Even though an elephant’s bladder is 3,600 times larger than a cat’s (18 liters vs. 5 milliliters), both animals relieve themselves in about 20 seconds.

Study of animal urination could lead to better-engineered products

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Despite a wide range of bladder sizes, all animals more than 6 pounds urinate in the same time span.

In a new study, scientists compared three-dimensional structures of ribosomes from a variety of species of varying biological complexity, including humans, yeast, bacteria and archaea. The researchers found distinct fingerprints in the ribosomes where new structures were added to the ribosomal surface without altering the pre-existing ribosomal core, which originated over 3 billion years ago before the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) of life. Credit: Loren Williams/Georgia Institute of Technology.

Evolution of life's operating system revealed in detail

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The evolution of the ribosome, a large molecular structure found in the cells of all species, has been revealed in unprecedented detail in a new study.

Capitol Hill Roundtables Highlight Power of Georgia Tech Research Partnerships

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Georgia Tech hosted a roundtable discussion on driving innovation in pediatric healthcare in Washington D.C. to inform policymakers of challenges and successes in research partnerships.

New Developments for FIDO Project

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College of Computing Associate Professor Melody Jackson and her team, including researchers Thad Starner and Clint Zeagler, are making significant progress on FIDO, or Facilitating Interactions for Dogs with Occupations.

A lunar sample in a ultra-high vacuum system is hit with ultraviolet (157 nm) photons to simulate conditions in space.  

Solar photons drive water off the moon

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Study indicates that ultraviolet photons emitted by the sun likely cause water molecules on the moon to either quickly desorb or break apart.

Ants build rafts to stay aloat and survive during floods. Their exteme connectivity produces enough strength to keep rafts intact despite the pull of rough currents

Going Inside an Ant Raft

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On average, each ant in a raft connects to 4.8 neighbors and has 14 connections.

Researcher Kenton Brown adjusts optical components in an experimental setup within GTRI’s Quantum Information Systems Branch. (Credit: Gary Meek)

Development of New Ion Traps Advances Quantum Computing Systems

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Researchers are advancing quantum computing efforts with new components and devices.

Ting Zhu an associate professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, is shown with a model of the graphene structure. Georgia Tech's calculations and physical experiments at Rice University led to the conclusion that graphene, the one-atom layer of carbon, is only as strong as its weakest link. (Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek)

As Strong as its Weakest Link: Experiments Determine Real-world Limits of Graphene

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Researchers have measured the fracture toughness of imperfect graphene for the first time and found it to be somewhat brittle.

Professor Jennifer Hasler displays a field programmable analog array (FPAA) board that includes an integrated circuit with biological-based neuron structures for power-efficient calculation.  Hasler’s research indicates that this type of board, which is programmable but has low power requirements, could play an important role in advancing neuromorphic computing. (Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt)

Neuromorphic Computing "Roadmap" Envisions Analog Path to Simulating Human Brain

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Georgia Tech researchers have published a "roadmap" that details techniques that could make it possible to build a practical neuromorphic computer to mimic human cognition.

Soojin Yi is an associate professor in the School of Biology and the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at the Georgia Institute of Technology. 

Seeing Double: New Study Explains Evolution of Duplicate Genes

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Researchers have shown that a process called DNA methylation can shield duplicate genes from being removed from the genome during natural selection. The redundant genes survive and are shaped by evolution over time, giving birth to new cellular funct