Icefin swimming under the sea ice near McMurdo station, Antarctica. This image was taken from the observation tube. Credit: RISEUP/J.Lawrence

Researchers Chosen to Examine Antarctic Glacier at Risk of Collapsing

Atlanta, GA

Researchers will send Icefin under the ice of a remote glacier in West Antarctica.

John Trostel, director of the Severe Storms Research Center (SSRC), poses with a sensor that is part of the North Georgia Lightning Mapping Array, a network of 12 such sensors located around the metropolitan Atlanta area to detect lightning that may indicate storm intensification. (Credit: Branden Camp, Georgia Tech Research Institute)

Severe Storms Research Center Works to Improve Tornado Warning Time

Atlanta, GA

The Severe Storms Research Center is helping improve the ability to forecast tornados and other severe storms.

Three T-cells attack a cancer cell in this artist's depiction. Source: Getty Images / rights not transferable / not a press handout

Remote-Control Shoots Laser at Nano-Gold to Turn on Cancer-Killing Immune Cells

Atlanta, GA

A near-infrared light, similar to that of a TV remote, combines with gold nano-particles to flip a gene switch in T-cells to hyper-activate them inside of tumors.

New internet of things technologies are helping protect and connect electronic devices everywhere.

New Technologies are Helping Connect and Protect the Internet of Things

Atlanta, GA

Researchers are creating a connected new world through the internet of things.

This chart shows the number of passenger contacts by row, for aisle, middle, and window seats for a flight studied by the researchers.

Researchers Determine Routes of Respiratory Infectious Disease Transmission on Aircraft

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have studied how passengers move about on aircraft to evaluate potential transmission of respiratory infections.

Students stationed in different zones throughout an aircraft recorded the movement of passengers using this iPad application. (Credit: Emory University)

Researchers Determine Routes of Respiratory Infectious Disease Transmission on Aircraft

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have studied how passengers move about on aircraft to evaluate potential transmission of respiratory infections.

Laser light in the visible range is processed for use in the testing of quantum properties in materials in Carlos Silva's lab at Georgia Tech. Credit: Georgia Tech / Allison Carter

A Future Colorfully Lit by the Mystifying Physics of Paint-On Semiconductors

Atlanta, GA

Bucking conventional wisdom about semiconductors, a new class of light-emitting materials is flexible, easily produced from solution, and could be painted onto a surface.

Easy as 1, 2, 3! Really?

Atlanta, GA

Easy as 1, 2, 3! Such claims have touted the ease of use of a new gadget, although a closer look would reveal that it would take dozens of steps to make it work.

InVenture Prize finalist Scal-Pal redesigned surgical blade packages so they’re easier and safer to use. (Photo by Allison Carter)

A Safer Way to Handle Surgical Scalpel Blades

Atlanta, GA

The InVenture Prize finalist redesigned surgical blade packages so they're easier and safer to use.

Jonathan Rogers with an autonomous flying quadcopter that could, in the future, lift a soldier.

The Next Frontier in Mechanical Engineering

Atlanta, GA

Drones are being designed, built and programmed to link up and carry larger, heavier objects as a unit.