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Faculty Research in the News
Georgia Tech researchers' work is covered in the
The Associated Press covered the work of Georgia Tech Research Institute engineers who evaluate the usability of products for people with disabilities and recommend design improvements. The work is led by Senior Research Scientist Brad Fain.
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The Washington Times published a United Press International story about the hybrid wired-wireless network being developed by Gee-Kung Chang, a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar who has appointments in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology. Other reports on this work appeared on California Computer News.com, TechNews.com, and ZDNet. (Read the article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/hybrid-network.htm)
Chemical & Engineering News, New Scientist, The Economist and Computerworld reported on research done by Professor Walt de Heer, Associate Professor Phil First, research scientist Claire Berger and others in the School of Physics on a new class of circuitry made from ultra-thin layers of graphite known as graphene. More than 60 news outlets have now covered the work. They also include the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Birmingham News, EE Times, Machine Design, Red Herring, R&D Magazine and ElectronicsWeekly.com, a British Web site. (Read the article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/graphene_science.htm)
CNET News, a technology news Web site, published an article on bioremediation research that could help control contamination from the radioactive element uranium. The research is led by Associate Professor of Biology Patricia Sobecky and Assistant Professor Martial Taillefert in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The Boston Globe Web site Boston.com also published the CNET News article. (Read the article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/uranium.htm)
Computerworld and CNET News, a technology news Web site covered collaborative work between Georgia Tech and Sandia National Laboratories on nanoimprint lithography, an alternative to conventional lithography for patterning integrated circuits and other small-scale structures into polymers. Assistant Professor Bill King in the School of Mechanical Engineering led the project.
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Design News covered Georgia Tech work on an improved process for manufacturing complex 3D shapes from boron carbide. The work could lead to better body armor for U.S. troops, as well as to better nozzles and other industrial products. The research is being led by Professor Robert Speyer in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. (See the article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/boron-carbide.htm)
EE Times, New Scientist, Technology Review, CNET News and Mechanical Engineering magazine published articles on Georgia Tech’s development of a new technique for powering nanometer-scale devices without the need for bulky energy sources such as batteries. The research was led by Regents Professor Z.L. Wang in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. (Read the article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/nanogenerator.htm)
AATCC Review, Environmental Design & Construction, Buildings, Interiors & Sources and All Headline News, a supplier of content to Web sites, published an article about the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s new environmental test chamber. Researchers led by Principal Research Scientist Charlene Bayer use the facility to study indoor air pollutants released from furnishings, paints and building materials. (Read the article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/envir-chamber.htm)
Advanced Materials & Processes and Material Handling Management covered the 2005 Georgia Manufacturing Survey. The survey, led by Professor Phil Shapira in the School of Public Policy and Principal Research Associate Jan Youtie in the Enterprise Innovation Institute, underscored the importance of innovation to the competitiveness of manufacturing companies. (Read the article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/gms.htm)
Antenna Systems, RF Design and Network World covered GTRI research on an ultra-wideband phased-array antenna that could replace as many as five conventional antennas. Both military and commercial applications are envisioned for the “fragmented aperture” device developed by Senior Research Engineer Paul Friederich, Principal Research Engineer Jim Maloney and others in the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Signature Technology Lab. (See the article at
gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/wideband.htm)
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