How Stellar Cannibalism Illuminates Cosmic Evolution
Astronomers using Georgia State’s CHARA Array have detected the faint light of stellar corpses beside predator stars. Scientists working with the powerful telescopes at Georgia…
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The Invisible Defense: Gut Bacteria’s Surprising Role in Combating Flu and COVID-19
Researchers at the Center for Translational Antiviral Research within the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University have discovered that the makeup of gut…
CHARA Array’s Star Power Gets a Boost With New Fiber-Optic Telescope
Plans are underway to add a seventh movable telescope to Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy— known as the CHARA Array—that would increase the resolution, or…
Astronomers Have Discovered an Especially Sneaky Black Hole
Discovery Sheds Light on Star Death, Black Hole Formation and Gravitational Waves When it comes to field of black hole research, it seems there is…
Research Shows Video Game Players Have Enhanced Brain Activity and Superior Decision-Making Skills
Research findings suggest that video games could be a useful tool for training in perceptual decision-making. Superior sensorimotor decision-making skills and enhanced activity in key…
New “Electric Eye” Neuromorphic Artificial Vision Device Developed Using Nanotechnology
Using nanotechnology, scientists have created a newly designed neuromorphic electronic device that endows microrobotics with colorful vision. Researchers at Georgia State University have successfully designed…
Astronomers May Have Found the Secret Behind Mysterious Location of Massive Stars
Researchers found the secret seems to lie in the merging of medium-mass stars. Astronomers from Georgia State University have found an explanation for the strange…
COVID Breakthrough: New Potent Antiviral Against SARS-CoV-2, RSV and Other Respiratory RNA Viruses
Center for Translational Antiviral Research Reports Novel Drug Class with Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 The COVID-19 pandemic and resurgence of infections by other respiratory RNA viruses…
Surprising New Information on How Salt Affects Blood Flow in the Brain
A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at Georgia State reveals surprising new information about the relationship between neuron activity and blood flow deep in the…
Are We Teaching Kids to Write All Wrong?
“As you can see, individual differences in writing can be seen as early as kindergarten,” says Cynthia Puranik, associate professor in the College of Education…
Universal Flu Vaccine Developed Using Novel Nanoparticles
Universal Novel Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Protects Against 6 Influenza Viruses in Mice A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in…
For Thousands of Years, Quarantines Have Tried to Keep Out Disease
The recent global spread of a deadly coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China, has led world leaders to invoke an ancient tradition to control the spread…
Astronomers Discover Thin Gap on the Most Fundamental Map in Stellar Astronomy
A thin gap has been discovered on the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (HRD), the most fundamental of all maps in stellar astronomy, a finding that provides new…
View the First Detailed Image of the Surface of a Giant Star Outside Our Solar System
An international team of astronomers has produced the first detailed images of the surface of a giant star outside our solar system, revealing a nearly…