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  • Using New Technique, Scientists Find 11 Times More Aftershocks for 2004 Quake

    November 23, 2009- Using a technique normally used for detecting weak tremor, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered that the 2004 magnitude 6 earthquake along the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault exhibited almost 11 times more aftershocks than previously thought.

  • Georgia Tech Creates School of City and Regional Planning

    November 20, 2009- Georgia Tech has announced the creation of the School of City and Regional Planning with responsibilities including a Master of City and Regional Planning degree program, a Ph.D. concentration in City and Regional Planning, and research aimed at advancing the practice of urban planning in Georgia, the U.S. and across the globe.

  • Georgia Tech Launches Experimental Green IT Initiative

    November 18, 2009- Green IT Initiative looks at power consumption from the microchip to the data center.

  • Petascale Tools Could Provide Deeper Insight into Genomic Evolution

    November 17, 2009- Research recently funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 aims to develop computational tools that will utilize next-generation petascale computers to understand genomic evolution.

  • Georgia Tech Creates New Online Master's Degree in Information Security

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  • Emory, Georgia Tech, Children’s Healthcare Collaborate on Kidney Device

    November 11, 2009- Physicians and researchers from Emory University, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to develop a kidney replacement device capable of treating children.

  • Reducing Greenhouse Gases May Not Be Enough to Slow Climate Change

    November 10, 2009- Because land use changes are responsible for 50 percent of warming in the U.S., policymakers need to address the influence of global deforestation and urbanization on climate change, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions, said Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Professor Brian Stone.

  • Researchers Work to Improve Mobile Device & Cellular Network Security

    November 10, 2009- Georgia Tech computer science faculty members recently received a National Science Foundation grant to develop tools that improve the security of mobile devices and the telecommunications networks on which they operate.

  • Device Enables World's First Voluntary Gorilla Blood Pressure Reading

    November 10, 2009- Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a gorilla. This was made possible by the Gorilla Tough Cuff developed by Georgia Tech students.

  • eStadium Application Brings Multimedia Sports Features to Smartphones

    November 05, 2009- Professor Ed Coyle, director of the Arbutus Center for the Integration of Research and Education, is unveiling a new application that allows fans sitting in the stands of an athletic event to access video replays, up-to-the-second statistics, player bios, play-by-play analysis and a wealth of other information designed to enhance the thrill of the game.

  • Community Education & Planning Cut Death Toll in Samoa Tsunami

    November 05, 2009- Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa last month.

  • Modified Enzyme and Delivery System Enable Spinal Cord Regeneration

    November 02, 2009- Researchers have improved an enzyme that degrades dense scar tissue that forms when the central nervous system is damaged -- and developed a new system to deliver it, ultimately enabling spinal cord regeneration.

  • Nanostructures on Optical Fiber Produce "Hidden" Photovoltaic Cells

    November 02, 2009- Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs.

  • When a City Gets Too Smart ?

    October 31, 2009- David Jimison, Ph.D. candidate in the Digital Media program at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, is exhibiting "Too Smart City" at The Urban Center in Manhattan. The exhibit asks the question, "what happens when technology runs amok?"

  • Tech Continues Evolving Into Chip Hub With Intersil Acquisition

    October 29, 2009- Atlanta’s evolution into a major hub for mixed-signal chip design continues as Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors, has acquired Quellan Inc., a privately held technology leader in the design of high-performance analog signal processing technology.

  • Nina Sawczuk Joins ATDC as Assistant Director for Biosciences

    October 25, 2009- Veteran biosciences entrepreneur Nina Sawczuk has joined Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) as assistant director for biosciences. In this role, she will support the commercialization of bioscience innovation throughout the state of Georgia.

  • Improved Electric Propulsion Could Boost Satellite Lifetimes

    October 21, 2009- Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have won a $6.5 million grant to develop improved components that will boost the efficiency of electric propulsion systems used to control the positions of satellites and planetary probes.

  • Georgia Tech Wins NSF Award for Next-Gen Supercomputing

    October 21, 2009- The Georgia Institute of Technology announced its receipt of a five-year, $12 million Track 2 award from the National Science Foundation to develop and deploy an innovative and experimental high-performance computing (HPC) system.

  • Dr. Robert Guldberg Named New IBB Director

    October 19, 2009- After the completion of a nationwide search, Dr. Robert Guldberg has been named the new director of The Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

  • New Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience Director Named

    October 16, 2009- Mechanical Engineering Professor Robert Guldberg has been named the new director of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience.

  • Tech Joins the Center for Sustainable Engineering

    October 15, 2009- A federally funded center dedicated to raising awareness and improving education of sustainable engineering practices now counts Georgia Tech among its members.

  • Study Suggests Patent Challenges Reduce Drug Innovation and Output

    October 15, 2009- The recent surge in Paragraph IV patent challenges is decreasing the incentives for pharmaceutical innovation and contributing to productivity and revenue declines in the pharmaceutical industry, according to a new study in Science.

