Contents

A publication of the
Georgia Institute of Technology

Volume 14, Number 1
Spring 1996

Editor

Lea McLees

Contributing Writers

Amanda Crowell
Dara O'Neil
John Toon

Photography

Rae Adams
Stanley Leary
Gary Meek

Illustration

Mac Evans

Graphic Design

Everett Hullum

Editorial Advisory Board

Charles Brown
Nancy Davis
Gary Poehlein
Richard H. Truly

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A Georgia Tech-designed intelligent traffic system uses
radar detectors to alert drivers to hazards on the highway.

Food Processing for Tomorrow

Research is helping enhance the competitiveness of Georgia's food processing industry

By Dara O'Neil

Managing the Nile

An integrated decision support system could help authorities manage the Nile River in a sustainable way.

By Amanda Crowell

Lighting Computer Storage

A reversible optical switch may be the basis for a rewritable 3-D data storage system.

By John Toon

Departments

Research Notes

-- Georgia Tech ranks high in research R&D
-- R&D Center serves electric power industry
-- It's "fish-cam" on line
-- Test and evaluation center opened
-- Researchers recognized for achievements
-- Hydrogen-fueled bus offers data, Olympics transportation