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Therapeutics based on messenger RNA, or mRNA, can potentially treat a wide range of maladies, including cancer, genetic diseases, and as the world has learned in recent years, deadly viruses. To work, these drugs must be delivered directly to target cells in nanoscale bubbles of fat called lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs — mRNA isn’t much good if…
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In 2019, when School of Psychology Professor Ruth Kanfer was working on a book that would feature the latest science regarding an aging and age-diverse workforce, Kanfer and her three co-authors wanted to write a manual of sorts for supervisors, human resources managers, and organizational leaders, not necessarily academics and scholars. …
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Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the Georgia Institute of Technology appointed Margaret E. Kosal to a joint faculty position, the first of such kind between SRNL and Georgia Tech. Kosal will use her expertise and focus on reducing the threat of weapons of mass destruction and understanding the role of emerging technologies for…
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Snakes and lizards have distinct body movement patterns. Lizards bend from side to side as they retract their legs to walk or run. Snakes, on the other hand, slither and undulate, like a wave that travels down the body. However, there are species of lizards that have long, snakelike bodies, and limbs so tiny even scientists have wondered about…
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Maryam Saeedifard, associate professor in the Georgia Tech School for Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been selected as a recipient for the 8th Nagamori Foundation Awards. The prestigious award works to vitalize the research and development of motor, power generator, actuator, and other related technologies, and support research and…
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A robot operating with a popular internet-based artificial intelligence system consistently gravitates to men over women, white people over people of color, and jumps to conclusions about peoples' jobs after a glance at their face. The work, led by Johns Hopkins University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and University of Washington…
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A spiral wave of electrical activity in the heart can cause catastrophic consequences. One spiral wave creates tachycardia — a heart rate that’s too fast — and multiple spirals cause a state of disorganized contraction known as fibrillation. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology offer a new method to disrupt spiral waves that uses…
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About half of the cancer patients who receive chemotherapy are treated with drugs made from platinum-based compounds, or PBCs. That’s because these drugs have demonstrated real success in improving cancer survival rates. However, there’s a downside – off-target side effects, neurotoxicity being among the more prevalent and significant. Pain…
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Cybersecurity improvements developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in collaboration with the U.S. Navy could soon help bolster protection for the Automated Identification System (AIS), which is used to track and identify commercial and military ships around the world. AIS uses signals from transponders operating on the…
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The Institute for People and Technology, or IPaT, is one of Georgia Tech’s 10 interdisciplinary research institutes (IRIs). It brings together researchers from across Georgia Tech to support world-class research, engage students, and collaborate with industry, government, and nonprofit partners. Its goal: Maximize…
