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Mobile Phone Accessibility Improves, But Gaps Remain, Study Finds

Posted: February 12, 2019

Mobile phones are increasingly more accessible by people with disabilities, but significant gaps remain.

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Snaring Bacteria in DNA-based Nets the Way White Blood Cells Do

Posted: February 11, 2019

Like Spiderman, white bloods cells shoot NETs at bacteria, made mostly of DNA, and this synthetic microweb emulates it.

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Flexible perovskite-based solar cells

Researchers Chart Path to Cheaper Flexible Solar Cells

Posted: February 7, 2019

Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, University of California San Diego and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reported new findings about perovskite solar cells that could lead the way to devices that perform better.

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Mariel Borowitz with satellite communications equipment

Will Moving to the Commercial Cloud Leave Some Data Users Behind?

Posted: February 7, 2019

A space policy researcher urges caution on the design of commercial cloud contracts for hosting federal agency data.

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Anna Erickson with subcritical graphite pile

$25 Million Award Will Support Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D, Education

Posted: February 6, 2019

A new consortium has been awarded $25 million to develop new technologies and educational program to support nuclear nonproliferation.

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Andreas Bommarius, Martha Grover and Ron Rousseau

FDA Taps Georgia Tech to Help Reduce Cost of Making Antibiotics

Posted: February 6, 2019

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has kicked off a three-year federally-funded project to harness new manufacturing technologies and methods in a bid to bring down the cost of making certain antibiotics.

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Fiji coral biological variety experiment

When Coral Species Vanish, Their Absence Can Imperil Surviving Corals

Posted: January 30, 2019

Off of Fiji, a Georgia Tech study elucidates a potential silent coral reef killer: Disappearing biodiversity appears to threaten the lives surviving corals.

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Cell manufacturing lab

Initiative Will Create Coursework for Cell Manufacturing Training

Posted: January 25, 2019

An 18-month federally-sponsored project led by the Georgia Institute of Technology will develop much-needed curriculum to train workers for the fledgling cell manufacturing industry.

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Origin of the helix artwork

The Helix, of DNA Fame, May Have Arisen with Startling Ease

Posted: January 23, 2019

An evolutionary enigma may have just been cracked: Explaining how the helix of RNA and DNA evolved.

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30 Years of Dark Matter Halo

Birth of Massive Black Holes in the Early Universe Revealed

Posted: January 23, 2019

New research shows that when galaxies assemble extremely rapidly – and sometimes violently – that can lead to the formation of very massive black holes.

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Visible laser to study semiconductor properties close up

Brilliant Glow of Paint-On Semiconductors Comes from Ornate Quantum Physics

Posted: January 14, 2019

A new revolution in semiconductors could transform lighting and solar energy, and this is what their crazy physics look like.

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Microneedle contraceptive skin patch

Long-Acting Contraceptive Designed to be Self-Administered Via Microneedle Patch

Posted: January 14, 2019

A new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning option.

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