Polyelectrolyte brushes illustration: In the foreground, powerful ions in solution, shown as spheres, cause the brush's bristles to collapse like sticky spaghetti. In the background, gentler ions in solution cause the bristles to stand back straight. Credit: Peter Allen University of California Santa Barbara for this study

Perking Up and Crimping the ‘Bristles’ of Polyelectrolyte Brushes

Atlanta, GA

A brush that's like a shoe brush on a micron scale can have great potential uses for industry and medicine -- but only if it works right.

Jason Barnes lost part of his right arm in 2012. He can now play the piano by controlling each of his prosthetic fingers.

The Force is Strong: Amputee Controls Individual Prosthetic Fingers

Atlanta, GA

An ultrasonic sensor in a prosthesis allows amputees to control each of their prosthetic fingers individually.

Rob “Radar” Winston, the GTRI principal research engineer who directs the IMPAX program, discusses how the initiative will serve the Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division. (Credit: Branden Camp, Georgia Tech) 

IMPAX Program Accelerates Technology Transition into the Navy

Atlanta, GA

A new initiative known as IMPAX is transferring technology into the Navy.

Calvin Runnels (photo credit: Jeannie Frey Rhodes)

Biochemistry Student Named a Rhodes Scholar

Atlanta, GA

Calvin Runnels, a biochemistry student from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the sixth student in Tech history to be named a Rhodes Scholar.

Georgia Tech professor David Citrin is shown with images produced by a terahertz imaging technique. Researchers studied a 17th century painting using a terahertz reflectometry technique to analyze individual paint layers.(Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)

Imaging Technique Unlocks the Secrets of 17th Century Artists

Atlanta, GA

The secrets of 17th century artists can now be revealed, thanks to 21st century signal processing.

Astrobiology Rising at Georgia Tech

Atlanta, GA

The growing visibility of researchers interested in astrobiology is helping Georgia Tech emerge as a powerhouse in the field.

Nylah Julmice offering headphones to listen to a code-composed song.

Creating the Next Code Composers

Atlanta, GA

Teaching computer science to high school students requires creativity. A musical app called EarSketch proves to be the ideal learning instrument.

Image taken with a confocal microscope of a toroidal structure, false-colored by height. The worm-like structures are microtubules driven by kinesin motor proteins. (Credit: Perry Ellis, Georgia Tech)

Wriggling Microtubules Help Explain Coupling of “Active” Defects and Curvature

Atlanta, GA

Scientists have examined an active nematic built with components borrowed from living cells.

This visualization shows the coalescence of two orbiting neutron stars. The right panel contains a visualization of the matter of the neutron stars. The left panel shows how space-time is distorted near the collisions. Image credit: Karan Jani/Georgia Tech

Scientists Make First Detection of Neutron Star Collision

Atlanta, GA

Historic detection allows astrophysicists to observe the universe in new ways.

Atherosclerosis is the foremost cause of coronary artery disease, the number one killer of people in the United States. Credit: National Institutes of Health

Fight Against Top Killer, Clogged Arteries, Garners Acclaimed NIH Award

Atlanta, GA

The fight to discover HDL cocktails that actually work against atherosclerosis, the #1 killer of our times, receives major funding.