Research News Archive: 2013

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Imaging Technology Could Unlock Mysteries of a Childhood Disease

Posted: December 30, 2013

Scientists have developed a new technique for studying RSV, a common childhood illness.

Andrew Newman Doing Field Work in Costa Rica in 2010

Scientists Anticipated Size and Location of 2012 Costa Rica Earthquake

Posted: December 23, 2013

Scientists using GPS to study changes in the Earth’s shape accurately forecasted the size and location of the magnitude 7.6 Nicoya earthquake that occurred in 2012 in Costa Rica.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

New Study Brings Scientists Closer to the Origin of RNA

Posted: December 23, 2013

New research shows one way that a molecule leading to RNA might have first formed.

Electronics and Nanotechnology

Observatory Catches Neutrinos in a South Pole Block of Ice

Posted: December 17, 2013

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is helping unravel one of the key scientific mysteries.

HomeLab Hits Milestone with Participants, Partnerships

Posted: December 13, 2013

Georgia Tech's HomeLab, which tests health, wellness and living-at-home products, now has enrolled more than 500 people.

Graphene-Based Nano-Antennas May Enable Networks of Tiny Machines

Posted: December 11, 2013

Graphene antennas may open the possibility for networks of nanometer-scale machines.

Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power

Posted: December 9, 2013

Researchers are developing a family of generators that provide power by harnessing the triboelectric effect.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Wallace Coulter at 100: A Legacy of Biomedical Innovation

Posted: December 5, 2013

To celebrate the life and scientific legacy of Wallace H. Coulter, his namesake department is hosting a celebration on Dec. 5-6 at Georgia Tech and Emory University.

Clinical Trial Shows Tongue-Controlled Wheelchair Outperforms Popular Wheelchair Navigation System

Posted: November 27, 2013

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Engineering an injectable therapy for rotator cuff injuries.

Scientists Work to Engineer an Injectable Therapy for Rotator Cuff Injuries

Posted: November 26, 2013

Researchers are attempting to engineer an injectable therapy for the shoulder’s supraspinatus tendon, a rotator cuff tendon that is commonly torn in sports.

Sticky Business: Magnetic Pollen Replicas Offer Multimodal Adhesion

Posted: November 22, 2013

Researchers have created magnetic replicas of pollen grains using a wet chemical process that preserves the particles' shape.

Systems

Evidence found for granite on Mars

Posted: November 18, 2013

Researchers now have stronger evidence of granite on Mars and a new theory for how the granite – an igneous rock common on Earth -- could have formed there, according to a new study. The findings suggest a much more geologically complex Mars than previous

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