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Newswise: Entrepreneurs Should Emphasize Expertise Over Enthusiasm, Research Finds
Released: 29-Nov-2022 10:05 PM EST
Entrepreneurs Should Emphasize Expertise Over Enthusiasm, Research Finds
Georgia Institute of Technology

Many entrepreneurs believe the more enthusiastic they can be in their pitches, the more likely they are to get funding. But it turns out that being too emotive in a pitch can make investors feel manipulated and dissuade them from giving money.

Newswise: Using Vibrations to Control a Swarm of Tiny Robots
Released: 9-Nov-2022 3:35 PM EST
Using Vibrations to Control a Swarm of Tiny Robots
Georgia Institute of Technology

Despite their potential, microrobots’ size often means they have limited sensing, communication, motility, and computation abilities, but new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology enhances their ability to collaborate efficiently. The work offers a new system to control swarms of 300 3-millimeter microbristle robots’ (microbots) ability to aggregate and disperse controllably without onboard sensing.

Newswise: Understanding Rogue Waves of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Released: 7-Nov-2022 5:15 PM EST
Understanding Rogue Waves of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers examined how rogue waves form and analyzed the likelihood that a ship would encounter them while navigating the rough waters of intense storms.

Newswise: New Startup Develops Potential Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Released: 3-Nov-2022 5:20 PM EDT
New Startup Develops Potential Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Georgia Institute of Technology

Insulin injections to treat Type 1 diabetes could become a thing of the past, but finding the cure faces many challenges. Although transplanting insulin-producing cells represents a promising approach, this cell therapy requires immunosuppression to prevent rejection. Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new biomaterial called iTOL-100 that could cure Type 1 diabetes by inducing immune acceptance of curative transplanted cells without immunosuppression.

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Released: 17-Oct-2022 1:50 PM EDT
New Research Will Study Mysterious Effects of Gigantic Jet Lightning
Georgia Institute of Technology

A research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has received funding that may help unlock the secrets of gigantic jets, lightning bursts that travel up from storm clouds and into the ionosphere. The gigantic jets could affect the operation of satellites in low earth orbit.

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Released: 30-Sep-2022 3:55 PM EDT
Exploring Europa Possible with Silicon-Germanium Transistor Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology

Exploring Europa could be possible in the coming years thanks to new applications for silicon-germanium transistor technology research at Georgia Tech.

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Released: 28-Sep-2022 12:25 PM EDT
Active Matter, Curved Spaces: Mini Robots Learn to ‘Swim’ on Stretchy Surfaces
Georgia Institute of Technology

Physicists are using small wheeled robots to better understand indirect mechanical interactions, how they play a role in active matter, and how we can control them. Their findings are recently published in the The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Newswise: Student Evaluations Show Bias Against Female Professors
Released: 19-Sep-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Student Evaluations Show Bias Against Female Professors
Georgia Institute of Technology

Drawing on social role theory, researchers sought to understand the nature and causes of gender bias in student evaluations of teaching (SETs) by looking at student evaluations of faculty at two time periods in the semester. The study found that bias is driven by backlash against female faculty after the first exam grade is received.

Newswise: Researchers Map Rotating Spiral Waves in Live Human Hearts
Released: 7-Sep-2022 6:30 PM EDT
Researchers Map Rotating Spiral Waves in Live Human Hearts
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and clinicians at Emory University School of Medicine are bringing a new understanding to these complicated conditions with the first high-resolution visualizations of stable spiral waves in human ventricles.

   
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Released: 30-Aug-2022 3:05 PM EDT
PetTrack Lets Owners Know Exactly Where Their Dog Is
Georgia Institute of Technology

PetTrack uses a combination of sensors to give the accurate, real-time indoor location of an animal.

Newswise: Physicists Uncover New Dynamical Framework for Turbulence
Released: 29-Aug-2022 4:45 PM EDT
Physicists Uncover New Dynamical Framework for Turbulence
Georgia Institute of Technology

Physicists at Georgia Tech have proven — numerically and experimentally — that turbulence in fluid flows can be understood and quantified with the help of a small set of special solutions that can be precomputed for a particular geometry, once and for all.

