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A publication of the
Georgia Institute of Technology




Volume 14, Number 2
Summer/Fall 1996




Editor

Lea McLees




Contributing Writers

Amanda Crowell
Joey Goddard
Mark Hodges
John Toon


Photography

Bill Bachman
Bob Cassanova
Amanda Crowell
Stanley Leary
Gary Meek
Joe Seabo


Artwork

Mac Evans


Graphic Design

Everett Hullum




Editorial Advisory Board

Charles Brown
Nancy Davis
Gary Poehlein
Richard H. Truly




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Virtual gorillas help children learn. (see below)



Helping Printed Circuit Boards Take the Heat


A novel experimental technique for observing and recording PCB warpage is now available to the electronics industry.


By Lea McLees






Defusing Contaminated Soils ... with Plants

Researchers explore how plants convert TNT into less hazardous compounds.

By Mark Hodges




Gorillas in the Bits

Zoo Atlanta and Georgia Tech create the first virtual reality zoo exhibit.

By Amanda Crowell






Rotman Lens Offers Inexpensive, Electronically Scanned Antenna


This prototype operates at millimeter wave (MMW) frequencies, offering an inexpensive, rugged, reliable and compact alternative to current MMW antenna technologies.


By John Toon





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Research Notes

-- New Quarters for GCATT
-- Two GTRI Research Groups Renamed
-- Digital Analysis of Speech
-- Researchers Recognized
-- Business Incubator -- Modeling and Simulation
-- A Red Carpet Honor

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