A Text Message A Day Keeps the Asthma Attack Away
Posted On Saturday, May 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Computing at Georgia Tech, Computing Gregory Abowd, Georgia Institute of Technology, pediatric patients, Rosa Arriaga
Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health outcomes.
In a study by the Georgia Institute of Technology, pediatric patients who were asked questions about their symptoms and provided information about asthma via SMS ...
Project Will Improve Heat Dissipation in 3-D Microelectronic Systems
Posted On Friday, April 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: DARPA, Georgia Institute of Technology, millimeters square, Muhannad Bakir, Woodruff School
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have won a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop three-dimensional chip-cooling technology able to handle heat loads as much as ten times greater than systems commonly used today.
In addition to higher overall chip heat dissipation demands, the new approach will ...
Trees Used to Create Recyclable, Efficient Solar Cell
Posted On Thursday, March 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Bernard Kippelen, cellulose nanocrystal, Georgia Institute of Technology, Purdue University
Solar cells are just like leaves, capturing the sunlight and turning it into energy. It’s fitting that they can now be made partially from trees.
Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees. Just as importantly, by ...
Congressman John Lewis to Receive Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage
Posted On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Congressman John Lewis, Georgia Institute of Technology, Ivan Allen Jr., Social Courage, Voting Rights Act
Congressman John Lewis – an icon of American civil rights – has been named a recipient of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage, Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. “Bud” Peterson announced today. Lewis will be honored during events at the Institute’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts ...
Farrokh Ayazi Named 2013 IEEE Fellow
Posted On Friday, January 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Computer Engineering, Dr. Ayazi, Farrokh Ayazi, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Electrical
Farrokh Ayazi, a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is among the 298 individuals worldwide named a 2013 IEEE Fellow. Dr. Ayazi is being recognized for contributions to micro-electro-mechanical resonators and resonant gyroscopes.
A vast majority of microsystems used in computers ...
Improving Voting Accessibillity For Injured Veterans
Posted On Saturday, November 17, 2012 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Afghanistan, Brad Fain, BRAVO Foundation, Georgia Institute of Technology, Iraq, military service, Research Institute, voting independently
More than 50,000 men and women have been wounded in military service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Many of these recently injured veterans are in rehabilitative centers where they face barriers that prevent them from voting independently, securely and privately.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, along with the Information Technology and ...
Georgia Tech Named Member Of New Faa Center Of Excellence For General Aviation
Posted On Saturday, November 17, 2012 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation, Georgia Institute of Technology, PEGASAS
The Georgia Institute of Technology has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of a multi-university team for the new Center of Excellence for General Aviation.
Called Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility, and Sustainability (PEGASAS), the Center of Excellence will concentrate research and development efforts on general ...
Georgia Tech Awarded $1.2 Million Diabetes Training Grant
Posted On Thursday, November 15, 2012 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Bioengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, insulin-dependent diabetes, post-doctoral
The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded $1.2 million by the National Institutes of Health for a training program for post-doctoral fellows to develop bioengineering skills and leadership applicable to research into type 1, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). The Innovation and Leadership in Engineering Technologies and Therapies (ILET2) for ...
Georgia Tech Posts Near Record Philanthropy
Posted On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 By USA Education News. Under GEORGIA Tags: Council for Aid to Education, Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology posted the second best year-to-year philanthropy results in the Institute’s history for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. Private gift income to the Institute and its associated foundations totaled $118.4 million, as reported to the Council for Aid to Education (CAE), which measures only ...
Researchers Demonstrate Cheaper Way To Produce NFO Thin Films
Posted On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 By USA Education News. Under NORTH CAROLINA Tags: Georgia Institute of Technology, magnetic material, next-generation memory devices
Date: 09.24.2012
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a less-expensive way to create textured nickel ferrite (NFO) ceramic thin films, which can easily be scaled up to address manufacturing needs. NFO is a magnetic material that holds promise for microwave technologies and next-generation ...