Newswise: Color Change in Space Materials May Help Measure Degradation Remotely
Released: 29-Aug-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Color Change in Space Materials May Help Measure Degradation Remotely
Georgia Institute of Technology

For the next six months, a camera system on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS) will be snapping photos of more than a dozen different material samples, gathering detailed information that will help researchers determine how – and why – the harsh conditions of space affect these materials.

Newswise: New Chip Could Make Treating Metastatic Cancer Easier and Faster
Released: 15-Aug-2022 2:55 PM EDT
New Chip Could Make Treating Metastatic Cancer Easier and Faster
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found a detection method that could revolutionize cancer treatment by showing how cancers metastasize and what stage they are.

   
Newswise: Robotic motion in curved space defies standard laws of physics
Released: 9-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Robotic motion in curved space defies standard laws of physics
Georgia Institute of Technology

When bodies exist in curved spaces, it turns out that they can in fact move without pushing against something.

Newswise: 3D Study of “Gigantic Jet” Provides New Insights into Upward Lightning Bursts
2-Aug-2022 4:20 PM EDT
3D Study of “Gigantic Jet” Provides New Insights into Upward Lightning Bursts
Georgia Institute of Technology

A detailed 3D study of a massive electrical discharge that rose 50 miles into space above an Oklahoma thunderstorm has provided new information about an elusive atmospheric phenomenon known as gigantic jets.

Newswise: A New Framework for Investigating Stability During Walking
Released: 31-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT
A New Framework for Investigating Stability During Walking
Georgia Institute of Technology

By creating a new framework for using mechanical energetics as a measurement for stability, Georgia Tech researchers have gained deeper insights into how and why we fall.

Newswise: The Elephant Trunk's Overlooked Tool: Its Skin
Released: 18-Jul-2022 11:05 PM EDT
The Elephant Trunk's Overlooked Tool: Its Skin
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that an elephant’s muscles aren’t the only way it stretches its trunk — its folded skin also plays an important role. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal the versatility to grab fragile vegetation and rip apart tree trunks.

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Released: 27-Jun-2022 4:00 PM EDT
Tiny Limbs and Long Bodies: Coordinating Lizard Locomotion
Georgia Institute of Technology

Using biological experiments, robot models, and a geometric theory of locomotion, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology investigated how and why intermediate lizard species, with their elongated bodies and short limbs, might use their bodies to move. They uncovered the existence of a previously unknown spectrum of body movements in lizards, revealing a continuum of locomotion dynamics between lizardlike and snakelike movements.

Newswise: Spiral Wave Teleportation Theory Offers New Path to Defibrillate Hearts, Terminate Arrhythmias
Released: 27-Jun-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Spiral Wave Teleportation Theory Offers New Path to Defibrillate Hearts, Terminate Arrhythmias
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology offer a new method to disrupt spiral waves that uses less energy and that may be less painful than traditional defibrillation.

   
Newswise: Flawed AI Makes Robots Racist, Sexist
Released: 27-Jun-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Flawed AI Makes Robots Racist, Sexist
Georgia Institute of Technology

The work, led by Johns Hopkins University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and University of Washington researchers, is believed to be the first to show that robots loaded with an accepted and widely used model operate with significant gender and racial biases. The work is set to be presented and published this week at the 2022 Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency.

Newswise: Georgia Tech Researcher Finds that Military Cannot Rely on AI for Strategy or Judgment
Released: 14-Jun-2022 4:25 PM EDT
Georgia Tech Researcher Finds that Military Cannot Rely on AI for Strategy or Judgment
Georgia Institute of Technology

Although AI can automate everything from commerce to transit, judgment is where humans must intervene, Lindsay and University of Toronto Professor Avi Goldfarb wrote in the paper, “Prediction and Judgment: Why Artificial Intelligence Increases the Importance of Humans in War,” published in International Security.

