Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a potential new treatment against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The treatment, which has been tested in the laboratory and will now be looked at in survival studies, is detailed online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
A new computer-based method of analyzing cellular activity has correctly predicted the anti-tumour activity of several molecules. The research describes "˜CoMet' "“ a tool that studies the integrated machinery of the cell and predicts those components that will have an effect on cancer.
Bolstered by supportive policies and public research dollars, the United Kingdom, Israel, China, Singapore and Australia are producing unusually large shares of human embryonic stem cell research. While states like California and New York are picking up more research funding in the U.S.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created specially designed robots called SnoMotes to traverse potentially dangerous ice environments. The SnoMotes work as a team, autonomously collaborating among themselves to gather data that could give scientists a better understanding of the important dynamics that influence the stability of ice sheets.
Georgia Tech researchers have created a new, single-exposure imaging tool that could significantly improve point-of-care medical and forensic imaging by empowering front line clinicians with no specialized training to detect and assess, in real-time, the severity of bruises and erythema, regardless of patient skin pigmentation or available lighting.
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus is naturally removed from the oceans "“ its stored in diatoms. The research appears in the May 2, 2008 edition of the journal Science.
Scientists at Georgia Tech have discovered a new climate pattern called the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. They're also finding that as the temperature of the Earth is warming, large fluctuations in these factors could help climatologists predict how the oceans will respond in a warmer world.
Researchers at Georgia Tech have discovered why rocket engines are occasionally destroyed by mysterious waves of sound. The new imaging techniques allow scientists to observe and understand the destructive waves.
Three engineering professors at Georgia Tech have created a computer ranking system, called LRMC, that consistently predicts NCAA basketball rankings more accurately than polls, formulas, other computer models and even the tournament seeds themselves.
Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have created a robot, designed to help users with limited mobility with everyday tasks, that moves autonomously to an item selected with a green laser pointer, picks up the item and then delivers it to the user, another person or a selected location such as a table. The new robotic communication method may help robots find their way into the home sooner.
Physicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made important findings regarding gold on the nanoscale. They found that gold in this size regime can be made magnetic through oxygenation of gold nanowires. They also found that up to a certain length, oxygenated gold nanowires behave as a conducting metal, but beyond that, they become insulators.
Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers have created a technology based on astronomy software that provides more precise images of single molecules tagged with nanoprobes. The clearer images allow researchers to collect more detailed information about a single molecule, such as how the molecule is binding in a gene sequence.
Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles. Georgia Tech researchers envision a zero emission car, and a transportation system completely free of fossil fuels.
Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers have developed a device that may allow patients to take a brief, inexpensive test that could be administered as part of a routine yearly checkup at a doctor's office to detect mild cognitive impairment "” often the earliest stage of Alzheimer's.
According to new research, the swarm intelligence of honeybees can be adapted to improve the efficiency of Internet servers faced with similar challenges. A bee dance-inspired communications system developed by Georgia Tech helps Internet servers that would normally be devoted solely to one task move between tasks as needed, reducing the chances that a Web site could be overwhelmed with requests and lock out potential users and customers.
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech and Chapman & Hall/CRC Press today announced the launch of "Petascale Computing: Algorithms and Applications", the first published collection on petascale techniques for computational science and engineering, at the SC07 conference.
Nanoscale devices present a unique challenge to any optical technology "” there's just not enough room for light to travel in a straight line. Waves become unstable and difficult to predict, making design of devices using this technology difficult. But Georgia Tech researchers have discovered a method of predicting the behavior of light on the nanoscale during radiation heat transfer, opening the door to the design of a spectrum of new nanodevices and technologies.
Using stalagmites found in two different caves in Borneo, Georgia Tech researchers found that the tropical Pacific may play a much more active role in historic climate change events than was previously thought.
Georgia Tech and Emory researchers have created a computer simulation that sheds new light on how the nervous system reinvents its communication with muscles after sensory loss. The findings could someday be used to better diagnose and rehabilitate patients with balance problems by retraining their muscles and improving overall balance.
The Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish "The Origins Project," a center for integrated research, education and public outreach focused on the chemistry that may have led to the origin of life.
Researchers from Georgia Tech and Emory University have discovered that gently shaking embryonic stem cells, similar to how an embryo is shaken in the mother's womb, improves their development and could some day even be used to control what type of cell they eventually become.
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a new technique for nanolithography that is extremely fast and can be used in liquids and outside of a vacuum. The technique could help make the manufacturing of nanocircuits commercially viable.
Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers have created a new nanoparticle that could someday act as a virtually all-purpose diagnostic tool to detect many inflammatory diseases in their earliest stages, including heart disease, Alzheimer's, heart disease and arthritis.
Physicists at Georgia Tech have discovered a phenomenon which allows measurement of the mechanical motion of nanostructures by using the AC Josephson effect. The findings may be used to identify and characterize structural and mechanical properties of nanoparticles, including materials of biological interest.
Nearly 300 teams from 33 countries are gearing up to compete at RoboCup 2007 Atlanta, the world's most renowned competition for research robotics, at the Georgia Institute of Technology July 3-10.
"Can a game change the world?" The Georgia Tech Emergent Game Group intends to show that it can. This summer they will present ActionQuest: ATL, a large-scale public big game where the goal is making the world a better place and having fun in the process.
