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Study Suggests Drug Side Effects Inevitable; Basic Physics Enabled Early Biochemistry

May 20, 2013 — A new study of both computer-created and natural proteins suggests that the number of unique pockets – sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins – is surprisingly small, meaning drug side effects may be impossible to avoid. The study also found that the fundamental biochemical processes needed for life could have been enabled by the simple physics of protein folding.

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Principles of Ant Locomotion Could Help Future Robot Teams Work Underground

May 20, 2013 — Future teams of subterranean search and rescue robots may owe their success to the lowly fire ant, a much despised insect whose painful bites and extensive networks of underground tunnels are all-too-familiar to people living in the southern United States.

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Soft Matter Offers Ways to Study Arrangement of Ordered Materials in Non-spherical Spaces

May 20, 2013 — A fried breakfast food popular in Spain provided the inspiration for the development of doughnut-shaped droplets that may provide scientists with a new approach for studying fundamental issues in physics, mathematics and materials.

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RNA Was Capable of Catalyzing Electron Transfer on Early Earth with Iron’s Help, Study Shows

May 19, 2013 — A new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth. The study shows that RNA is capable of catalyzing electron transfer under conditions similar to those of the early Earth.

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Biomaterial Shows Promise for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment

May 8, 2013 — Researchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 3 million Americans.

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Pollution Doesn’t Change the Rate of Cloud Droplet Formation, Study Shows

February 18, 2013 — When it comes to forming the droplets that make up clouds, a little oily and viscous organic material apparently doesn’t matter that much. And that’s good news for reducing the uncertainty of climate model predictions.

Designer Blood Clots: Artificial Platelets Could Treat Injured Soldiers on the Battlefield

February 15, 2013 — When it comes to healing the terrible wounds of war, success may hinge on the first blood clot – the one that begins forming on the battlefield right after an injury.

Sticky Cells: Cyclic Mechanical Reinforcement Extends Longevity of Bonds Between Cells

February 14, 2013 — A new study provides insights into how cells stick to each other and to other bodily structures, an essential function in the formation of tissue structures and organs. It’s thought that abnormalities in their ability to do so play an important role in a broad range of disorders.

Video Study Shows Picky Eater Fish Threaten Endangered Coral Reefs

February 12, 2013 — Using underwater video cameras to record fish feeding on South Pacific coral reefs, scientists have found that herbivorous fish can be picky eaters – a trait that could spell trouble for endangered reef systems.

Agilent Technologies Commits $90 Million Gift of Software to Georgia Institute of Technology

February 4, 2013 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the largest in-kind software donation ever in its longstanding relationship with the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Study Shows that Gases Work with Particles to Promote Cloud Formation

February 4, 2013 — Researchers have published a study in the online Early Edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) showing – for the first time – that certain volatile organic gases can promote cloud formation in a way never considered before by atmospheric scientists.

Georgia Tech Energy Director Appointed to National Petroleum Council

February 1, 2013 — Tim Lieuwen, executive director of the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, has been appointed to the National Petroleum Council (NPC) by the secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. Lieuwen, who is also a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech, will serve on the council of about 20 people that advises the secretary on matters relating to oil and natural gas.

Georgia Tech Awarded $2.3 Million to Improve Energy Efficiency of Military HVAC Systems

January 30, 2013 — The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded $2.3 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to help improve the efficiency of heating and air conditioning systems on the battlefield.

Study Finds Substantial Microorganism Populations in the Upper Troposphere

January 28, 2013 — In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms – principally bacteria – in the middle and upper troposphere, that section of the atmosphere approximately four to six miles above the Earth’s surface.

Farrokh Ayazi Named 2013 IEEE Fellow

January 16, 2013 — Farrokh Ayazi, a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is among the 298 individuals worldwide named as a 2013 IEEE Fellow.

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