New Process For Preserving Lumber Could Offer Advantages Over Pressure Treating
Researchers have developed a new method that could one day replace conventional pressure treating as a way to make lumber not only fungal-resistant but also nearly impervious to water – and more thermally insulating.
11-Feb-2020 5:20 PM EST
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The Human Brain’s Meticulous Interface with the Bloodstream now on a Precision Chip
It can be the bain of brain drug developers: The interface between the human brain and the bloodstream, the blood-brain-barrier, is so meticulous that animal models often fail to represent it. This improved chip represents important features more...
10-Feb-2020 11:30 AM EST
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Flickering Light Mobilizes Brain Chemistry That May Fight Alzheimer’s
The promise of flickering light to treat Alzheimer's takes another step forward in this new study, which reveals stark biochemical mechanisms: The 40 Hertz stimulation triggers a marked release of signaling chemicals.
3-Feb-2020 10:20 AM EST
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Robotic Submarine Snaps First Images at Foundation of Notorious Antarctic Glacier
These are the first-ever images taken at the foundations of the glacier that inspires more fear of sea-level rise than any other - Thwaites Glacier. The grounding line is integral to Thwaites' fate and that of the world's coastlines.
28-Jan-2020 9:00 AM EST
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While Promoting Diseases Like Cancer, These Enzymes Also Cannibalize Each Other
In diseases like cancer, atherosclerosis, and sickle cell anemia, cathepsins promote their propagation. Drug trials to inhibit these enzymes have failed due to baffling side effects. Now a new study examines cathepsins in systems to remove some of...
17-Jan-2020 10:05 AM EST
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$25 Million Project Will Advance DNA-Based Archival Data Storage
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity’s (IARPA) Molecular Information Storage (MIST) program has awarded a multi-phase contract worth up to $25 million to develop scalable DNA-based molecular storage techniques. The goal of the...
16-Jan-2020 10:50 AM EST
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Leviathan Polymer Brush Made With E. coli Holds Bacteria at Bay
A lab accident produced a monster of a polymer brush, an emerging biocompatible material that staves off bacteria while coating and lubricating.
13-Jan-2020 11:05 AM EST
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Scientists Transform a BBQ Lighter Into a High-Tech Lab Device
Researchers have devised a straightforward technique for building a laboratory device known as an electroporator – which applies a jolt of electricity to temporarily open cell walls – from inexpensive components, including a piezoelectric...
7-Jan-2020 9:40 AM EST
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Planes, Trains, Automobiles: Experts to Round Out Your Holiday Travel Stories
18-Nov-2019 8:00 AM EST
U.S. Carbon and Pollution Emissions Policies are ‘Up in the Air’
Tangles in courts and in Congress threaten emissions-related energy regulations and incentives. If these are lost, carbon emissions are projected to climb, and the fight against health-damaging ozone may lose traction, allowing it to resurge, too....
24-Oct-2019 4:30 PM EDT
Getting New Medical Treatments to Patients Can be Harder Than Landing on Mars
It takes about 10 years and $100 million to get a new medical device to market - $1 billion for a new drug. Most new solutions fail. The biggest foils are not the science or pre-clinical trials but the lack of finances, market miscalculation, bad...
18-Sep-2019 11:40 AM EDT
Experts Available to Discuss Flooding, Infrastructure and Supply Logistics
15-Sep-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Brain-Like Computing Comes Closer in Big Artificial Intelligence Retina Project
The human brain's computational might in a machine, the dream of computer engineers, comes a step closer thanks to new nanomaterials. Georgia Tech researchers are creating next-gen neuron-mimmicking "memristors" to underly processing "neuristors."
28-Jul-2017 12:05 PM EDT
How Firms Big and Small Can Benefit From Strategic Alliances
An alliance between two companies isn’t automatically a “win-win,” but managers can take steps to ensure the best outcomes from strategic partnerships.
21-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EST
The Ryan Budget Plan Is Right for America, Says Georgia Tech Economist
Christine Ries, professor of economics at Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, offers her views on why Representative Paul Ryan’s budget plan is moving the debate in the right direction.
11-Apr-2011 9:05 AM EDT
Expert in Jakarta and Singapore to Discuss Bombings
Justin Hastings, assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech is in Jakarta and available to discuss Friday's bomb attacks. Hasting's expertise is in terrorism, rogue states, nuclear armament and Southeast Asia.
17-Jul-2009 10:20 AM EDT
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