A gene thought to be essential in helping chemotherapy kill cancer cells, may actually help them thrive. In a new study of chemo patients, scientists at Georgia Tech found that 70 percent of subjects whose tumors had mutations in the gene p53 were still alive after five years. Patients with normal p53 had only a 30 percent survival rate.
The countdown begins for RoboCup 2007 Atlanta. The world's most renowned competition for research robotics, RoboCup 2007 Atlanta will be held at Georgia Tech July 3-10.
How hard is it to deliver a package to Ouagadougou? A Georgia Tech logistics group puts the major carriers (UPS, FedEx and DHL) to the test every year with its Great Package Race, a contest to see which carrier can get a package to a very challenging locale the fastest and in the best condition.
A Georgia Tech research team has discovered that water exhibits very different properties when it is confined to channels less than two nanometers wide "“ behaving much like a viscous fluid with a viscosity approaching that of molasses. Determining the properties of water on the nanoscale may prove important for biological and pharmaceutical research as well as nanotechnology.
Georgia Tech biologists have discovered an important step in the production of the hormone cortisol production. Given the hormone's importance to health, understanding how it is made is essential to producing medications that can alter its production.
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia will unveil the new National Information and Communication Technologies Policy for Liberia to leaders from industry, non-profit organizations, and academia at the "E-Liberia Vision 2010" conference April 23-27 in Monrovia, Liberia.
The ancient theater at Epidaurus in Greece has been known for centuries as an acoustic marvel that allowed spectators to hear in the back row. Georgia Tech researchers have discovered that Epidaurus' limestone seats created a sophisticated acoustic filter that carried instruments and voices all the way to the back row.
As video games take their place in popular culture and mass media, new genres are emerging that take games beyond entertainment. Presenters at the Living Game Worlds III: Playing with Reality symposium will explore special challenges and opportunities presented by games that tackle real world topics.
A new study suggests that ovarian cancer cells form by hijacking a developmental genetic process normally used to form fallopian tubes. The discovery not only provides a new target for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, but also opens new avenues for basic research in ovarian cancer pathology.
A Georgia Tech researcher has discovered that for tasks involving spatial processing, preparing for the task and performing it are not two separate brain processes, but one "“ at least when there are a small number of actions to choose from.
In 2000, Georgia Tech researchers showed that fluid dynamics theory could be modified to work on the nanoscale, albeit in a vacuum. Now, seven years later they've shown that it can be modified to work in the real world, too "“ that is, outside of a vacuum.
Georgia Tech researchers have a created a new satellite technology that allows satellites to blast off with less fuel, opening the door for deep space missions, lower launch costs and more hardware on board.
The Georgia Tech College of Computing announces the formation of the School of Computer Science and the School of Interactive Computing. This move marks the first time a college-level computing program has delineated the field into separate but related bodies of study.
Companies in the pharmaceutical, hardware, and software industries are particularly susceptible to negative fallout from delayed launches because their products tend to be much more highly anticipated than, say, a new brand of soda, according to a new study.
A Georgia Tech physics group has discovered how and why the electrical conductance of metal nanowires changes as their length varies. Determining the structural properties of nanowires is a big challenge facing the future of nanotechnology.
The National Science Foundation has awarded the Georgia Tech College of Computing a grant to expand the pipeline of quality students and faculty at all educational levels and increase the participation of historically under-represented groups in computer science.
Using different experimental techniques, two separate and independent research groups have verified the predictions of a Georgia Tech physics group regarding structure of gold nanoclusters from 11 to 24 atoms in size.
Researchers have developed an innovative new technology that will help pediatric cardiac surgeons design and test a customized surgical procedure before they ever pick up a scalpel. With a better understanding of each child's unique heart defect, surgeons could greatly improve the likelihood that children with complex defects requiring multiple surgeries over a period of several years could have smoother recoveries and an improved quality of life after their operations.
Georgia Tech/Emory researchers have integrated dopamine, a type of neurotransmitter, into a polymer to stimulate nerve tissues to send out new connections. The discovery, published in PNAS, is the first step toward the eventual goal of implanting the polymer into patients suffering from neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or epilepsy, to help repair damaged nerves.
Georgia Tech and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have partnered to create a new $5 million pediatric research center. The Center for Pediatric Outcomes and Quality, housed with Tech's Health Systems Institute, will develop technologies and processes to solve problems associated with delivering quality care to children.
They may be black and white, but new research at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Zoo Atlanta shows that giant pandas can see in color.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Georgia Tech, Emory and Medical College of Georgia a grant to partner on a Nanomedicine Development Center that will focus on DNA damage repair. The $10 million center is Tech/Emory's third in less than two years.
Disabled people often find access to new wireless technologies beyond their grasp. To address these challenges, Georgia Tech and Shepherd Center have been awarded a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center grant on wireless technologies aimed at enhancing the lives of people with disabilities.
Readers of The Scientist magazine ranked the Georgia Institute of Technology as one of the top 15 places to work in academia in the United States. In a national survey, Best Places to Work in Academia 2006, readers of the life sciences magazine and news site named Georgia Tech as the number 11 U.S. academic institution.
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