John Toon

Georgia Institute of Technology
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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.
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Georgia Tech researchers built the 'Rescue Robot' to determine whether or not building occupants would trust a robot designed to help them evacuate a high-rise in case of fire or other emergency.
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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a device fingerprinting technique that could improve the security of the electrical grid and other industrial systems.
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This is illustration shows how a triboelectric generator embedded in a shoe would produce electricity as a person walked.
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