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Study Finds Dramatic Growth in Numbers of “Supporting Scientists” on Research Teams

Posted: December 13, 2018

A new study examines the roles of supporting scientists in the research enterprise.

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Demonstrating anemia app

No Bleeding Required: Anemia Detection Via Smartphone

Posted: December 10, 2018

This smartphone app can check hemoglobin levels with 97% accuracy.

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Continuously Tunable Origami-Based Frequency Select Surface

Shape-Shifting Origami Could Help Antenna Systems Adapt On The Fly

Posted: December 10, 2018

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have devised a method for using an origami-based structure to create radio frequency filters that have adjustable dimensions, enabling the devices to change which signals they block.

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Swapping Bacteria May Help ‘Nemo’ Fish Cohabitate with Fish-Killing Anemones

Posted: December 10, 2018

Why the fish-killing anemone spares the clownfish is a scientific mystery that Georgia Tech marine microbiologists are now tackling in fish mucus.

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Catalog of Cosmic Cataclysms Helps Establish Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Catalog of Cosmic Cataclysms Helps Establish Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Posted: December 5, 2018

In February 2016, astronomers shook the scientific world with the announcement that they had observed gravitational waves from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe — the collision of two massive black holes, celestial objects so dense that not even light can escape from them.

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Merger of black holes

Catalog of Cosmic Cataclysms Helps Establish Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Posted: December 5, 2018

A new catalog of cataclysmic events supports the development of gravitational wave astronomy.

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Four Georgia Tech Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows

Posted: November 28, 2018

Four Georgia Tech faculty members have been named 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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Cattle plays a big role in recoverable waste

Growing Pile of Human and Animal Waste Harbors Threats, Opportunities

Posted: November 27, 2018

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are highlighting another effect from animals raised for food and the humans who eat them: the waste they all leave behind.

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Cichlid fish

When Boy Fish Build Castles to Impress Girl Fish, Boy Genes Get a Rise

Posted: November 21, 2018

Instinctive behavior may be directly driven be gene regulation, at least researchers were able to match the two up.

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Cotton for fuel cells

Cotton-Based Hybrid Biofuel Cell Could Power Implantable Medical Devices

Posted: November 16, 2018

A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power implantable medical devices.

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Human T cell

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

Posted: November 12, 2018

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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