Research Horizons
WINTER 1999
COVER STORY
Deciphering the Genetic Code
Georgia Tech researcher's computer program decodes more than 10 bacterial genomes. Related story: From Moscow to Atlanta
By Amy Stone



FEATURES
Poised for Production
New process for applying thin film coating being commecialized.
By T.J. Becker

Happy and Safe Motoring
Safety Warning System will undergo field tests and refinement.
By Jane M. Sanders

Rehabilitating Bridges
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer shows promise for repairing structures.
By Jane M. Sanders
DEPARTMENTS
Faculty Profile
Dr. Helena Mitchell:
Back to the Future
By T.J. Becker

Research Notes
Out with Polluted Particles
Quality Air in the Classroom
Tissue Substitutes
Biotechnology Partnership
Journal of Technology
Water, Water Everywhere
Math Multiplicity
Protecting the Beat of Life
Faculty/Staff Honors

FEATURES
Making the New Currency Safer to Transport
Georgia Tech's Information Security Center studying technical and policy issues.
By Jane M. Sanders and C. Blake Powers

Dependability Upgrade
Display unit of aircraft Radar Warning Receiver revamped by GTRI researchers.
By Rick Robinson
Research Horizons
Volume 16, Number 2
Winter 1999
A publication of the
Georgia Institute of Technology


Editor
Jane M. Sanders
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Contributing Writers
T.J. Becker
Lea McLees
C. Blake Powers
Rick Robinson
Victor Rogers
Jane M. Sanders
Amy Stone
John Toon

 Photography
Billy Howard
Stanley Leary
PhotoDisc
Joann Vitelli


Graphic Design
Everett Hullum
Nao Yamashita


Administration
Dr. Edward Reedy
Director, GTRI, and Vice President, Georgia Tech
 Dr. Charles Liotta
Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies


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