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2002
October 22, 2002
Simulating Materials: Georgia
Tech Physicist Uzi Landman receives Materials Research Society award
September 27, 2002
Assessing Soot: Study of role soot
plays in global warming could alter control strategies & shift responsibility
to developing nations
September 17, 2002
Shopping the Job Market: Study
shows persistence and a positive attitude really do pay off in job searching
August 28, 2002
Measuring Pollutants: New instrument
automates sampling of aerosols and provides more detailed information
August 20, 2002
Imitating Nature: Self-assembly
technique may build designer polymers from modular scaffolds & building
blocks
August 9, 2002
Nanolights: Nanometer-scale light
source is first to show single-molecule electroluminescence; may lead
to new devices
July 11, 2002
Ice That Burns: Gas hydrates offer
a potential energy reserve, danger to oil exploration & global warming
concern
April 16, 2002
Good News, Bad News: Air quality
experts note cleaner air last summer in Georgia, but expect return to
normal pollution
April 8, 2002
Making a Photonic Fluid: Soft hydrogel
nanoparticles provide foundation for optically tunable photonic crystals
April 8, 2002
The Origin of Life: Scientists analyze
fossil, genetic and other clues to this difficult question at symposium
April 19 & 20
March 7, 2002
Novel Gas Sensors: Devices based
on porous silicon offer potential for low-cost, low-voltage sensor arrays
integrated with electronics
February 18, 2002
A Warmer, Wetter World: Global
warming effects will continue for a century even if emissions curbed now
2001
December 18, 2001
The "Nevatron:" World's smallest
atom storage ring is first to guide ultra-coldneutral atoms; a step toward
"atom fiber optics"
October 19 , 2001
Understanding DNA Damage:
Study Suggests Environment Surrounding DNA is Key to Controlling Charge
Transport August
31, 2001
Like a Balloon: New Study Supports Buoyancy Explanation for How VolcanicRock Rises Through Earth's Mantle
August 29, 2001
Weird Chemistry: Researchers
Study Unique Radiation-Driven Reactions in Extreme Cold and High Vacuum
of Jupiter's Moons June
27, 2001
Stopping Atoms (Extremely) Cold: Researchers Develop First All-Optical Technique to Produce Bose-Einstein Condensates
June 18, 2001
Another Antarctic Surprise: Scientists
Find Evidence of a Highly Oxidizing Environment Over the South Pole
June 8, 2001 Randomness at Work in Cells: Unique Form of Nanoscale Random Motion Driven by Thermal Energy May Perform Key Cellular Functions.
February 15, 2001
Lubricating Nanoscale
Machines: Unusual
Behavior of Highly Confined Fluids Challenges Conventional Expectations
January 31, 2001
A New Application for Silver: Nanoclusters
of 2-8 Atoms May Be Basis for New Optical Storage Technique
2000
December
14, 2000
Chemistry Without Chemicals: New
Supercomputer Center Helps Chemists Understand Complex Reaction Processes
November 13, 2000
Computational Materials Science:
Georgia Tech Researcher Wins Feynman Prize, Top Award in Theoretical Nanotechnology
October
11 , 2000
Measuring
the Tiniest of Structures: Researchers Compare Bending Strength of
Individual Carbon Nanotubes
September 12, 2000
Anticipating
the Devices of the Future: Study Predicts Unique Properties of Silicon
Nanowires Just a Few Atoms in Diameter
September 8, 2000
Out
of Time: Researchers Recreate 1665 Clock Experiment to Gain Insights
into Modern Synchronized Oscillators
August
17, 2000
Studying the Smallest of Jets:
Research Shows Potential of "Nanojets" for Smaller Circuitry
& Injecting Genes
March 31, 2000
Handedness at the Nanoscale:
Researchers Find First Experimental Evidence of Optical Chirality in Gold
Nanoclusters
March 28, 2000
Nano Treatment: Researchers
Tailor Magnetic Nanoparticles for Medical Treatment & Diagnosis
Research
Horizons, Spring 2000
A
Match Made in the Lab: Georgia Tech assumes science and technology co-management
role at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Research
Horizons, Winter 2000
Pandamonium: Tech partners with
Zoo Atlanta to help preserve pandas
1999
December 6, 1999
Feeding the World by Cleaning
the Air: Study Ties Heavy Regional Haze to Reductions in China's Crop
Production
Research Horizons, Fall 1999
Basic Discoveries: Ozone Pollution
Basic Discoveries: Fractal
Geometry
Basic Discoveries: Chaos Theory
& Nonlinear Dynamics
Basic Discoveries: Molecular
Dynamics Simulation
Basic Discoveries: Fluid Dynamics
Basic Discoveries: OH Radical
Measurement
Basic Discoveries: Self-Organized
Criticality
Basic Discoveries: Nanotubes
Basic Discoveries: Rotational
Dynamics Theory
Basic Discoveries: A New Bacterium
Basic Discoveries: Molecular
