Using Single Molecules to Conduct Electricity

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_7755" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="A multinational team of researchers have made progress in using single molecule wires as electric conductors. Image courtesy of TU Graz"][/caption] 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 ...

Microneedle-Based Patches Could Give Syringes a Run for their Money

Monday, May 11th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_6545" align="alignright" width="350" caption=" In a recent study, a microneedle-based drug-delivery patch proved as effective as traditional hypodermic needles for flu vaccination. "][/caption] 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 ...

Nanogenerators Convert Irregular Biomechanical Movement into Electricity

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_5121" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Researchers at Georgia Tech used a hamster wearing a nanogenerator-equipped jacket to show that irregular biomechanical movement can be used to generate electricity. Image courtesy of Zhong Lin Wang"][/caption] Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated that nanogenerators can be used to harvest energy from ...

Prosthetic Vein Valve Designed to Improve Blood Flow

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 ...