Research News Archive: 2015

Quantum Step

Posted: September 3, 2015

Increasing the number of connections on the edges of chips could move us closer to a quantum computer system.

Nanoscale Necklaces

Posted: September 3, 2015

Researchers have developed a technique for crafting nanometer-scale necklaces.

How Oil Bugs Bugs

Posted: September 2, 2015

When oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill began washing ashore on Pensacola Municipal Beach in June 2010, populations of sensitive microorganisms began to decline.

Capturing Cancer

Posted: September 2, 2015

Researchers have developed a microfluidic device that captures clusters of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream.

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Keeping it Cool

Posted: September 2, 2015

Thomas Bougher investigates new ways to take the heat off electronics.

The Body Electric

Posted: September 2, 2015

New sensing platform holds promise for real-time interface with living tissue.

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Face the Music

Posted: September 2, 2015

Music may help some people relax when they’re trying to concentrate. But it doesn’t help them remember, especially as they get older.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

“Bacterial Litmus Test” Provides Inexpensive Measurement of Micronutrients

Posted: September 1, 2015

A bacterium engineered to produce different pigments in response to varying levels of a micronutrient in blood samples could provide an inexpensive way to detect nutritional deficiencies.

Electronics and Nanotechnology

Georgia Tech Joins Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics

Posted: August 31, 2015

Georgia Tech has become a founding member of the new Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute (FHE-MII) established by the U.S. Department of Defense.