Students didn’t know their TA was a computer College of Computing Professor Ashok Goel teaches Knowledge Based Artificial Intelligence (KBAI) every semester. It’s a core requirement of Georg... Read more
A reduction in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the oceans due to climate change is already discernible in some parts of the world and should be evident across large regions of the oceans b... Read more
Human voices are individually recognizable because they’re generated by the unique components of each person’s voice box, pharynx, esophagus and other physical structures. Researchers are us... Read more
The idea of kitting out rooftops with environmentally friendly gardens or solar panels has been around for some time, but an international team of scientists has hit upon the idea of carpeti... Read more
Researchers from the School of Interactive Computing and the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines developed a new method that teaches computers to “see” and understand what humans... Read more
Using nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly... Read more
Researchers have created a tool to monitor the accessibility of Web pages around the world that can be installed by adding a single line of code to a web page. The tool, Encore, runs when a... Read more
Anyone who has blown a bubble and seen how quickly it pops has first-hand experience on the major challenge in creating stable foams. At its most basic level, foam is a bunch of bubbles squi... Read more
Tiny Bottles and Melting Corks: Temperature Regulates a New Delivery System for Drugs and Fragrances
Microscopic, bottle-like structures with corks that melt at precisely-controlled temperatures could potentially release drugs inside the body or fragrances onto the skin, according to a rece... Read more
The modified paper could be used as the foundation for a new generation of inexpensive biomedical diagnostics Paper is known for its ability to absorb liquids, making it ideal for products s... Read more
Researchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 3... Read more
The folks at the Georgia Robotics and InTelligent Systems (Grits) Lab at Georgia Tech have been hard at work for some time now researching swarm robots. A portion of said work deals with tas... Read more
TechJect is looking to raise $110,000 via indigogo by the time the calendar ticks over to 2013. Given their impressive flight capabilities, it’s not surprising to see researchers turning to... Read more