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Faculty Research in the News
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Aviation Week and Space Technology, as well as The New York Times, reported on a Georgia Tech landmine-detection system that uses high-frequency seismic waves to displace soil and objects in it slightly. A non-contacting radar sensor then measures the results, creating a visual representation of the displacement that reveals the buried mines. Waymond Scott in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering heads the project. (See the RESEARCH HORIZONS article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-w04/landmine.html).
Popular Science covered research on microneedles, a new technology for providing transdermal delivery of drug compounds. This work is led by Mark Prausnitz in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. (See the Research News article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/needlespnas.htm).
Popular Mechanics published an article on the 3-D microfabrication research being done by Seth Marder and Joseph Perry in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The technology, which uses materials that are chemically altered when they absorb two photons, could provide a new way to produce complex 3-D shapes. Another publication reporting on the work was OE Magazine. (See the Research Links article in this issue or the full news release at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/3dmicrostructures.htm).
The Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, Houston Chronicle and Florida Times-Union were among the more than two dozen newspapers carrying an Associated Press article on the “recon round” being developed in the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to give infantry troops a bird’s-eye view of enemy troops ahead. The research is led by senior research engineer Chuck Stancil. Other news organizations reporting on the research include MSNBC.com and R&D Magazine. (See the RESEARCH HORIZONS article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-f03/recon.html).
Mechanical Engineering reported on work being done by researchers in GTRI and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) on a vision-based system for inspecting sandwich buns on the production line. In addition to Doug Britton of GTRI and Bonnie Heck of ECE, the research team also includes Baking Technology Systems of Tucker, Ga. Other publications reporting on the work include Machine Design and Food Management. “Daily Planet,” a program that airs on the Discovery Channel in Canada is also scheduled to air a story on project. (See the RESEARCH HORIZONS article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-f03/buns.html).
Design News reported on cooling technologies developed at Georgia Tech and licensed to a start-up company, Innovative Fluidics. The technologies offer a new means for cooling high-powered electronic equipment. They were developed by Ari Glezer of the School of Mechanical Engineering. Product Design & Development, Designfax and Electronic Design also described the research.
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R & D Magazine described a computer vision and automated analysis system developed by Tucker Balch and his colleagues in the College of Computing. The system records the movements of social insects, such as bees and ants. The information could then be used to improve programming for teams of robots working together. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Richmond Times-Dispatch also covered this research. (See the RESEARCH HORIZONS article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-f03/gvu-bees.html).
NASA Tech Briefs reported on the one-step dental tool being developed by researchers at GTRI and the Medical College of Georgia. The tool would handle cavity removal, fillings and preventive treatments. Shayne Kondor in GTRI is the principal investigator. (See the RESEARCH HORIZONS article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-f03/dental.html).
Electronic Engineering Times reported on Georgia Tech’s development of new nanometer-scale structures known as “nanorings.” Made from zinc oxide, these circular structures could be the basis for sensors and other nanomachines that may have biomedical applications. Z.L. Wang in the School of Materials Science and Engineering is the principal investigator. Materials Today, Sensors and Advanced Materials and Processes also covered this research. (See the Research News article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/nanorings.htm).
Surface Mount Technology cited GTRI work for DEK, a British equipment maker, as an example of how research outsourcing can work for private companies. DEK worked with researcher Jeff Gerth and others in GTRI to improve the user interface for its equipment. (See the Research News article at gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/dek.htm).
Professional Safety magazine devoted half a page to describing GTRI’s project to provide Spanish-language safety materials for the growing population of Hispanic construction workers. The project is headed by Art Wickman. (See the RESEARCH HORIZONS article at
gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-w04/osha.html).
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