Electing to have invasive brain surgery isn’t something most people have done. Ian Burkhart isn’t most people.“When I finished rehabilitation, my doctors and therapist and, most importantly, the ...

You’re managing the Texas Panhandle’s power grid. Heavy winds are blowing, and a worn-out utility pole ignites a fire by crashing onto a transmission line. Luckily, the fire department arrives quickly ...

Asking artificial intelligence for advice can be tempting. Powered by large language models (LLMs), AI chatbots are available 24/7, are often free to use, and draw on troves of data to answer ...

For decades, understanding the clicks, whistles and burst pulses of dolphins has been a scientific frontier. What if we could not only listen to dolphins, but also understand the patterns of their ...

From sun damage and pollution to cuts and infections, our skin protects us from a lot. But it isn’t impenetrable.“We tend to think of our skin as being this impermeable barrier that’s just enclosing ...

In a significant move to bolster Georgia's workforce, Georgia Tech has partnered with Georgia Quick Start to advance manufacturing training and skill development. This collaboration, formalized by the ...

Micro-brain sensors placed between hair strands overcome traditional brain sensor limitations.Georgia Tech researchers have developed an almost imperceptible microstructure brain sensor to be inserted ...

Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by accident. Scientists have long known that whole-genome duplication (WGD) — the process by which organisms copy all their genetic ...

A small but powerful invention could make life in the NICU easier for the tiniest patients. Newborns must have their vitals checked frequently, and one of the most critical measures of newborn health ...

A new lab is working to expand access to practical sensing systems. These systems could benefit people struggling with addiction and alert people with limited healthcare access to potentially ...

Although 3D-printed heart valves currently exist and bioresorbable materials have been used for implants before, this is the first time the two technologies have been combined to create one device ...

They found that cooling global temperatures by 1 degree Celsius with solar geoengineering would save 400,000 lives each year, outweighing deaths caused by solar geoengineering’s direct health risks ...