Georgia Tech continues to be a leader in research, science, and technology advancements, and in this way, we share the mission of our peer institutions to make the world a better place. Our focus is on people, on making a difference where it really counts. We're dedicated to making breakthroughs that go from the lab to life with everyday, real-world applications that can and do change people's lives. Each year the international and national recognition Georgia Tech faculty and researchers receive for their groundbreaking discoveries tells us that we're headed in the right direction.
- School of Biology faculty developed CoMet, a computer tool to analyze cellular activity and predict which components will have an effect on cancer.
- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty discovered and described the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation, an ocean pattern that determines changes in salinity, nutrients, and chlorophyll and could help scientists predict how climate change will affect the Pacific Ocean.
- El-E, a robot built by Health Systems Institute researchers, helps those with limited mobility by fetching items identified with a laser pointer.
- A tiny magnet attached to the tongue enables a disabled person to use a computer or control a motorized wheelchair in a tongue-driven system developed by Georgia Tech researchers.
- Georgia Tech, Emory and Morehouse Schools of Medicine, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta received $31 million, one of the largest grants ever given by the National Institutes of Health, to work on accelerating the translation of research into clinical improvements for patients.
- DETECT, a portable device developed by Georgia Tech and Emory School of Medicine researchers administers an inexpensive ten-minute test to detect the earliest stage of Alzheimer's disease.
An integral part of Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is a highly regarded applied research and development organization. Each day, GTRI's science and engineering expertise is used to solve some of the toughest problems facing government and industry across the nation and around the globe. Its expert scientists and engineers turn ideas into workable solutions and then put those solutions into action. GTRI opens the door to the vast intellectual resources of one of the nation's leading research universities and provides unparalleled access to the world's leading problem solvers.
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