Research News Archive: 2017

Cross Talk

The Future in Mind

Posted: July 9, 2017

Smarter cities, understanding the brain, creating jobs from federal research

Meniscus-Assisted Technique Produces High Efficiency Perovskite PV Films

Posted: July 7, 2017

A new technique produces perovskite photovoltaic materials at low temperature.

Alzheimer's: Killing the Mind First

Posted: July 6, 2017

This could be your own story someday, unless medical research makes significant strides against Alzheimer’s.

Norman Findley standing under a canopy of solar panels

It’s Gonna Be a Bright, Sunshiny Day

Posted: July 5, 2017

Atlanta startup Quest Renewables helps power Atlanta’s new football stadium with technology developed at Georgia Tech.

Unique 3-D Printed Models Could Improve Patient Outcomes in Heart Valve Replacements

Posted: July 3, 2017

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Piedmont Heart Institute are using standard medical imaging and new 3-D printing technologies to create patient-specific heart valve models that mimic the physiological qualities of the real valves.

Cosmos in the Cranium

Posted: June 30, 2017

Neuroscience researchers explore our most magnificent and vast organ — from the mighty effects of tiny genes to the building blocks of thought.

Smart Cities

Posted: June 28, 2017

An interdisciplinary approach to urban challenges is helping cities serve their residents better.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Tiny “Tornado” Boosts Performance of Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Posted: June 28, 2017

Researchers have improved the sensitivity and detection capability of the widely-used ESI-MS analytical technique.

Microneedle patch for influenza vaccination

Microneedle Patches for Flu Vaccination Successful in First Human Clinical Trial

Posted: June 27, 2017

Small skin patches with dissolvable microneedles could allow self-administration of the influenza vaccine.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Thwarting Metastasis by Breaking Cancer’s Legs with Gold Rods

Posted: June 26, 2017

Metastasis virtually halted in human in vitro cultures via gold nanorod photothermal therapy

Materials

Researchers Create 3-D Printed Tensegrity Objects Capable of Dramatic Shape Change

Posted: June 14, 2017

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in applications ranging from space missions to biomedical devices.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Wildfires Pollute Much More Than Previously Thought

Posted: June 14, 2017

Data from flights through wildfire plumes reveal three times the officially noted levels for fine particles

Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Horizons