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The new image generated by the PRIMO algorithm (EHT / Medeiros et al. 2023)

A Sharper Look at the M87 Black Hole

A team of researchers, including astrophysicists from Georgia Tech, has created a new, high-fidelity version of the iconic Event Horizon Telescope's image of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87.
A cross-sectional view of onggi showing fermenting cabbage. Credit: Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

Want Better Kimchi? Make It Like the Ancients Did

Researchers explain why kimchi enthusiasts are right when they say the highest quality fermented cabbage is made in traditional earthenware onggi.
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Announcing the Recipients of the 2022-2023 Krish Roy – GRA Travel Awards

Spotlight on the recipients of the award
A new hypothesis states that the first sugars emerged from glyoxylate (pictured as the center molecule). In this hypothesis, glyoxylate first reacts with itself and then the byproducts from these reactions. Credit: Scripps Research and Unsplash

Where Did the First Sugars Come From?

Origin-of-life chemists from Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology propose that glyoxylate could have been the original source of sugars on the “prebiotic” Earth.
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Research Teams Awarded $15M to Design Materials Inspired by Deep Sea Fish and to Explore Attention Control

Two teams from Georgia Tech have been awarded a combined $15 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for basic research projects as part of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program.
The students and faculty of STEMcomm gathering after their most recent Atlanta Science Festival event: a science-themed fashion show. Photo courtesy of Jalen Borne.

Beyond the Lab: STEMcomm VIP Course Talks Science Communication and Outreach

Over the 10-year history of the Atlanta Science Festival, the events planned by the faculty and students of STEMcomm have become a staple. We talked with the team to learn what STEMcomm is all about.
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Experts In The News

First evidence of ‘living towers’ made of worms discovered in nature

David Hu, professor in the Schools of Biological Sciences and Mechanical Engineering, drew on ant behavior in his commentary of a study that examined towering behavior in nematodes.

Ants, which assemble to form buoyant rafts to survive floodwaters, are among the few creatures known to team up like nematodes, said Hu.

“Ants are incredibly sacrificial for one another, and they do not generally fight within the colony,” Hu said. “That’s because of their genetics. They all come from the same queen, so they are like siblings.”

Notably, there has been a lot of interest in studying cooperative animal behaviors among the robotics community, Hu said. It’s possible that one day, he added, information about the complex sociality of creatures like nematodes could be used to inform how technology, such as computer servers or drone systems, communicates.

CNN June 5, 2025

These triplets who graduated from Georgia Tech with neuroscience degrees head to medical school

Three years after the Kashlan triplets graduated from Georgia Tech together at 18 years old with B.S. in Neuroscience degrees, they are now entering medical school.

Zane, Rommi and Adam Kashlan spoke with 11Alive on Friday, giving an update on what's next after sharing the graduation stage in high school as valedictorians and earning neuroscience degrees with minors in health and medical sciences in college. 

11 Alive May 31, 2025
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Spark: College of Sciences at Georgia Tech

Welcome — we're so glad you're here. Learn more about us in this video, narrated by Susan Lozier, College of Sciences Dean and Sutherland Chair.