Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Ian Akyildiz poses with a schematic showing how surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves would be formed on the surface of tiny antennas fabricated from graphene. (Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt)

Graphene-Based Nano-Antennas May Enable Networks of Tiny Machines

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Graphene antennas may open the possibility for networks of nanometer-scale machines.

The Contract Continuum recently introduced by GTRC’s Office of Industry Engagement is designed to simplify the process of research collaboration between industry and Georgia Tech.

GTRC Introduces Contract Continuum

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Research. It’s what’s at the heart of Georgia Tech, and the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) sustains that heartbeat by serving as the contracting entity for the Institute’s externally funded research projects.

OMS CS courses will feature more than talking heads, as this screen grab from the Software Development Process course being created by Associate Professor Alex Orso of the School of Computer Science hints. (Image courtesy of College of Computing)

Online Master’s Program Admits 400

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More than 400 applicants will be admitted to the first cohort of the College of Computing’s massive online offering of its Master of Science in Computer Science, according to the college’s Office of Academic Administration.

Image shows how power is generated by sliding two materials together and then creating a gap between them. This effect could be used to produce power for portable electronic devices. (Credit: Inertia Films)

Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power

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Researchers are developing a family of generators that provide power by harnessing the triboelectric effect.

The Search for More Life in the Solar System

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Study shows that the subsurface of Jupiter's moon Europa may have deep currents and energy transfers capable of sustaining life.

Scanning electron microscope images show a pollen particle (left) that has been coated with iron oxide and a replica of the same particle (right) after firing at 600 degrees Celsius to remove the organic material and crystallize the iron oxide. Arrows point to features that were preserved by the process. (Image courtesy of Brandon Goodwin and Ken Sandhage)

Sticky Business: Magnetic Pollen Replicas Offer Multimodal Adhesion

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Researchers have created magnetic replicas of pollen grains using a wet chemical process that preserves the particles' shape.

Creating an app store for multi-core

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Tools will help developers use hardware accelerators productively and effectively.

Alex Shapiro, a professor in Georgia Tech's Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, poses in front of a utility substation. Assistance he provided to Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico (ONS) in Brazil helped improve a computer algorithm used to ensure that electricity generation meets the demand. (Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt)

Optimization Modeling Helps Control Electricity Supply Continuity in Brazil

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Optimization research provided by Georgia Tech helped improve a computer algorithm used to ensure that electricity generation meets the demand in Brazil.

Georgia Tech researchers Jud Ready (left) and Graham Sanborn pose with equipment used to grow carbon nanotubes at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in Atlanta. The nanotubes are being tested for potential use in future electrically-powered ion propulsion systems. (Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt)

Carbon Nanotube Field Electron Emitters Will Get Space Testing

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A pair of carbon nanotube arrays will be flying in space by the end of the year to test technology that could provide more efficient micro-propulsion for future spacecraft.

Martin Maldovan, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, has published a review article on phononics in Nature. Credit: Rob Felt.

Fantastic Phonons: Blocking Sound, Channeling Heat With “Unprecedented Precision”

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Recent progress in phononics has led to the development of new ideas and devices that are using phononic properties to control sound and heat, according to a new review in Nature.