  • New Vehicle Concept Would Protect Crews from Roadside Bombs

    October 13, 2009- A new crew survivability concept that would build military vehicles around a protected personnel compartment and use a sacrificial “blast wedge” to absorb energy from improvised explosive devices could improve safety for the occupants of future light armored patrol vehicles.

  • New Protocols Will Test Effects of RFID Systems on Medical Devices

    October 06, 2009- The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) recently began developing testing protocols for RFID technology in the health care setting. The researchers will test whether radio frequency-emitting devices cause any negative effects on the medical devices.

  • New Material Could Expand Applications for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

    October 01, 2009- A new ceramic material described in this week’s issue of the journal Science could help expand the applications for solid oxide fuel cells – devices that generate electricity directly from a wide range of liquid or gaseous fuels without the need to separate hydrogen.

  • Zombies vs. Robots at Le Flash 2009

    September 30, 2009- Carl DiSalvo, assistant professor of Digital Media in Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College, and David Holstius are debuting their work We Are Survival Machines at Le Flash 2009 on October 2.

  • Conference Launches Initiative to Shape Georgia\'s Role in Future Media

    September 30, 2009- The FutureMedia Initiative will kick off October 15 with a day-long conference aimed at encouraging dialogue about what Georgia needs to do to create an open innovation ecosystem for developing media of the future.

  • Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Could Reduce Spacecraft Weight

    September 28, 2009- Researchers are developing new ways to harden microelectronics for space applications using silicon-germanium, an alloy that is intrinsically resistant to space-particle bombardment.

  • Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies

    September 25, 2009- Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology center masks a decade of erosion.

  • Motorola Veteran Joins Georgia Tech to Head FutureMedia Initiative

    September 21, 2009- Renu Kulkarni, formerly vice president for technology partnerships at the Motorola Corp., has been named to head Georgia Tech's new FutureMedia Initiative.

  • Smart Trash concept could reinvent recycling with a cash incentive

    September 17, 2009- “Smart Trash,” an approach developed by Prof. Valerie Thomas has caught the attention of major corporations and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Smart Trash systems not only provide sustainable and productive ways for discarding items, but also can redefine the relationship people have with their garbage.

  • Friction Differences Offer New Means for Manipulating Nanotubes

    September 15, 2009- Publishing in the journal Nature Materials, researchers report measuring different friction forces when a carbon nanotube slides along its axis compared to when it slides perpendicular to its axis. The observation could provide a new tool for assembling and sorting nanotubes.

  • Can Video Game Testing Spark Interest in Computing Among Black Youth?

    September 09, 2009- Glitch introduces teenaged African American boys to the gaming industry as game testers for companies such as Electronic Arts, Game Tap and Cartoon Network. Researchers are finding that more than half of the game testers are now interested in furthering their education in computer science.

  • Tornado Threat Increases as Gulf Hurricanes Get Larger

    September 08, 2009- Tornadoes that occur from hurricanes moving inland from the Gulf Coast are increasing in frequency, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This increase seems to reflect the increase in size and frequency among large hurricanes that make landfall from the Gulf of Mexico.

  • GTRI Develops New Technologies to Secure Cargo Containers

    September 07, 2009- The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) demonstrated two cargo container security systems at a recent event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

  • Nano Research Has Strong Multidisciplinary Roots, Study Shows

    September 07, 2009- Research reported in the journal Nature Nanotechnology found that nanoscience and nanotechnology are highly multidisciplinary -- but not much more so than other modern disciplines that also draw on multiple areas of science and technology.

  • City of Savannah Reduces Energy Consumption in Buildings

    August 31, 2009- Georgia Tech has helped reduce energy consumption in historic buildings operated by the city of Savannah. The effort involved energy audits and a series of recommendations.

  • Systems Biology Reveals Diversity in Key Environmental Cleanup Microbe

    August 31, 2009- Researchers analyzed the gene sequences, proteins expressed and physiology of 10 strains of bioremediation microbes called Shewanella. Results showed surprising diversity not seen using traditional microbiology approaches.

  • Research Serves as Basis for Art Exhibit

    August 26, 2009- Georgia Tech ISyE Associate Professor Valerie Thomas research assists Minnesota artist Susan Armington with her Talking Suitcases art project.

  • Georgia Tech Students Head to Italy for Dual Master?s Program

    August 25, 2009- A total of eight Georgia Tech students will study in Italy and Germany this fall as part of the ATLANTIS dual master’s programs in either Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science with three top European universities: the Politecnico di Torino, the University of Trento and the Technical University of Munich.

  • Technology Review Names Tech Professor Top Innovator

    August 25, 2009- Andrea Thomaz, an assistant professor in interactive computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been recognized by Technology Review magazine as one of the world’s top innovators under the age of 35.

  • Bio-enabled Technique Produces Nanoparticle Composites

    August 19, 2009- Using thin films of silk as templates, researchers have incorporated inorganic nanoparticles that join with the silk to form strong and flexible composite structures that have unusual optical and mechanical properties.

