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Antibiotics, Taken Strategically, Could Actually Help Defeat Antibiotic Resistance

Posted: May 20, 2019

Those same antibiotics driving the rise in antibiotic resistant bacterial strains could help defeat them if used as part of an informed strategy.

Bionanoparticle detects the slightest sign of transplant organ rejection

Urine Test to Evaluate Immunotherapy Success Gets $1.8 Million NIH Research Grant

Posted: April 2, 2019

Immunotherapy can eradicate cancer or fall down trying, and this sensor monitors that success or failure.

Using Smartphones and Laptops to Simulate Deadly Heart Arrhythmias

Posted: March 27, 2019

Researchers are using smartphones and laptop computers to model heart arrhythmias.

Adhesive Formed From Bee Spit and Flower Oil Could Form Basis of New Glues

Posted: March 27, 2019

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology are looking at that mixture of ingredients as a model for a bioinspired glue because of its unique adhesive properties and ability to remain sticky through a range of conditions.

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Contraceptive Jewelry Could Offer a New Family Planning Approach

Posted: March 26, 2019

Family planning for women might one day be as simple as putting on an earring.

Seeing through a Robot’s Eyes Helps Those with Profound Motor Impairments

Posted: March 15, 2019

An interface system that uses augmented reality technology could help individuals with profound motor impairments operate a humanoid robot to feed themselves and perform routine personal care tasks.

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New Grant Award Supports Research on Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

Posted: February 26, 2019

Research on the early detection of ovarian cancer will get a boost from a new award from the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

When Sand-Slithering Snakes Behave Like Light Waves

Posted: February 25, 2019

A new study shows how the motion of snakes moving across a sandy surface can be affected by obstacles.

2019 Georgia Tech and Emory Sloan Fellows

Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to Four Georgia Tech, Emory Faculty

Posted: February 19, 2019

Four faculty members, including two from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering operated jointly by Georgia Tech and Emory University, have been awarded research fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Nanoparticle engineered at Georgia Tech may replace biopsy needles in detecting transplant organ rejection

Urine Test Detects Organ Transplant Rejection, Could Replace Needle Biopsies

Posted: February 19, 2019

New nanoparticle makes urine glow as soon as T cells initiate an attack on transplanted organs

Armored With Plastic ‘Hair’ and Silica Shell, New Perovskite Nanocrystals Show Enhanced Durability

Posted: November 29, 2019

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a novel approach aimed at addressing the material’s durability problem: encasing the perovskite inside a double layer protection system made from plastic and silica.

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El Nino Swings More Violently in the Industrial Age, Hard Evidence Says

Posted: November 25, 2019

Hard evidence now says: El Nino and the climate phenomenon that drives it have become more extreme in the industrial age.

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Exoplanet Axis Study Boosts Hopes of Complex Life, Just Not Next Door

Posted: November 20, 2019

An exoplanet study on axis tilts raises hopes that advanced life may exist elsewhere in the universe.

Data Engineering and Science

Observing a “Cosmic Symphony” Using Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Posted: November 19, 2019

Research from a team of astrophysicists presents a compelling roadmap for capturing four- to 10-year snapshots of intermediate-mass black hole activity.

Metagenomics Unlocks Unknowns of Diarrheal Disease Cases in Children

Posted: November 18, 2019

Researchers have found that conventional culture-based lab tests may misdiagnose as many as half of the microbial causes of diarrheal diseases in children.

Materials

Informatics Accelerates Design of Hybrid Membrane Materials for Chemical Separations

Posted: November 8, 2019

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 separate chemicals using membranes that could potentially replace energy-intensive distillation processes.

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