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Dr. Rosa Arriaga

April 30, 2013 — Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health outcomes.

Tim Lieuwen

April 29, 2013 — You’ve probably heard that Georgia Tech has a number of Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs) – but do you know much about them? This article is the second in a series of Q&As to introduce the Tech community to the eight IRIs and their faculty leaders. In this installment, Executive Director Tim Lieuwen answers questions about the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute.

Healthcare Providers and Robots

April 29, 2013 — Based on a Georgia Institute of Technology study, it appears that the healthcare providers will welcome robots into the workplace. y may be welcomed with open arms depending on the tasks at hand.

VIDEO - Robots Reach through a Cluttered World

April 29, 2013 — Robots are now able to intelligently maneuver within clutter, gently making contact with objects while accomplishing a task, thanks to technology developed by Dr. Charlie Kemp and the Healthcare Robotics Lab.  

Cichlid brain development4

April 26, 2013 — A new study in fish shows how the strength and timing of competing molecular signals during brain development has generated natural and presumably adaptive differences in a brain region known as the telencephalon -- much earlier than scientists had previously believed.

Pamela Bhatti  with cochlear implant

Improved Hearing Anticipated for Implant Recipients

March 18, 2013 — A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a new type of interface between cochlear implant devices and the brain that could dramatically improve the sound quality of the next generation of implants. Cochlear implants help deaf individuals perceive sound.

Azad Naeemi

Azad Naeemi Wins NSF CAREER Award

March 18, 2013 — ECE Assistant Professor Azad Naeemi has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his research project entitled "Physical Models and Experimental Validation for High-Frequency Multilayer Graphene Interconnects."

GoNow

GoNow Bladder Technology Wins Business Plan Competition

March 12, 2013 — Technology that could help spinal-cord injury sufferers control their bladder by remote control won first place ($10,000) in the 2013 Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition.

Neural Synchrony

Neural “Synchrony” May be Key to Understanding How the Human Brain Perceives

March 11, 2013 — In a perspective article published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, biomedical engineering professor Garrett Stanley detailed research progress toward “reading and writing the neural code.” The neural code details how the brain’s roughly 100 billion neurons turn raw sensory inputs into information we can use to see, hear and feel things in our environment.

Ravi Bellamkonda

Medical and Biological Engineering Group Names Bellamkonda President-Elect

March 10, 2013 — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has named Ravi Bellamkonda as the organization’s president-elect. He will begin his term as president in 2014.

Milky Way Black Hole

An Active Milky Way

March 6, 2013 — Evidence suggests that the Milky Way was very active several million years ago. Astronomers from Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt propose that a single event -- a black hole collision -- can explain clues about the galaxy's current state.

Industry Agreements Streamline Contracting Process

March 1, 2013 — The Office of Industry Engagement — part of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) — has developed four contract mechanisms that enable industry to engage with Georgia Tech researchers at all stages of R&D.

Gas Hydrates in Japan - 1

Georgia Tech Tools Enable Groundbreaking Gas Research

March 1, 2013 — Scientists are now better able to examine rare methane gas samples recovered from deep beneath the seafloor using innovative tools developed by Georgia Tech.  

Studying ion adsorption

Neutron Scattering Technique Provides New Data on Adsorption of Ions in Microporous Materials

February 27, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated the use of a technique known as small angle neutron scattering (SANS) to study the effects of ions moving into nanoscale pores. The study is believed to be the first application of the SANS technique for studying ion surface adsorption in-situ.

Remora adhesive disk

Researchers Study Adhesion System of Remora Fish to Create Bio-Inspired Adhesive

February 21, 2013 — A new study provides details of the structure and tissue properties of the unique adhesion system used by remora fish to attach themselves to sharks and other marine animals. The information could lead to a new engineered reversible adhesive that could be used to create pain- and residue-free bandages, attach sensors to objects in aquatic or military reconnaissance environments, replace surgical clamps and help robots climb.

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