Taking a Cue From Horror Movies: When Music Tells You What’s Coming
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Georgia Tech researchers have developed Spherephones, a wearable system that uses spatialized music instead of alarms to help people anticipate movement around them — such as approaching robots — by conveying direction, distance, and timing through sound. Created in the Robotic Musicianship Lab, the technology aims to improve safety and awareness in human-robot environments while also showing promise for applications in virtual reality, gaming, and assistive navigation.
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.
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.
Atlanta’s World Cup Beyond the Hype
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Georgia Tech experts say the 2026 World Cup will bring global attention and economic activity, but the real measure of success is who benefits and what lasting impact the tournament leaves behind.
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.
Tim Lieuwen Donates ASME Gold Medal to the Woodruff School
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The $14,000 gold medal is displayed in the School Chair’s suite, where it serves as a symbol of excellence and achievement for students, faculty, and visitors.
Georgia Tech Scientists Create Moon Rock in the Lab
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This moon rock could help scientists interpret lunar data and explore how water may form on the moon.
