Archive for the ‘Society’ Category
February 7, 2012 — Under the guidance of Georgia Tech researchers, a group of high school students has designed, built and tested a low-cost version of a device that monitors the buildup of electrical charge in clouds. A network of such devices, known as field mills, could be used to learn more about the lightning that is part of severe weather – while providing real-world science and engineering experience for the students.
November 10, 2011 — Researchers at Georgia Tech are developing new approaches for identifying “insider threats” before an incident occurs. They are creating a suite of algorithms that can detect threats by analyzing massive amounts of computer data for unusual activity.
Winter/Spring 2011 Research Horizons Magazine — Georgia Tech cybersecurity researchers are developing technologies and security strategies to enable the global cybersecurity solutions of the future. Their efforts span the areas of threat monitoring and analysis, mobile device and telephone security, secure information sharing, and U.S. government agency security.
June 28, 2011 — Georgia Tech researchers have developed innovative software for active reading, an activity that involves highlighting, outlining and taking notes on a document. Taking advantage of touch-screen tablet computers, LiquidText enables active readers to interact with documents using finger motions.
June 23, 2011 — Georgia Tech researchers helped the cities of Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Hilton Head assess their supplies of distressed commercial real estate and determine the best way to turn some of it into green space. Known as the Red Fields to Green Fields program, the cities could create 20,000 acres of new parkland and 300,000 new jobs.
December 10, 2010 — Despite their initial focus on national economic competitiveness, the nanotechnology research initiatives now funded by more than 60 countries have become increasingly collaborative, with nearly a quarter of all papers co-authored by researchers across borders.
November 2, 2010 — Uptake of last year’s H1N1 flu vaccine by the American public showed a striking state-by-state variation. Researchers at Georgia Tech and the CDC conducted a study to find out why. The results of the study suggest that strengthening routine influenza vaccination and health programs may help states improve their vaccination coverage against future pandemics or other health emergencies.
September 16, 2010 — Public health officials have long believed that notifying the public about outbreaks of infectious disease could help reduce transmission rates and the overall impact of a pandemic. Researchers have now shown that to be true by modifying a widely used infectious disease model.
August 19, 2010 — From October 4-7, 2010, the Georgia Institute of Technology will host the first FutureMedia Fest, an interactive “mash-up” to explore and enable new paradigms in how content is created, distributed and consumed in a converging media world.
August 19, 2010 — A Georgia Tech-led team received $10M from NSF to develop novel computing techniques for measuring and analyzing children’s behavior. The technologies will be used to enable new approaches for identifying children at risk for developmental disorders and may potentially improve their treatment.
