Materials and Nanotechnology

Dr. Filler's lab

 

Research focuses on creating new materials that improve construction and performance of devices in numerous industries, including healthcare, electronics, and environmental management.

Manipulating nanometer-length atoms, molecules, and supramolecular structures allows ChBE researchers to generate larger structures with superior features.

Christ Jones in the lab

 

Research: Crab Shells and Trees Combine to Create New Food Packaging

Dr. Carson Meredith from Georgia Tech's School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering has developed a sustainable, flexible packaging wrap that is comprised of cellulose nanocrystals from wood pulp and chitin nanofibers which can be found in the discarded shells of crabs and shrimp. Read Full Story

Research: How honey bee "glue" helps pollen stick togther

Researchers at Georgia Tech are looking at modeling new adhesives based off of how honey bees make pollen stick together. Read Full Story

Research: World's Fastest Creature May Also Be One of the Smallest

What is the fastest animal on the planet? Cheetah? Falcon? Sailfish? Georgia Tech assistant professor Saad Bhamla would like to add the Spirostomum ambiguum to the list. Spirostomum ambiguum a tiny single-celled protozoan that achieves blazing-fast acceleration while contracting its worm-like body. Read Full Story