Research News Archive: 2015

New Acoustic Technique Reveals Structural Information in Nanoscale Materials

Posted: December 28, 2015

Researchers have developed a new technique for investigating phase transitions in materials by examining the acoustic response at the nanoscale.

3D “Nanobridges” Formed Using Electron Beam Writing with Tiny Jets of Liquid Precursor

Posted: December 18, 2015

Researchers have demonstrated a new process for rapidly fabricating complex three-dimensional nanostructures from a variety of materials, including metals.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Some Climate Change Impacts May Appear Sooner than Expected

Posted: December 7, 2015

Some impacts of global climate change will appear much sooner than others.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

HyPer-Tau Provides Spatially-resolved Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing in Cells

Posted: December 3, 2015

Researchers have developed a sensor to show the location of hydrogen peroxide inside living cells with high resolution.

Cross Talk

Land, Sea, Air, and Space

Posted: December 1, 2015

Georgia Tech advances autonomous machines and small spacecraft.

El Niño Warming Causes Significant Coral Damage in Central Pacific

Posted: December 1, 2015

Current El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean are seriously damaging coral reefs.

File

Let the Light In

Posted: November 30, 2015

Optical sensors make environmental sense.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Profile

Intensive Care

Posted: November 30, 2015

Khatereh Hadi looks at how to improve health care through design.

On Their Own

Posted: November 30, 2015

Research on autonomous technology is developing increasingly sophisticated capabilities in air, marine, and ground robotic vehicles.

Visualization

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and computer modeling have combined to produce an understanding of how atomic-scale deformation mechanisms determine the structure and properties of nanomaterials.