Research News Archive: 2017

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Glaucoma depiction BrightFocus Foundation

‘Y’ a Protein Unicorn Might Matter in Glaucoma

Posted: October 19, 2017

Unheard of: A Y-shaped part found in the middle of a mysterious protein studied in glaucoma.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Navigational View of the Brain Thanks to Powerful X-Rays

Posted: October 17, 2017

How the brain computes can arguably be best studied on the "meso" scale, and new imaging makes brain tissue visible on that level.

Army Grant Supports Development of Intelligent, Adaptive and Resilient Robot Teams

Posted: October 16, 2017

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory has awarded a $27 million grant to develop new methods of creating robot teams.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

New Software Speeds Origami Structure Designs

Posted: October 11, 2017

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new computer-aided approach that streamlines the design process for origami-based structures, making it easier for engineers and scientists to conceptualize new ideas graphically.

Ceramic Pump Moves Molten Metal at a Record 1,400 Degrees Celsius

Posted: October 11, 2017

Ceramic-based mechanical pump operates at record temperature to move liquid tin.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Novel Circuit Design Boosts Wearable Thermoelectric Generators

Posted: October 9, 2017

Researchers have demonstrated proof-of-concept wearable thermoelectric generators that can harvest energy from body heat.

Paper metallized with gold nanoparticles

Paper-Based Supercapacitor Uses Metal Nanoparticles to Boost Energy Density

Posted: October 6, 2017

Researchers have developed a paper-based flexible supercapacitor that could be used to help power wearable devices.

Fight Against Top Killer, Clogged Arteries, Garners Acclaimed NIH Award

Posted: October 5, 2017

The fight to discover HDL cocktails that actually work against atherosclerosis, the #1 killer of our times, receives major funding.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Ammonia Emissions Unlikely To Be Causing Extreme China Haze

Posted: October 3, 2017

As China struggles to find ways to remedy the noxious haze that lingers over Beijing and other cities in the winter, researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology have cast serious doubt on one proposed cause: high levels of ammonia in the air.