Research News Archive: 2020

Spontaneous Robot Dances Highlight a New Kind of Order in Active Matter

Posted: December 31, 2020

Researchers have proposed a new principle by which active matter systems can spontaneously order, without need for higher level instructions.

Georgia Tech Will Help Manage DOE’s Savannah River Laboratory

Posted: December 28, 2020

Georgia Tech is part of a team that has been selected to manage the DOE's Savannah River National Laboratory

FDA Enlists Georgia Tech to Establish Best Practices for RNA-sequencing

Posted: December 14, 2020

Georgia Tech researchers have helped select the right RNA-seq data analysis tools.

Team at Pindrop receives ‘Test of Time’ Award at ACM CCS 2020

Posted: December 10, 2020

A Georgia Tech a faculty member and an alumnus are being honored with a Test of Time Award. Mustaque Ahamad and Vijay Balasubramaniyan received the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) award for their paper on Pindrop.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

The Tension Between Awareness and Fatigue Shapes Covid-19 Spread

Posted: December 8, 2020

Two human factors - awareness of the virus and fatigue - are battling to control the path of Covid-19.

Hydrogel Could Open New Path for Glaucoma Treatment Without Drugs or Surgery

Posted: December 7, 2020

Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops and surgery.

Shuttering Fossil Fuel Power Plants May Cost Less Than Expected

Posted: December 3, 2020

A generator-level model suggests that most fossil fuel power plants could complete normal lifespans and still close by 2035.

Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Will Launch Unprecedented Public Health Initiative

Posted: November 30, 2020

When one or more coronavirus vaccines receives FDA emergency use authorization, it will launch a major public health and logistics initiative.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

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