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Researchers Receive NIH Funds for Adjuvant Research to Boost Coronavirus Vaccines

Posted: May 20, 2020

Researchers have received funding to screen and evaluate adjuvants that may improve the ability of coronavirus vaccines to simulate the immune system.

Emory and Georgia Tech Create Barrier Protection Devices for Use During COVID-19

Posted: May 13, 2020

Two Atlanta universities have created barrier protection devices designed to contain the droplet spray and aerosol produced during certain medical procedures.

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Immunity of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Could Cut Risk of Expanding Economic Activity

Posted: May 7, 2020

The presumed immunity of those who have recovered from the coronavirus infection could allow them to substitute for susceptible people.

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Wilbur Lam, principal investigator of ACME POCT

Atlanta Institutions Take Lead Role in Fast-Tracking COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

Posted: April 30, 2020

A trio of Atlanta health care and research institutions will play a leading role in helping to evaluate potential COVID-19 tests.

Open-AirVentGT Emergency Ventilator Provides Patient Monitoring, Feedback Control

Posted: April 27, 2020

Georgia Tech researchers have created a prototype for an emergency ventilator with electronic sensors and computer controls.

Georgia Tech Produces Key Components for Governor’s Coronavirus Test Initiative

Posted: April 22, 2020

Volunteer Georgia Tech researchers burn midnight oil to produce important enzymes that make coronavirus test kits work.

Interactive Tool Helps People See Why Staying Home Matters During a Pandemic

Posted: April 21, 2020

A new interactive modeling tool can help people understand why social distancing is so important.

Square speck has enormous listening abilities

Lung-Heart Super Sensor on a Chip Tinier Than a Ladybug

Posted: April 15, 2020

The future of socially distanced lung and heart health monitoring could lie in this inconspicuous yet incredibly sensitive chip.

The Case For DIY Masks To Slow Coronavirus’ Spread

Posted: April 11, 2020

If coughing in your sleeve is effective, face masks must be, too, and successes in Asia and Europe corroborate this, physicist says.

Simple, Low-Cost Ventilator Builds on Available Resuscitation Bags

Posted: April 6, 2020

A simple, low-cost ventilator based on the resuscitation bags carried in ambulances has been designed and tested.

BeamMap combines electron beam and electrospray

New Instrument Will Uncover Structure and Chemical Composition on Sub-Cell Scale

Posted: January 11, 2021

A new imaging instrument will be able to simultaneously study both the surface of a biological sample and its chemical composition.

Georgia Tech Names Eric Vogel Executive Director of Institute for Materials

Posted: January 11, 2021

Georgia Tech has named Eric Vogel, professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, to be executive director of the Institute for Materials.