& Electron Collision Scattering
Technological Achievements: Virtual
Therapy
Technological Achievements: Monodisperse
Aerosol Generation
Technological Achievements: Applied
Chaos
August 12, 1999
July 19, 1999 Research Horizons, Spring 1999
May 17, 1999
March 4, 1999
February 19, 1999 Research Horizons, Winter 1999 Research Horizons, Winter 1999
Measuring the Smallest Air Pollutants:
Scientists Gather in Atlanta for Month-Long Study of Fine Particulate Matter
Charging Through DNA: Researchers Suggest
New Mechanism to Explain DNA Charge Transfer Process
Traffic Stories: Understanding
and Predicting Ozone Pollution
Growing Old And Polluting The Air:
Air Quality Laboratory Monitors Emissions Of An Aging Vehicle Fleet
Weighing The Very Small: "Nanobalance"
Based On Carbon Nanotubes Shows New Application For Nanomechanics
Unique Biomaterial For Artery And Knee
Cartilage Replacement Undergoing Testing For FDA Approval
Deciphering the Genetic Code:
Georgia Tech researcher's computer program decodes more than 10 bacterial
genomes
Research Notes: Out with
Polluted Particles
Research Notes: Math
Multiplicity
1998
November 10, 1998
Invertebrate Experiments Show Peripheral
Nervous System Critical In Sensing Stimuli And Producing Sex-Specific
Behavior
Research Horizons, Summer/Fall 1998
The Life on Mars Debate: Citing
growth patterns associated with non-biological origin, researchers dispute
claims of "nanofossils" in Martian meteorite
Research Horizons, Summer/Fall 1998
The Faculty View: Nanofossils
or Non-Biological Magnetites?
September 8, 1998
July 9, 1998
June 12, 1998
June 5, 1998
A New Computing Paradigm: Chaos-Based
System That "Evolves" Answers May Be Alternative To Current Computing
"Frustrated" Lubricant Molecules
Offer New Strategy For Reducing Friction In Mechanical Devices
Tiny Computers Of Carbon? Nanotubes
That Conduct Huge Currents Without Heating Could Be The Basis For New Electronics
Georgia Scientists Study Salt Marsh
To Understand Global Warming
March
6, 1998
Viewing Ventricular
Fibrillation: Detailed "Movies" Of Deadly Heart Irregularity May Lead
To New Controls
February
23, 1998
Keeping It Confidential:
Researchers Harness Chaos To Provide "Private" & Fast Optical Communications
1997
November
12, 1997
First Selenium-Based
Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
Research Horizons, Summer/Fall 1997
Research Notes: Commercial
Acoustics
May
8, 1997
Country Air Unhealthy?
Study Shows Answer Is "Yes" Under Proposed Ozone Pollution Standard
April
17, 1997
New Series Of Massive Gold
Clusters Has "Extraordinary" Quantum Properties With Potential Uses In
Nanoelectronics
Research Horizons, Spring 1997
Research Notes: Flannery
Elected to Royal Irish Academy
January
24, 1997
Laser Dynamics Lab
Opens New Possibilities For Study Of Photonic Interaction With Materials
Research Horizons, Winter 1997
The "Lifeblood" of Research: Graduate
students are an indispensible part of scientific and technological exploration
Research Horizons, Winter 1997
"Age Brings ... Capabilities, Not Limitations":
Research can enchance the lives of today's -- and tomorrow's -- older
adults
Research Horizons, Summer/Fall 1996
June 28, 1996
May 2, 1996
March 29, 1996
March 26, 1996 Research Horizons, Winter 1996
January 26, 1996
1995
October 27, 1995
Research Horizons, Summer/Fall 1995
August 3, 1995
April 1, 1995 Research Horizons, Spring 1995 March 23, 1995
1996
December 13, 1996
World's Smallest Test Tubes: Researchers
Use Tiny Carbon Nanotubes To Carry Out Chemical Reaction
Defusing Contaminated Soils ... with
Plants: Researchers explore how plants convert TNT into less hazardous
compounds
Researchers Succeed In Controlling
Size And Shape Of Colloidal Platinum Nanoparticles
New Method For Imaging DNA Molecules
Could Help Chemists Design Better Drugs
"Fish-Cam" Uses Aquarium To Teach Chemistry
On-Line
Reversible Optical Switch May Be Basis
For Rewritable 3-D Data Storage
Research Notes: Cognitive
perspectives on aging
Feedback Mechanism May Help Control
The Level Of Atmospheric Oxygen
November 29, 1995
Disorder Brings Order to Chaotic
Natural & Artificial Systems
Ultrathin Lubricant Films Could Harm
Nanoscale Devices
The Gene Detective: Researcher's
work provides new insight into gene identification
Gases from Molds and Fungi Linked
to Indoor Pollution
Virtual Reality May Treat Fear of
Heights, Other Phobias
Research Personality: Breadth
of knowledge has served Mike Rodgers -- and air quality -- well in a culture
hallmarked by specialization
"Nanoscale" Wires Have Different Conductance
Properties
March 2, 1995
Chaos Techniques Studied for Controlling
Irregular Heartbeat
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