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Researchers Analyze What Makes Remote Work Successful
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Researchers Analyze What Makes Remote Work Successful

Researchers Munmun De Choudhury and Mohit Chandra at Georgia Institute of Technology analyzed employee review data from Glassdoor to determine why remote work is...

PetTrack Lets Owners Know Where Their Dog Is
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PetTrack Lets Owners Know Where Their Dog Is

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed the PetTrack system which uses a combination of sensors to tell pet owners where their animal is in...

Study Reveals Strong Demand for Open-Access Science
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Study Reveals Strong Demand for Open-Access Science

A study by Georgia Tech researchers indicates the importance of open-access, science-based information for academic purposes, but more so for self-directed education...

NSF Grant Sees Dancers and AI As Creative Collaborators
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NSF Grant Sees Dancers and AI As Creative Collaborators

A U.S. National Science Foundation grant to Professor Brian Magerko at Georgia Institute of Technology will fund "research to develop a computational architecture...

Sharing Personal Info Can ­ndermine Some Workplace Relationships
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Sharing Personal Info Can ­ndermine Some Workplace Relationships

Disclosing personal information in the workplace can negatively affect a high status worker's relationship and task effectiveness with lower status coworkers, according...

Apollo Astronauts Had Trouble Sticking to the Plan on Moon
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Apollo Astronauts Had Trouble Sticking to the Plan on Moon

Apollo moonwalkers often fell behind schedule while walking or driving on the lunar surface, according to a new report.

Naval Research Funding to Bolster Cyber Defense
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Naval Research Funding to Bolster Cyber Defense

Nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering will fund...

Crowd Science Provides Major Boost For Certain Research Projects
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Crowd Science Provides Major Boost For Certain Research Projects

Crowd science, or citizen science, is making possible research projects that might otherwise be out of reach, tapping thousands of volunteers and attracting interest...

How Politics Divide Facebook Friendships
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How Politics Divide Facebook Friendships

Facebook could help diffuse possible arguments and alleviate tension between friends by displaying their shared interests during confrontational conversations,...

3-D Cooling Could Improve Heat Dissipation in High-Powered Chips
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3-D Cooling Could Improve Heat Dissipation in High-Powered Chips

Researchers at Georgia Tech have won a three-year, $2.9 million DARPA contract to develop three-dimensional chip-cooling technology able to handle heat loads...

Robots to Spur ­.s. Economy, Improve Quality of Life, Report Says
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Robots to Spur ­.s. Economy, Improve Quality of Life, Report Says

A group of more than 160 experts from universities, industry, and government came together to evaluate the use of robotics across various applications. They will...

­.s. Bolsters National Push to Expand Computing Education
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­.s. Bolsters National Push to Expand Computing Education

Through a five-year, $6.24 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts Amherst will...

Robots in the Home: Will Older Adults Roll Out the Welcome Mat?
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Robots in the Home: Will Older Adults Roll Out the Welcome Mat?

Robots have the potential to help older adults with daily activities that can become more challenging with age. But are people willing to use and accept the new...

Robots ­sing Tools: Researchers Aim to Create 'macgyver' Robot
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Robots ­sing Tools: Researchers Aim to Create 'macgyver' Robot

A Georgia Tech research team has received a grant from the Office of Naval Research to work on a project that intends to teach robots how to use objects in their...

Have You Heard? Nearly 15 Percent of Work Email Is Gossip
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Have You Heard? Nearly 15 Percent of Work Email Is Gossip

A new study by Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Eric Gilbert estimates that one out of every seven corporate email messages qualifies as gossip.

Nanomaterials Could Help Thwart Nuclear Terrorism
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Nanomaterials Could Help Thwart Nuclear Terrorism

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a prototype radiation-detection system that uses nanoscale rare-earth elements and other materials. The system could be...

The Search for a Job Begins and Ends With You
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The Search for a Job Begins and Ends With You

A new study shows that having a more positive, motivational outlook had a beneficial effect on job pursuit. More important is the job seeker's ability to stay energized...

Georgia Tech Puts Education's Future to the Test with TechBurst
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Georgia Tech Puts Education's Future to the Test with TechBurst

Georgia Tech's Center for 21st Century Universities is examining how to incorporate disruptive technologies into the traditional university, and involved students...

Teach Your Robot Well
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Teach Your Robot Well

A new study by Georgia Tech's Maya Cakmak and Andrea Thomaz identifies the types of questions a robot can ask during a learning interaction that are most likely...

Georgia Tech Develops Braille-Like Texting App
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Georgia Tech Develops Braille-Like Texting App

Georgia Tech researchers have designed a texting solution that could become a modern substitute for passing notes under the table. BrailleTouch is a prototype...
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