   
Newswise: Introducing GTGraffiti: The Robot That Paints Like a Human
Released: 9-Jun-2022 5:00 PM EDT
Introducing GTGraffiti: The Robot That Paints Like a Human
Georgia Institute of Technology

Graduate students at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built the first graffiti-painting robot system that mimics the fluidity of human movement. Aptly named GTGraffiti, the system uses motion capture technology to record human painting motions and then composes and processes the gestures to program a cable-driven robot that spray paints graffiti artwork.

Newswise: New Study Shows Hybrid Learning Led to Significant Reduction in Covid-19 Spread
Released: 28-Apr-2022 4:50 PM EDT
New Study Shows Hybrid Learning Led to Significant Reduction in Covid-19 Spread
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new study published in BMC Public Health shows that hybrid learning utilizing alternating school days for children offers a significant reduction in community disease spread. Total closure in favor of remote learning, however, offers little additional advantage over that hybrid option.

     
Newswise: Virtual Reality Could be the Answer to Worker Shortages at Poultry Plants
Released: 27-Apr-2022 8:05 PM EDT
Virtual Reality Could be the Answer to Worker Shortages at Poultry Plants
Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Tech Research Institute's (GTRI) Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) is incorporating automation solutions, specifically virtual reality (VR), into poultry processing to boost efficiency and enhance worker safety.

Newswise: Terahertz Imaging Reveals Hidden Inscription on Early Modern Funerary Cross
Released: 25-Apr-2022 4:50 PM EDT
Terahertz Imaging Reveals Hidden Inscription on Early Modern Funerary Cross
Georgia Institute of Technology

Using terahertz imaging and signal processing techniques to look beneath the corroded surface of a 16th-century lead funerary cross, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech-Lorraine revealed an inscription of the Lord's Prayer.

Newswise: Quantum, Classical Computing Combine to Tackle Tough Optimization Problems
Released: 25-Apr-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Quantum, Classical Computing Combine to Tackle Tough Optimization Problems
Georgia Institute of Technology

A research team led by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) was recently selected for second-phase funding of a $9.2 million project aimed at demonstrating a hybrid computing system that will combine the advantages of classical computing with those of quantum computing to tackle some of the world’s most difficult optimization problems.

Newswise: School of Physics Uses Moths and Origami Structures for Innovative Defense Research
Released: 21-Apr-2022 5:05 PM EDT
School of Physics Uses Moths and Origami Structures for Innovative Defense Research
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech has received two Department of Defense (DoD) 2022 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards totaling almost $14 million. The highly competitive government program supports interdisciplinary teams of investigators developing innovative solutions in DoD interest areas. This year, the DoD awarded $195 million to 28 research teams across the country.

Newswise: AF2Complex: Researchers Leverage Deep Learning to Predict Physical Interactions of Protein Complexes
Released: 18-Apr-2022 9:00 AM EDT
AF2Complex: Researchers Leverage Deep Learning to Predict Physical Interactions of Protein Complexes
Georgia Institute of Technology

Proteins are the molecular machinery that makes life possible, and researchers have long been interested in a key trait of protein function: their three-dimensional structure. A new study by Georgia Tech and Oak Ridge National Laboratory details a computational tool able to predict the structure protein complexes – and lends new insights into the biomolecular mechanisms of their function.

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Released: 22-Mar-2022 11:40 AM EDT
Salt Marsh Grass On Georgia’s Coast Gets Nutrients for Growth From Helpful Bacteria in Its Roots
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new study led by Georgia Tech points to possible help for restoring marine ecosystems — and provides more data on the role microbes play in marsh plant health and productivity.

Newswise: Kwong Lab Develops Biosensors for Quick Assessment of Cancer Treatment
Released: 11-Mar-2022 4:00 PM EST
Kwong Lab Develops Biosensors for Quick Assessment of Cancer Treatment
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech researcher Gabe Kwong and his collaborators have developed a system of synthetic biosensors that will let a patient and doctor quickly learn if a cancer immunotherapy is working, through a non-invasive urinalysis.

