Covid-19 Mask Study Finds Layering, Material Choice Matter

Georgia Tech researchers detail results of a study measuring filtration efficiency of several commercially available Covid-19 mask materials.
2-Apr-2021 2:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Leveraging the 5G Network to Wirelessly Power IoT Devices

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology's ATHENA lab discuss an innovative way to tap into the over-capacity of 5G networks, turning them into “a wireless power grid” for powering Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The breakthrough...
25-Mar-2021 3:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Control System Helps Several Drones Team Up to Deliver Heavy Packages

A research team has developed a modular solution for drone delivery of larger packages without the need for a complex fleet of drones of varying sizes. By allowing teams of small drones to collaboratively lift objects using an adaptive control...
22-Mar-2021 8:25 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Indoor Air Quality Study Shows Aircraft in Flight May Have Lowest Particulate Levels

If you’re looking for an indoor space with a low level of particulate air pollution, a commercial airliner flying at cruising altitude may be your best option. A newly reported study of air quality in indoor spaces such as stores, restaurants,...
2-Mar-2021 10:50 AM EST Add to Favorites

Collective Worm and Robot “Blobs” Protect Individuals, Swarm Together

Individually, California blackworms live an unremarkable life eating microorganisms in ponds and serving as tropical fish food for aquarium enthusiasts. But together, tens, hundreds, or thousands of the centimeter-long creatures can collaborate to...
9-Feb-2021 11:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

X-Ray Tomography Lets Researchers Watch Solid-State Batteries Charge, Discharge

Using X-ray tomography, a research team has observed the internal evolution of the materials inside solid-state lithium batteries as they were charged and discharged. Detailed three-dimensional information from the research could help improve the...
26-Jan-2021 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Shuttering Fossil Fuel Power Plants May Cost Less Than Expected

Decarbonizing U.S. electricity production will require both construction of renewable energy sources and retirement of power plants now operated by fossil fuels. A generator-level model described in the December 4 issue of the journal Science...
2-Dec-2020 1:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

Extraction of Largely Unexplored Bodily Fluid Could Be New Source of Biomarkers

Using an array of tiny needles that are almost too small to see, researchers have developed a minimally invasive technique for sampling a largely unexplored human bodily fluid that could potentially provide a new source of information for routine...
24-Nov-2020 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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