Computing, found new energy in teaching through CREATE‑X, where open‑ended entrepreneurship equips students to confidently navigate uncertainty and solve real‑world problems.

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Victor Espinosa, Founder of Loto Punto, stands in front of his product, pitching it on Columbia's Shark Tank
April 9, 2026
CREATE-X Startup Brings Digital Access to the Unbanked
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Georgia Tech master’s student Victor Espinosa is building Loto Punto, a fintech startup using self‑service kiosks to help unbanked communities convert cash into digital financial access through the CREATE‑X Startup Launch program.

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Research team members Ishita Kumar, Corey Wilson, and Luisa F. Barraza-Vergara
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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Abstract illustration of clustered white nanoscale particles moving through a dark vessel with signal waves.
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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Shah and Nguyen headshots
March 20, 2026
ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status
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Milestone designation signals strong potential to reshape care for dialysis patients and those with chronic knee pain.

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Andson Lab
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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ATDC Founder Anatoly Shillman
March 13, 2026
Eliminating Invisible Bias: How CogBias AI Is Addressing Decision Integrity
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CogBias AI is developing decision-intelligence technology that helps organizations identify cognitive bias in research questions and surveys before those biases shape business decisions.

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Two adults wearing protective gowns and gloves stand beside a hospital crib, using a tablet device while examining an infant lying on the mattress as medical equipment and monitors surround the crib.
March 10, 2026
The Penicillin of Pressure Injuries: Researchers Develop New Sensor System to Prevent a Common Hospital Complication
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To address this issue, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new, flexible, sensor-filled fabric to monitor areas at risk of PIs and alert hospital staff when a patient needs to be turned.

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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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Headshots of Susan Thomas and J. Brandon DIxon
March 4, 2026
Georgia Tech Receives Up to $21.8M Award in ‘Unprecedented’ Push to Treat Lymphatic Disease
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The project aims to move lymphatic disease out of the medical margins and toward patients who have had few meaningful treatment options.

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