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More Workers Working Might Not Get More Work Done, Ants (and Robots) Show

A new study shows that ants have a lot to teach robots about working in confined spaces.

This Matrix Delivers Healing Stem Cells to Injured Elderly Muscles

Elderly accident victims and Duchene muscular dystrophy sufferers could someday benefit from this stem cell hydrogel successfully tested in mice.

National Neurotrauma Society Names Michelle LaPlaca as President-Elect

LaPlaca begins her term as president starting in 2019 through 2020

Coulter Translational Program Announces Awards for Innovative Research

Six innovative biomedical research projects awarded

World’s Fastest Creature May Also be One of the Smallest

Researchers are studying a tiny single-celled protozoan that achieves blazing-fast acceleration while contracting its worm-like body.

Integrated Sensor Could Monitor Brain Aneurysm Treatment

A proof-of-concept sensor could help with monitoring treatment of brain aneurysms.

García Chosen to Head Georgia Tech Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience

Andrés J. García is the new executive director of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience.

MBID Unleashes New Group of Grads

Year-long master’s program celebrates 100th graduate as student teams present final projects

Inan Selected for IEEE Honor

Petit Institute researcher selected for the 2018 Sensors Council Young Professional Award

NSF Funding DNA-based Electrical Memory Project

Petit Institute researcher Yonggang Ke part of research team addressing worldwide need for data storage

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Uneven Division of Labor is a Good Thing
Strategic Laziness: Ant work patterns combine industrious behavior with idle behavior to great effect
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Cell, Heal Thyself!
From Petit Institute researchers: Stem-cell loaded hydrogel boosts healing process of aging muscles
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The Importance of Staying out of the Way
On 'Science Friday': Groundbreaking research from Georgia Tech: Lazy ants help the colony avoid traffic jams
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Ants are Great at Avoiding Traffic Jams
In the Washington Post: Secrets of insect behavior could have implications for how future robots might be used for disaster relief
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Working Smarter, Not Harder
New study from Petit Institute researcher Dan Goldman shows that selective laziness helps ants work better
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In-repair Sensor Measures Blood Flow Past Brain Aneurysm
US and Korean researches at have built a super-stretchy flow sensor into a brain aneurysm ‘diverter’ – a device much like the ‘stents’ used to repair heart blood vessels.
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Blood Vessel Flow Diverter Outfitted with Smart Sensor Technology
Sensor on a new implant could reduce the number of doctor visits and costs for patients with brain aneurysms.
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Stretchy Sensor Keeps Watch during Brain Aneurysm Care
Researchers have developed a sensor that could improve the monitoring of brain aneurysm treatments.
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Taking Better Aim on Cancer
Georgia Tech researchers have develop a way to remotely activate modified T cells from outside the body using near-infrared laser that precisely targets tumors
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The Battle Against Bacteria
Researchers scrambling to find alternative ways to fight antibiotic-resistant infections
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