Uncovering a Hidden Protein “Tail” that Puts the Brakes on Cell Signaling

Georgia Tech Associate Professor Matthew Torres and Doctoral Candidate Shilpa Choudhury are shown with images showing cells with a localized green fluorescent protein signal at the membrane. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
May 07, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have found a "braking" mechanism in G protein signaling.

Flexible, Wearable Oral Sodium Sensor Could Help Improve Hypertension Control

The intraoral electronics with a sodium sensor is based on a breathable elastomeric membrane that resembles a dental retainer. The ultrathin device is flexible and stretchable, and can wirelessly transmit data up to 10 meters. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech).
May 07, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have developed a flexible, wearable sensor for measuring how much salt a person consumes.

Robot Teaches Itself How to Dress People

Left to right: Zackory Erickson, a PR2 robot, and Charlie Kemp
May 14, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
A robot at the Georgia Institute of Technology is successfully sliding hospital gowns on people's arms

Study Shows How Bacteria Behave Differently in Humans Compared to the Lab

Image shows a rendered confocal laser scanning micrograph of a mixed species bacterial biofilm observed in a chronic wound model of infection. Staphylococcus aureus (yellow) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (purple), organize themselves in small, dense clusters of cells called aggregates. (Credit: Sophie Darch, Whiteley Lab and Rumbaugh Lab at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.)
May 22, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Study shows how bacteria behave differently in humans versus the lab.

In Child-Crippling Mucolipidosis IV, Drug Shows Hope in Lab Cultures

Daniella suffers from mucolipidosis IV, a hereditary disease for which there is no treatment. Georgia Tech and Mass General / Harvard Medical School are working to change that. Credit: ML4 Foundation with the express permission of Daniella's parents, only for use in reporting on this specific collaboration to fight MLIV.
May 29, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Tests show initial hopes in the fight against Mucolipidosis IV, a rare but extremely crippling disease that strikes in infancy.

Spooky Quantum Particle Pairs Fly Like Weird Curveballs

An artist's depiction of a NASA ultracold matter experiment that is to run on the International Space Station in 2018. The image does not show anything done in the study at Georgia Tech but serves to illustrate to the reader how intersecting lasers are used to trap atoms. Combined with other methods, the lasers also slow the atoms to a near stop, cooling them to temperatures near absolute zero, the coldest possible temperature in the universe. That cold, matter's wave characteristics become very visible.
Jun 01, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
It's well-known that quantum particles are just plain weird, but some now appear much weirder than previously thought.

I Saw That. Brain Mechanisms Create Confidence About Things Seen

Researcher Dobromir Rahnev demonstrates the application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in a Georgia Tech psychology research center with graduate student Ji-Won Jung. Credit: Georgia Tech / Rob Felt
Jun 04, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
How your brain makes you aware that you actually are seeing what you see just got less mysterious.

Aircraft Microbiome Much Like That of Homes and Offices, Study Finds

Georgia Tech Professor Howard Weiss reviews data about bacteria found on aircraft studied by a research team that sampled tray tables, seat belt buckles and the handles of lavatory doors. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)  
Jun 07, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have conducted what may be the first study of the aircraft microbiome.

Silence to Sound

Hurricane Harvey churns near the coast of Texas at peak intensity late on August 25, 2017. Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jun 07, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
A new tool can help first-responders use Twitter activity to identify developing crises after a storm.

Sodium- and Potassium-based Batteries Hold Promise for Cheap Energy Storage

Matthew Boebinger, a graduate student at Georgia Tech, and Matthew McDowell, an assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering, used an electron microscope to observe chemical reactions. (Credit: Rob Felt)
Jun 19, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found new evidence suggesting that batteries based on sodium and potassium hold promise as a potential alternative to lithium-based batteries.
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