   
Newswise: Haider’s Window System Allows for Long-Term Studies of Brain Activity
Released: 11-Mar-2022 3:55 PM EST
Haider’s Window System Allows for Long-Term Studies of Brain Activity
Georgia Institute of Technology

Bilal Haider is studying how multiple areas of the brain work together for visual perception. This could help researchers understand if neural activity “traffic jams” underlie all kinds of visual impairments: from running a red light when visual attention is elsewhere, to shedding light on the autism-affected brain.

   
Newswise: The Link Between Transit Use and Early Covid Cases
Released: 11-Mar-2022 11:25 AM EST
The Link Between Transit Use and Early Covid Cases
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers from Georgia Tech’s Colleges of Engineering and Computing have completed the first published study on the link between America’s mass transit use and Covid-19 cases at the beginning of the pandemic.

Newswise: MagTrack Technology Opens Doors for Independent Operation of Smartphones, Computers, and Other Devices for Wheelchair Users
Released: 4-Mar-2022 1:40 PM EST
MagTrack Technology Opens Doors for Independent Operation of Smartphones, Computers, and Other Devices for Wheelchair Users
Georgia Institute of Technology

Brooks Rehabilitation recently announced that the MagTrack study, a collaborative research endeavor with the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been successfully completed.

Newswise: Research from Georgia Tech and Emory University Leads to FDA Breakthrough Designation for New PTSD Treatment
Released: 4-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EST
Research from Georgia Tech and Emory University Leads to FDA Breakthrough Designation for New PTSD Treatment
Georgia Institute of Technology

A pilot study from Georgia Tech researcher Omer Inan and Emory University psychiatrist Douglas Bremner opens the door to a hopeful new therapeutic alternative for people suffering from PTSD.

   
Newswise: Scaffolding Tumor Formation Sets the Stage for Better Immunotherapies
Released: 2-Mar-2022 4:50 PM EST
Scaffolding Tumor Formation Sets the Stage for Better Immunotherapies
Georgia Institute of Technology

By using a synthetic scaffold, Georgia Tech researchers created a novel way generate breast tumor models faster, more reliably, and with dramatically less immune variability than existing models - making them highly suitable for immunotherapy research.

Newswise: Study Reveals Strong Demand for Open-Access Science
Released: 23-Feb-2022 10:05 AM EST
Study Reveals Strong Demand for Open-Access Science
Georgia Institute of Technology

New study, published Feb. 23, 2022, in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), analyzed the reasons for 1.6 million downloads of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) consensus reports, considered among the highest credibility science-based literature.

Newswise: Nearly Two-Thirds of Georgians Support Immediate Action on Climate, Survey Shows
Released: 23-Feb-2022 10:05 AM EST
Nearly Two-Thirds of Georgians Support Immediate Action on Climate, Survey Shows
Georgia Institute of Technology

A majority of Georgia residents strongly support new solar and wind power capacity over new coal-fired plants and believe the state should set a carbon emissions reduction goal, according to a new survey conducted for researchers at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia.

Newswise: Exploring the Signals that Underlie Learning
Released: 14-Feb-2022 10:55 AM EST
Exploring the Signals that Underlie Learning
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech lab of Garrett Stanley identifies the neural signaling that correlates with adaptive behavior in what could be the first step toward new strategies to improve and speed up learning.

   
Newswise: New System Speeds Screening of Drug-Delivering Nanoparticles
Released: 14-Feb-2022 10:55 AM EST
New System Speeds Screening of Drug-Delivering Nanoparticles
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech researchers develop species agnostic lipid nanoparticle screening system to accelerate creation of cutting edge mRNA therapies.

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Released: 9-Feb-2022 8:05 PM EST
Seawater Seep May Be Speeding Glacier Melt, Sea Level Rise
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new study projecting that warm seawater — seeping under certain glaciers — could eventually lead to sea level rise that’s double that of existing estimates, with new findings published in The Cryosphere.

Newswise: Surveillance Testing Shown to Reduce Community Covid-19 Spread
Released: 8-Feb-2022 2:55 PM EST
Surveillance Testing Shown to Reduce Community Covid-19 Spread
Georgia Institute of Technology

In early 2020, Georgia Tech researchers designed a saliva-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and encouraged community members to test weekly to track the health of the campus. Their strategy confirmed 62% of the campus’ positive cases in the Fall 2020 semester. The method of surveillance testing — focusing on case clusters and then having patients isolate — reduced positivity rates from 4.1% in the beginning of the semester to below 0.5% mid-semester. Their findings were published in the journal Epidemiology.

   
Newswise: New Approach Transports Trapped Ions to Create Entangling Gates
Released: 28-Jan-2022 10:20 AM EST
New Approach Transports Trapped Ions to Create Entangling Gates
Georgia Institute of Technology

Scientists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have demonstrated the feasibility of a new approach that moves trapped ion pairs through a single laser beam, potentially reducing power requirements and simplifying the system for creating entangled qubits.

Newswise: A Catalyst for More Efficient Green Hydrogen Production
Released: 14-Jan-2022 3:05 PM EST
A Catalyst for More Efficient Green Hydrogen Production
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new water-splitting process and material that maximize the efficiency of producing green hydrogen.

Newswise: Rubber Material Holds Key to Long-lasting, Safer EV Batteries
Released: 12-Jan-2022 11:05 AM EST
Rubber Material Holds Key to Long-lasting, Safer EV Batteries
Georgia Institute of Technology

For electric vehicles (EVs) to become mainstream, they need cost-effective, safer, longer-lasting batteries that won’t explode during use or harm the environment. Researchers at Georgia Tech may have found a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries made from a common material: rubber.

Newswise: Lifesaving Device Providing Breath of Hope
Released: 21-Dec-2021 3:25 PM EST
Lifesaving Device Providing Breath of Hope
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech researchers develop 3D airway splint and Penn State surgeons perform life-saving surgery, and a little girl celebrates another birthday: A clinical case study

   
Newswise: Gene Network Changes Associated with Cancer Onset and Progression Identify New Candidates for Targeted Gene Therapy
Released: 21-Dec-2021 2:40 PM EST
Gene Network Changes Associated with Cancer Onset and Progression Identify New Candidates for Targeted Gene Therapy
Georgia Institute of Technology

John McDonald and Zainab Arshad have identified novel changes in gene network interactions associated with cancer that may lead to new treatment targets for chemotherapy.

   
Newswise: Microelectronics Momentum Drives the Nation’s Semiconductor Resurgence
Released: 17-Dec-2021 9:50 AM EST
Microelectronics Momentum Drives the Nation’s Semiconductor Resurgence
Georgia Institute of Technology

As the United States rebuilds its domestic semiconductor infrastructure, Georgia Tech serves as a vital partner – to train the microelectronics workforce, drive future microelectronics advances, and provide unique fabrication and packaging facilities for industry, academic and government partners to develop and test new solutions.

Newswise: Silicon-Germanium Integrated Circuit Enables Direct Throughput RF Signal Processing
Released: 12-Dec-2021 10:05 AM EST
Silicon-Germanium Integrated Circuit Enables Direct Throughput RF Signal Processing
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers have developed a new general-purpose, high-performance monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) for the direct filtering and processing of radio frequency (RF) signals in the microwave and millimeter-wave spectrum. The IC is designed to meet the need for high-frequency, wideband analog electronics for specialized applications with small form factors and challenging weight and power budgets.

Newswise: Getting to the Root of Plant-Soil Interactions: Optical Instrument to Give Clearest 3D Images Yet of Rhizosphere
Released: 3-Dec-2021 3:55 PM EST
Getting to the Root of Plant-Soil Interactions: Optical Instrument to Give Clearest 3D Images Yet of Rhizosphere
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech scientists and engineers are building a new DOE-funded instrument that captures 3D images of plant-microbe chemical reactions underground in an interdisciplinary effort to develop biofuels and fertilizers — and help mitigate climate change.



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