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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.

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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.

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The Helix, of DNA Fame, May Have Arisen with Startling Ease

Posted: January 23, 2019

An evolutionary enigma may have just been cracked: Explaining how the helix of RNA and DNA evolved.

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Long-Acting Contraceptive Designed to be Self-Administered Via Microneedle Patch

Posted: January 14, 2019

A new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning option.

Flu Vaccine Supply Gaps Can Intensify Flu Seasons, Make Pandemics Deadlier

Posted: January 7, 2019

A tweak to our flu vaccine resupply logistics could save thousands of lives

No Bleeding Required: Anemia Detection Via Smartphone

Posted: December 10, 2018

This smartphone app can check hemoglobin levels with 97% accuracy.

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Swapping Bacteria May Help ‘Nemo’ Fish Cohabitate with Fish-Killing Anemones

Posted: December 10, 2018

Why the fish-killing anemone spares the clownfish is a scientific mystery that Georgia Tech marine microbiologists are now tackling in fish mucus.

Shape-Shifting Robot Built from “Smarticles” Shows New Locomotion Strategy

Posted: September 18, 2019

Researchers have built a robot entirely from smaller robots known as "smarticles."

Seung Soon Jang, Faisal Alamgir and Ji Il Choi

Platinum-Graphene Atomically-thin Fuel Cell Catalysts Show Superior Stability Over Bulk Platinum

Posted: September 18, 2019

Films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could enable fuel cell catalysts with unprecedented catalytic activity and longevity, according to a study published recently by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Hyperbolic Paraboloid Origami Harnesses Bistability to Enable New Applications

Posted: September 17, 2019

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo are looking at hypar origami with to leverage its structural properties.

Stretchy Plastic Electrolytes Could Enable New Lithium-Ion Battery Design

Posted: September 9, 2019

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a promising new cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte.