2004 Research News

December 15, 2004
Accidents Waiting to Happen:
Rural roads in the Southeast prove deadly for drivers

December 10, 2004
Cloud Cover:
Researchers improve predictions of cloud formation for better global climate modeling

December 9, 2004
Under the Sea:
Scientists discover how the rate of tectonic plate separation in the ocean controls geologic processes

December 9, 2004
Solar System Secrets:
Nuclear-powered mission to Neptune could answer questions about planetary formation

December 2 , 2004
One Size Doesn't Fit All:
New software would customize graphics-based computer interaction for people with low vision

November 30, 2004
Cellular Imaging:
Georgia Tech & Emory University researchers win NIH grant for new techniques using metal nanoclusters

November 23, 2004
Sensing Danger:
Researchers develop new technologies to improve response to chemical & biological attacks

November 22, 2004
Motion Picture History:
Moving Image Collections project offers access to archived video and film

November 19, 2004
Gung Ho for Saving Energy:
Georgia Tech helps the U.S. Marine Corps cut energy costs by $1.85 million

October 29, 2004
Commercializing Georgia Tech Innovations:
VentureLab gains momentum as member companies attract investors

October 28, 2004
Real-time Testing for PKU:
First-ever Self-monitoring device under development for rare genetic disorder

October 21, 2004
Converting Quantum Bits:
Physicists take step toward quantum communications; transfer information from matter to light

October 14, 2004
Biological Optimization:
Software translates improved diagnostic information to better target radiation at cancer cells

October 4, 2004
Commandeering Cellular Machinery:
Researchers manipulate cell recognition mechanism

September 28, 2004
No Accidental Tourist:
Solving the traveling salesman problem has been a 16-year passion for Georgia Tech researcher

September 24, 2004
Power of Touch:
Researchers engineer old-fashioned "touch" into modern electronic controls

September 13, 2004
Improved Electrodes:
Electrodeposition creates nanoporous structures for better fuel cells, batteries & sensors

August 30, 2004
Tiny Writing:
Researchers develop improved method to produce nanometer-scale patterns

August 26, 2004
Dynamic Ice:
Surface physics technique reveals complex chemical reactions on icy surfaces and ice crystals

August 25, 2004
Power of One:
Unicellular organisms contribute more nitrogen to ocean than reported earlier

August 25, 2004
Gold Quantum Dots:
Fluorescing "artificial atoms" could have biological labeling applications

August 23, 2004
Fixed Assets:
Aquatic plants sequester toxic compounds in cell tissue, removing contaminants from wetlands

August 4, 2004
Taking Sustainability to the Streets:
Researchers help building
professionals get the right information

July 26, 2004
Closing the Loop:
Georgia Tech develops new data-driven, closed-loop control for stencil printers

July 23, 2004
CD4:
Center for Drug Design, Development and Delivery focuses interdisciplinary efforts on new pharmaceuticals

July 20, 2004
Not for Pilots Only:
Flight-mapping software attracts broad audience with its diverse capabilities

July 19, 2004
Optimizing Radiation Therapy:
Software applies mathematics and engineering to medicine

July 15, 2004
Homeland Security:
High-tech tool improves incident planning and response for emergency management officials

June 29, 2004
Green Chemistry:
Researchers win Environmental Protection Agency - American Chemical Society Award for creative chemistry

June 24, 2004
Abrupt Climate Change:
Research supports hypothesis that ocean currents redistributed heat during rapid warming & cooling

June 22, 2004
Heating Up:
Study shows rapid urbanization in China warming the regional climate faster than other urban areas

June 17, 2004
Homeland Security:
Georgia Tech helps provide foundation for new justice information sharing initiative

June 14, 2004
Analyze That:
Text-mining software gains momentum in the competitive intelligence market

May 31, 2004
Smart Growth Tips the Scales:
SMARTRAQ shows how community design affects travel behavior, air quality and health

May 21, 2004
Taking the Heat:
Radatec gets ready to launch innovative sensors that monitor industrial equipment in harsh environments

May 12, 2004
Phytoplankton & Climate Change:
Model shows long-held constant in ocean nutrient ratio may vary as ecological conditions change

May 6, 2004
Aging in Place with Technology:
Study reveals older adults will sacrifice some privacy to remain in their homes longer

May 6, 2004
Presidential Award:
Georgia Tech assistant professor honored with PECASE Presidential Early Career Award

April 29, 2004
Spinal Disc Repair:
Start-up Orthonics receives funding from Viscogliosi Brothers LLC and GRA VentureLab

April 27, 2004
A Menace Behind the Wall:
Researchers are developing technology to detect hidden mold behind gypsum wallboard

April 15, 2004
Factory Floor Communication: Researchers help standardize information systems for "plug and play" power

April 13, 2004
Supercapacitors: Researchers develop technology to produce electrical devices from carbon nanotubes

April 2, 2004
New Class of Fibers:
Composites made with carbon nanotubes offer improved electrical and mechanical properties

April 2, 2004
Enzyme Inhibitor: Researchers test potential compounds to stop replication of virus that causes Adult T-cell Leukemia

April 2, 2004
Biasing Spin Statistics:
Research explains how to boost efficiency of polymer organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)

April 2 , 2004
Rapid Testing:
Polymer libraries obtained with combinatorial techniques expedite and improve design and testing of new materials

March 30, 2004
Fundamentally Different:
Understanding gender differences in cartilage cells brings hope for better treatment

March 24, 2004
Under Attack:
Information security battle will require computer users to make tough choices, researchers say

March 16, 2004
Wavelet Bootstrapping:
Statistical technique helps researchers gain more information from a single data run

February 26, 2004
Nanorings:
Seamless circular structures could be nanoscale sensors, resonators and transducers

February 25, 2004
Exposing Buried Danger:
Field tests advance seismic landmine detection system

February 16, 2004
3D Chemistry:
New fabrication technique uses light-activated molecules to create complex microstructures

February 16, 2004
Communicating with Machines:
What the next generation of speech recognizers will be able to do

February 16, 2004
No Regrets:
New study shows how African-American Ph.D. chemists overcame discrimination to build careers

February 16, 2004
Women of Color:
Numbers are low and not increasing, but hope rests in new strategies for improvement

February 16, 2004
To Be or Not To Be Vaccinated:
Risk acceptance depends on what you and don't know, researcher says

February 16, 2004
Breaking Down Gender Barriers:
New book looks at roadblocks impeding women scientists and engineers

February 16, 2004
Institutional Transformation:
Environments Can Help or Hinder Success of Women in Academia

February 2, 2004
Weakest Link:
Study quantifies financial fallout from supply-chain malfunctions

January 28, 2004
Bolstering Biotech:
Biosciences Center assists life-science startups & accelerates technology transfer

January 23, 2004
Protecting Big Birds:
Georgia Tech engineers test new flare decoys on military aircraft