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Research Horizons

Winter 2001

COVER STORY

Bioinformatics

Georgia researchers are finding genes and breaking barriers with bioinformatics.

By Jane M. Sanders

FEATURES

Learning by Doing
Undergraduate research at Georgia Tech teaches students by involving them in faculty research projects.
By Jane M. Sanders

Flying Low-Drag Trucks
Aerodynamic concepts for aircraft will cut fuel consumption and improve control in trucks.
By John Toon

Lowering the Cost of Ownership
Information technology pays dividends for aircraft, transit buses and other high-value systems.
By John Toon

FEATURES

Chemistry Without Chemicals
Georgia Tech's supercomputer aids theoretical chemists' understanding of complex processes
By John Toon

A New Kind of Information Highway
State-of-the-art computing and communications technology offers commuters "timely" advantages in urban transit systems and carpooling.
By Jane M. Sanders

DEPARTMENTS

Research Notes

Anticipating Devices of the Future

Nanojets

Wrestling with Malodors

Crossing the Digital Divide

Research Links

Research Horizons
Volume 18, Number 2
Winter 2001
A publication of the
Georgia Institute of Technology

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

Graphic Design
Everett Hullum

Web Design
Rick Robinson

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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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