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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity’s Molecular Information Storage program has awarded a multi-phase contract worth up to $25 million to develop scalable DNA-based molecular storage techniques. The goal of the project is to use DNA as the basis for deployable storage technologies that can eventually scale into the exabyte regime and beyond with reduced physical footprint, power and cost requirements relative to conventional storage technologies. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT Spotlight Early Action Applicants Get Admission Decisions from Georgia Tech A total of 4,569 students have been admitted this round, out of 22,199 applications. Transfer Program Offers New Path to Georgia Tech for Pell-Eligible Students Talent Initiative Transfer Pathway aims to help Tech enroll more promising low- and moderate-income students. Georgia Tech’s Air Force ROTC Ranked One of Nation’s Best The Air Force organization that oversees ROTC units evaluated detachments on five metrics. Tweaks Behind the Rebirth of Nearly Discarded Organic Solar Technologies A minuscule chemical tweak is advancing an organic solar technology that was believed unviable. Campus and Community Previous Pause Next GT 1000, GT 2000 Seek Team Leaders Applications for summer or fall GT 1000 team leaders (TLs) are being accepted until Jan. 24. Early Action Applicants Get Admission Decisions from Georgia Tech A total of 4,569 students have been admitted this round, out of 22,199 applications. Transfer Program Offers New Path to Georgia Tech for Pell-Eligible Students Talent Initiative Transfer Pathway aims to help Tech enroll more promising low- and moderate-income students. Faculty and Staff Show Artistic Side The Georgia Tech Arts Faculty and Staff Art Exhibit opened Jan. 13 and runs through Feb. 23 at the Ferst Center for the Arts. Faculty Honored by USG for Classroom Excellence Ashok Goel and Donald Webster are being recognized by the University System of Georgia for their dedication in the classroom. Epic Intentions Sets Projects for Spring 2020 The interdisciplinary volunteer organization works with different companies throughout Atlanta. Board of Regents Offers Guidance on Political Activity As the 2020 legislative session begins, the University System of Georgia (USG) would like to remind all employees about its policies on political... Ramble In to a New Year The first day of spring marks a new beginning for Tech students new and old — so why not say hello to someone new? Kevin Satterfield’s Passion for Air Travel Fuels His Career Path Satterfield starts career at Delta Fathima Lahar: Making Dreams Come True Graduate wants to inspire others whose career has stalled: "It’s never too late." Isabella Sanders: Encouraging Women in STEM Student Earns Two Master's Degrees in STEM Fields. Georgia Tech’s 100,000th Living Engineering Graduate Chemical Engineering Major Reaches Milestone With her Degree Building a Drivable Couch Georgia Tech Students Motorize Living Room Furniture With Old Scooter Parts Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage Recipients to Be Honored for Being Pioneers in Classroom and Beyond The prize honors those who have made a positive difference by standing up for moral principle while facing personal risks. OMSCS Wins Oscars of Educational Technology The Online Master of Science in Computer Science won Reimagine Education’s gold award for the best distributed/online program for nurturing 21st-... Chris Payne Finds His Passion in Brotherhood and Video Games Payne will graduate this December with a B.S. in computational media. Aditi Shah: Journey of Independence Aditi Shah, who has been blind since age 15, believes she can be an inspiration to other blind people who are interested in STEM careers, Breaking Down the Cap and Gown Take a look at the caps and gowns worn by Institute leaders. Megan Stevens to Earn Family's Fifth Georgia Tech Degree Her parents and sister all graduated from Tech, and many of them aren't stopping there. What to Read During the Holiday Break We asked several avid readers for recommendations. The books range from a story of the reflections and adventures of a failed novelist to a how-to on... Science and Technology Previous Pause Next $25 Million Project Will Advance DNA-Based Archival Data Storage A new research initiative is using DNA as an efficient and robust archival storage medium. Leviathan Polymer Brush Made With E. coli Holds Bacteria at Bay A fortuitous slip in the lab leads to the creation of a monstrously large polymer brush Scientists Transform Barbecue Lighter Into a High-Tech Lab Device Researchers have devised an inexpensive technique for building a laboratory device known as an electroporator. Georgia Tech Collaborates with IBM to Develop Software Stacks for Quantum Computers Georgia Tech has agreed to join the IBM Q Hub at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Laser Pulse Creates Frequency Doubling in Amorphous Dielectric Material Researchers have demonstrated a new all-optical technique for creating robust second-order nonlinear effects in materials that don’t normally support... Tweaks Behind the Rebirth of Nearly Discarded Organic Solar Technologies A minuscule chemical tweak is advancing an organic solar technology that was believed unviable. Moths and Perhaps Other Animals Rely on Precise Timing of Neural Spikes Researchers have captured and analyzed nearly all of the brain signals sent to the wings of hawk moths. Tiny Magnetic Particles Enable New Material to Bend, Twist, and Grab A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and The Ohio State University has developed a soft polymer material, called magnetic... Armored With Plastic ‘Hair’ and Silica Shell, New Perovskite Nanocrystals Show Enhanced Durability Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a novel approach aimed at addressing the material’s durability problem: encasing... El Nino Swings More Violently in the Industrial Age, Hard Evidence Says Hard evidence now says: El Nino and the climate phenomenon that drives it have become more extreme in the industrial age. Georgia Tech Internet of Things Research Center Releases White Paper on Digital Transformation New white paper offers pathways for business leaders exploring digital transformation and the Internet of Things. Amazon and Georgia Tech Team Up with Ciara to Inspire Students to Code through Competition to Remix the Singer/Songwriter’s Song “SET” Amazon and Georgia Tech have announced a music remix competition using coding. Exoplanet Axis Study Boosts Hopes of Complex Life, Just Not Next Door An exoplanet study on axis tilts raises hopes that advanced life may exist elsewhere in the universe. Informatics Accelerates Design of Hybrid Membrane Materials for Chemical Separations A $1.7 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology develop much cheaper ways to... Novel Solar Cells Arrive at International Space Station for Testing Five different types of solar cells fabricated by Georgia Tech researche...