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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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MedGadget, a website that has focused on medical technology news, new medical device approvals, and science breakthroughs since 2004, shares the latest results from Mostafa El-Sayed's research team. El-Sayed, Regents Professor and Julius Brown Chair in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and his team has developed a promising approach, using gold nanorods and near-infrared lasers, that may keep cancer cells from spreading away from tumors.