Thursday, July 9th, 2009
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From the wire. A team of multinational researchers have reported success in using single-molecule wires to conduct electricity between two metal electrodes. According to an abstract ...
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
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Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a method of delivering flu vaccine through skin patches containing microneedles. “Our findings show that microneedle ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated that nanogenerators can be used to harvest energy from ...
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
[caption id="attachment_503" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="David Ku has led research at the Georgia Institute of Technology on a prosthetic vein valve to treat chronic venous insufficiency."][/caption]
Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA) have developed a prosthetic vein valve to treat chronic venous insufficiency, which occurs when ...
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