Research Horizons
FALL 2000
COVER STORY
High-Tech Highway for Rural America
"Virtual corporation" delivers video and high-speed data over telephone wires of small, independent telephone companies.
By Jane M. Sanders

FEATURES
The Sound of Deadly Danger
Researchers combine acoustic waves with radar to detect buried land mines.
By John Toon

Sorry, Wrong Number
Century-old math rule ferrets out modern-day digital deception.
By T.J. Becker

Twister Technology
The Severe Storms Research Center is developing new technologies to increase tornado warning time for Georgia citizens.
By Jane M. Sanders

Out of Time
Researchers recreate 1665 clock experiment to gain insights into modern synchronized oscillators.
By John Toon

FEATURES
Better Buildings, Stronger Structures
Structural design and analysis software adapted at Tech benefits engineers and the public.
By Jane M. Sanders
Virtual History
City planning professor recreates the action of Civil War battlefields using computer mapping technology and the Internet.
By T.J. Becker


DEPARTMENTS
Faculty Profile
Making a Difference in the Real World
Catherine Ross brings theory and practice together at transportation agency.


Research Notes
Powering the Future
Understand How Load Affects Bone Health


Research Links
A Computerized T-Shirt
Go With the Flow
A Bumper Crop at ATDC
Safety Net
Awards and Honors
Research Horizons
Volume 18, Number 1
Fall 2000
A publication of the
Georgia Institute of Technology


Editor
Jane M. Sanders
jane.sanders@edi.gatech.edu
404/894-2214


Contributing Writers
Lincoln Bates
T.J. Becker
Gary Goettling
Maria Lameiras
Lea McLees
Victor Rogers
Jane M. Sanders
John Toon


Photography
Sue Clites
Oresundsbro Konsortiet
Stanley Leary
Gary Meek
Georgia Dept. of Industry, Trade and Tourism
Pierre Mens

Graphic Design
Everett Hullum
Matt Hullum


Web Design
Rick Robinson


Administration
Dr. Edward Reedy
Director, GTRI, and Vice President, Georgia Tech
 Dr. Charles Liotta
Vice Provost for Research and
Dean of Graduate Studies,
Georgia Tech
John Toon
Manager, Research News
& Publications Office


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