Georgia Tech Internet of Things Center Releases Research Report on IoT Data Standards for the Smart Built Environment

The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) has released a research report titled “Foundational Research in Integrated Building - Internet of Things (IoT) Data Standards.”
Sep 10, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech Internet of Things research center issues new report on integrated building data standards.

3D-Printed Tracheal Splints Used in Groundbreaking Pediatric Surgery

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)
Sep 18, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
With support from Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta placed 3D-printed tracheal splints in a pediatric patient.

Red Glow Helps Identify Nanoparticles for Delivering RNA Therapies

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)
Oct 01, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
A new screening process could dramatically accelerate the identification of nanoparticles suitable for delivering therapeutic RNA into living cells.

Microfluidic Molecular Exchanger Helps Control Therapeutic Cell Manufacturing

Close-up image shows the Dynamic Mass Spectrometry Probe developed to monitor the health of living cell cultures. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)  
Oct 10, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have demonstrated an integrated technique for monitoring specific biomolecules.

How Communication Among Cells Affects Development of Multicellular Tissue

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)
Oct 15, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
A new study shows how intercellular communication affects the differentiation of an embryonic stem cell colony over time.

How Animals Use Their Tails to Swish and Swat Away Insects

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)
Oct 16, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
A new study shows how animals use their tails to keep mosquitoes at bay.

New Chip Measures Multiple Cellular Responses to Speed Drug Discovery

CMOS multi-modal cellular interface array chip in operation in a standard biology lab.
Oct 24, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Nano-electric technology may improve the drug development process.

How the Elephant Uses its Trunk to Eat

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)
Oct 24, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
A new study shows how elephants use the trunks to compress food before eating it.

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

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
Nov 01, 2018 - 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.

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

A healthy human T cell. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease / National Institutes of Health
Nov 12, 2018 - 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.
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