In people with autism, neural “traffic jams” may slow the flow of information along visual routes in the brain, delaying timely, responsive actions. Just as highway departments study vehicle traffic flow, Georgia Tech and Emory researcher Bilal Haider is studying neural traffic in the brain to understand the holdups, and his…
Renters with little incentive to save energy burn millions of dollars a year in excess energy and pollution costs, according to a new study from Georgia Tech’s School of Economics. Assistant professor Dylan Brewer’s analysis, published in the Journal of Urban Economics, found that renters in units where…
Today, Airbnb announced it selected the Interlock at 14th Street and Howell Mill Road in Atlanta’s West Midtown as the new home for its planned technical hub. The tech hub is slated to open later this year — subject to pandemic conditions. It follows Airbnb’s 2020 announcement of its plans to open a technical hub in Atlanta to…
Zeolites, which are crystalline porous materials, are very widely used in the production of chemicals, fuels, materials, and other products. So far, zeolites have been made as 3D or 2D materials. This has changed with the recent discovery of crystalline zeolites in a nanotubular (1D) shape, by researchers at the Georgia Institute of…
Microorganisms are highly abundant in the surface ocean, reaching densities exceeding a billion organisms per liter. Collectively responsible for roughly half of global carbon fixation, diverse groups of microbes coexist while relying on limited nutrients even as some microbes depend on energy from the sun to grow via photosynthesis. …
The climate crisis requires ramping up usage of renewable energy sources like solar and wind, but with intermittent availability, scalable energy storage is a challenge. Hydrogen —especially carbon-free green hydrogen—has emerged as a promising clean energy carrier and storage option for renewable energy such as solar and wind. It adds no…
ATLANTA — The Georgia Tech Economic Development Agency (EDA) University Center is now accepting applications from communities in need of assistance to identify, define, and support its workforce talent. To date, Georgia public health officials report more than 1.5 million cases and 26,621 deaths from Covid-19. The workforce…
Assistant Professor Kelley Fong’s new article explores the role of empathy in low-income mothers’ decisions to call Child Protective Services (CPS). Fong, a faculty member in Georgia Tech’s School of History and Sociology, published “I Know How It Feels: Empathy and Reluctance to Mobilize Legal Authorities” in the journal…
For electric vehicles (EVs) to become mainstream, they need cost-effective, safer, longer-lasting batteries that won’t explode during use or harm the environment. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology may have found a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries made from a common material: rubber.Elastomers, or…
When thirsty residents of a permanent community on the Moon take a swig of fresh water brought in from the lunar south pole, they’ll be enjoying the benefits of a 30-pound spacecraft known as the Lunar Flashlight that was assembled and tested at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Lunar Flashlight will use powerful lasers…
