Fall 2005
Georgia Tech Research Horizons
COVER STORY
REEFING
THE
BENEFITS
Scientists blend Fijian coral-reef conservation project with an economic development initiative and drug discovery research.
by Jane M. Sanders
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SIDEBAR ARTICLES:
The Quest for Drug Discovery
Coral reef organisms in Fiji may hold cures to cancer and other diseases.

Fijian Coral Reef Conservation – In Brief


FEATURES
In the Hurricanes’ Wake
Georgia Tech experts respond to Katrina and Rita with research, training and service projects.
by Jane M. Sanders
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SIDEBAR ARTICLES:
Brewing Storm
Hurricanes have gotten stronger in the past 35 years.
Faculty Column
Architecture Professor Robert M. Craig reports on Katrina's cultural impact in Louisiana and Mississippi


Moving the Needle
Georgia Tech researchers develop portable “vein finder” for faster, accurate injections.
by T.J. Becker
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Improving Survivability and Mobility
Concept vehicle illustrates new options for military combat vehicles.
by John Toon
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Preventing Fowl-Ups
Computer vision system detects foreign objects in
processed poultry and other food products.
by T.J. Becker
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Accessibility Analysis
Researchers evaluate products’ usability for people with disabilities
by Jane M. Sanders
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FEATURES
Bacterial Bioterror
New method can rapidly detect potential bioterror agent and pinpoint bacterial strain.
by Jane M. Sanders
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Superlattice
Nanobelts
Nanohelix structure provides new building block for nanoscale piezoelectric devices.
by John Toon
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From Curiosity
to Cure
Scientific quest leads to new material formation process that may save lives on the battlefield.
by Jane M. Sanders
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FACULTY PROFILE
Computing
Contributions
Rich DeMillo, dean of the College of Computing, reveals his vision.
interviewed by Jane M. Sanders
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DEPARTMENTS
Research Notes
Missing Link
Bridges of Water
Anytime, Anywhere Learning
Switchable Solvents
Discovery Accelerator
Endangered Schools
Controlling Nanoparticle Size
Telecom Technologies
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Faculty Awards
    and Honors
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Faculty Research in the News
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RESEARCH HORIZONS

Volume 23, Number 1
Fall 2005

A publication of the
Georgia Institute of Technology




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