Bioengineering and Bioscience

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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.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

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

Novel App Uses AI to Guide, Support Cancer Patients

Posted: February 16, 2019

MyPath, an AI-based application that runs on tablet computers, is helping breast cancer patients.

Snaring Bacteria in DNA-based Nets the Way White Blood Cells Do

Posted: February 11, 2019

Like Spiderman, white bloods cells shoot NETs at bacteria, made mostly of DNA, and this synthetic microweb emulates it.

Andreas Bommarius, Martha Grover and Ron Rousseau

FDA Taps Georgia Tech to Help Reduce Cost of Making Antibiotics

Posted: February 6, 2019

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has kicked off a three-year federally-funded project to harness new manufacturing technologies and methods in a bid to bring down the cost of making certain antibiotics.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Fiji coral biological variety experiment

When Coral Species Vanish, Their Absence Can Imperil Surviving Corals

Posted: January 30, 2019

Off of Fiji, a Georgia Tech study elucidates a potential silent coral reef killer: Disappearing biodiversity appears to threaten the lives surviving corals.

Initiative Will Create Coursework for Cell Manufacturing Training

Posted: January 25, 2019

An 18-month federally-sponsored project led by the Georgia Institute of Technology will develop much-needed curriculum to train workers for the fledgling cell manufacturing industry.

Georgia Tech Included in Major Water Desalination Research Initiative

Posted: October 18, 2019

Georgia Tech is part of a new effort to address water security issues in the United States.

Diversity May Be Key to Reducing Errors in Quantum Computing

Posted: October 14, 2019

In quantum computing, as in team building, a little diversity can help get the job done better, computer scientists have found.

Materials

Palladium-Containing High Entropy Alloy Illustration

Atomic-level imaging could offer roadmap to metals with new properties

Posted: October 9, 2019

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a new process that could help gain new insights into individual high-entropy alloys.

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