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Cat Tongue

David Hu has investigated, horse tails, wet dog shakes, and sheep eyelashes. Now, he dives into cat tongues, discovering what exactly makes them so good at their job.

The Dangers of 3D Printing

Fast Company reports on Rodney Weber's latest study. Weber and his team discovered  that there is no such thing as a 3D printer that doesn't emit concerning microparticles into the air.

Stir-fried rice

David Hu and his team have created a mathematical model that may serve as a blueprint for the perfect stir-fried rice. 

Cichlid fish

Do genes fire off signals to cause some behaviors? Science is getting closer to finding out. Researchers were able to directly match gene regulation with ritual mating behavior in fish. Their research field may give some insight into autism spectrum disorder.

Alli G

Georgia Tech researchers develop Ribose-Map, a bioinformatics toolkit to effectively analyze high-throughput sequencing data

Structure of a methane clathrate block found in Oregon. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Methane clathrates, crystalline lockers for natural gas deposits deep under Earth's oceans, may also exist on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter. An interdisciplinary team of Georgia Tech College of Sciences researchers will look into possible microbial influence on these clathrates, thanks to new NASA funding.