  • Cancer Biomarker Identification Software Tools Earn Certification

    August 18, 2009- Two new software programs that improve the process of identifying cancer biomarkers from gene expression data earned silver-level compatibility certification from the the National Cancer Institute’s cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, also known as caBIG.

  • FalconView Mapping Software Goes Open Source

    August 12, 2009- GTRI has released an open-source version of its popular FalconView software. The program displays topographical maps, aeronautical charts, satellite images and other maps, along with overlay tools that can be displayed on any map background.

  • MRI Simulation of Blood Flow Helps Plan Child?s Delicate Heart Surgery

    August 10, 2009- Researchers at Georgia Tech, collaborating with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, developed a tool for virtual surgery that allows heart surgeons to view the predicted effects of different surgical approaches.

  • Teaching Young Artists to Design Robots

    August 03, 2009- Carl DiSalvo and Jonathan Lukens at Georgia Tech are working with Youth Art Connection and the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta to teach middle school and high school students interested in the arts and humanities how they can use their skills to create innovative uses of technology, not just build the technology.

  • Graphene Shows High Current Capacity & Thermal Conductivity

    July 29, 2009- Recent research into the properties of graphene nanoribbons provides two new reasons for using the material as interconnects in future computer chips.

  • Breaking Down, Building Up

    July 27, 2009- The Prosthetic and Orthotic Component Clearinghouse, or POCC (pronounced “pahk-see”), in Decatur takes in used or unwanted prosthetic pieces to break down the devices into their component parts, which are available at a reduced fee to physicians and prosthetics technicians traveling to international clinics.

  • ATDC Opens Membership to More Companies, Consolidates Staff

    July 26, 2009- ATDC, one of the nation's largest, longest running, and best-known university-based technology accelerators, is expanding its mission. ATDC has been merged with Georgia Tech's VentureLab and with the Georgia SBIR Assistance Program.

  • Study Reveals Sandfish Tucks Legs to Slither Like Snake Through Sand

    July 16, 2009- In the first thorough examination of subsurface sandfish locomotion, researchers found that the small lizards place their limbs against their sides and create a wave motion like snakes to propel themselves through granular media.

  • Students Make Atari Games Look Like Atari Again

    April 27, 2009- Ian Bogost's students re-create visual artifacts of old TV video games for the flat-screen age.

  • Sun Dial Uses Mobile Phones to Alert Muslims to Prayer

    April 06, 2009- Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a mobile application known as Sun Dial, which alerts Muslim users when it's time to perform the five daily prayers known as salat.

  • Game Studies Download 2009: Top 10 Big Ideas in Gaming

    March 30, 2009- Thursday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, game studies researchers presented their list of the top 10 most unexpected findings for video game designers over the past year.

  • Ian Bogost Discusses His Latest Book, Racing the Beam

    February 09, 2009- Ian Bogost talks about his latest book, Racing the Beam about the Atari Video Computer System.

  • Students Launch Audiball, an Xbox Community Game

    January 13, 2009- Most students like to play video games, but Georgia Tech students Holden Link, Cory Johnson and Ian Guthridge have built and are selling their own. Their game, Audiball, was launched during the first week of Xbox Community Games in November.

  • Music Technology Researchers Create New Robotic Percussionist

    November 07, 2008- Georgia Tech has created an improved version of the robotic percussionist. The second edition, named Shimon, is designed to play a melodic instrument, the marimba. It, therefore, utilizes more sophisticated algorithms for music perception and improvisation in comparison to Haile, Georgia Tech's first robotic drummer.

  • Audience Participation is Focus of Freeman\'s Music Technology Research

    November 07, 2008- Music Technology Professor Jason Freeman is exploring new ways for audiences to interact with performers. His research includes both live audience participation and online applications

  • The Engineering of a Musical Instrument

    November 07, 2008- Georgia Tech researchers are using their engineering expertise to study how to build better musical instruments.

  • Making Aquariums and Museums More Accessible

    November 07, 2008- Georgia Tech researchers are using music to aid the visually impaired in understanding the movements and displays featured in aquariums, zoos, museums and other dynamic facilities.

  • Creating Systems that Listen Intelligently

    November 07, 2008- Researchers at Georgia Tech are developing technologies to advance human interaction with music.

  • Georgia Tech Launches Center for Music Technology

    November 07, 2008- Georgia Tech today launches the new Center for Music Technology with more than 20 researchers from the arts, sciences and engineering. Several interdisciplinary projects already in progress will be demonstrated today at an exclusive launch event for potential collaborators

  • Reinventing the Way People Learn to Play the Piano

    November 07, 2008- Georgia Tech researchers are using technology to make learning to play instruments a little easier. Piano touch is a light-weight glove that is outfitted with electronics that cue the musician with vibrations on each finger that lets them know which finger they need use to play the next note.

  • Building a Leader in Music Technology at Georgia Tech

    November 07, 2008- Georgia Tech's Music Department is still making great music, but the department is also creating a name for itself in the technology world.