Chemically-modified cotton fibers are the basis for electrodes used in a new biofuel cell powered by glucose. (Credit: Georgia Department of Economic Development)

Cotton-Based Hybrid Biofuel Cell Could Power Implantable Medical Devices

Atlanta, GA

A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power implantable medical devices.

A healthy human T cell. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease / National Institutes of Health

'Demolition Handshakes' Kill Precursor T Cells that Pose Autoimmune Dangers

Atlanta, GA

A mechanism tries to stop our T cells from causing autoimmune disorders, and it's like a tight handshake that kills overly aggressive T cells.

Under the thick ice crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus flows water. Could it harbor life? A new NASA-funded research alliance called Oceans Across Space and Time wants to know. Credit: NASA

NASA Pushes Exploration of Oceans in Our Solar System in Georgia Tech-Led Alliance

Atlanta, GA

Envision a yellow submarine on a rocket to Europa as a future highpoint of a research project led by Georgia Tech to search for life in our solar system's oceans.

A new study demonstrates the physics that elephants use to feed themselves the massive quantities of leaves, fruit and roots needed to sustain their multi-ton bodies. (Credit: Zoo Atlanta)

How the Elephant Uses its Trunk to Eat

Atlanta, GA

A new study shows how elephants use the trunks to compress food before eating it.

CMOS multi-modal cellular interface array chip in operation in a standard biology lab.

New Chip Measures Multiple Cellular Responses to Speed Drug Discovery

Atlanta, GA

Nano-electric technology may improve the drug development process.

Marguerite Matherne, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student, and Professor David Hu examine the mammal tail simulator used to study the airflow needed to keep mosquitoes from landing. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)

How Animals Use Their Tails to Swish and Swat Away Insects

Atlanta, GA

A new study shows how animals use their tails to keep mosquitoes at bay.

An agent-based computational model simulates the progression of intracellular molecular gradients and resultant differentiation patterns that emerge within a multicellular system. (Credit: Chad Glen, Georgia Tech)

How Communication Among Cells Affects Development of Multicellular Tissue

Atlanta, GA

A new study shows how intercellular communication affects the differentiation of an embryonic stem cell colony over time.

Close-up image shows the Dynamic Mass Spectrometry Probe developed to monitor the health of living cell cultures. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)  

Microfluidic Molecular Exchanger Helps Control Therapeutic Cell Manufacturing

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have demonstrated an integrated technique for monitoring specific biomolecules.

James Dahlman, an assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, holds a microfluidic chip used to fabricate nanoparticles that could be used to deliver therapeutic genes. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

Red Glow Helps Identify Nanoparticles for Delivering RNA Therapies

Atlanta, GA

A new screening process could dramatically accelerate the identification of nanoparticles suitable for delivering therapeutic RNA into living cells.

3D printed tracheal splints are shown around a model of a patient’s trachea. The splints are designed to be absorbed into the body, allowing for expansion of the trachea and bronchus. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

3D-Printed Tracheal Splints Used in Groundbreaking Pediatric Surgery

Atlanta, GA

With support from Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta placed 3D-printed tracheal splints in a pediatric patient.