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The Nanoelectronic Road Ahead
Increasingly smaller and faster semiconductor circuitry has fueled an information technology boom over the past four decades, producing cheaper and more powerful computing devices that have boosted virtually every aspect of our economy. But fundamental limits imposed by the laws of physics threaten to halt continued miniaturization, clouding the future of silicon-based semiconductors.
Advancing the Technological and Operating Capabilities of the Food Processing Industry
Robotic fingers grasp food packages and place them in shipping containers, grapefruit whiz by high-speed inspection cameras and an automated visual inspection system examines chicken parts for traces of bone missed during deboning.
The First Response: GTRI Fosters Basic and Applied Research to Enhance Emergency Response and Disaster Management
FOR FIRST RESPONDERS to a biological or chemical terrorism attack, seconds count. Assessing a situation quickly can mean the difference between life and death for the immediate victims of the attack, and for people in the area surrounding the scene.
Exploring the Social and Technical Issues of Voting Via the Internet
Elections of the future may be more convenient, accurate and faster for both voters and elections officials if researchers can improve the technology for voting via the Internet.
Flying on Mars: Nature's Flight System Could Be the Key to Exploring the Newest Frontier
One of the oldest forms of flight – the flapping wings of insects – may support a revolutionary new class of robotic flying machine uniquely suited for exploring a brave new world: the planet Mars.
Machine Vision Technology Finds Poultry Defects Before Processing
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers believe they're on the edge of a breakthrough, but they don't want to count their chickens before they're...processed.
3D Visualization System Could Improve Severe Weather Forecasting
A real-time, three-dimensional weather visualization system may help severe weather researchers improve the timeliness and accuracy of forecasting the formation, path and possible effects of storms.
Safer Interstate Highways With Automated Fog and Smoke Warning System
A heavily traveled, 14-mile stretch of interstate highway in south Georgia cuts through a peat bog, which often conspires with humid air to produce fog so thick it separates drivers from reality. Occasionally, the swamp hosts forest fires ignited by lightning, and southern breezes push gusts of smoke into the sightline of drivers.
RADAR Flashlight Could Help Police Detect Suspects Hiding Behind Doors and Walls
Police officers serving a warrant or searching for a suspect hiding inside a building could soon have a new tool for protecting themselves and finding the "bad guy."
Providing Students with Real-World Experience
In 1990, a Georgia Institute of Technology freshman was struggling in her classes when she signed up for a part-time laboratory research job that sounded like a fun way to make some money for school. Today, that former student, Cindy Harrell Willis, holds a doctorate in chemical engineering and is a researcher at W.L. Gore & Associates, makers of Gore-Tex™ fabric.
Using Information Technology to Cut Maintenance and Logistics Costs
The first project of a new Georgia Institute of Technology research center is expected to cut more than $1 million a year from the cost of maintaining the U.S. Navy's fleet of P-3 Orion antisubmarine aircraft.
Creating a New Networking Standard for Defense Simulations
Soldiers and pilots who can train together on networked simulators not only learn how to handle military situations, they develop the teamwork that's essential for a successful mission.
Improving Treatment of Odors to Minimize Impact on Communities
Developed in part by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia's rules for controlling and assessing malodors from food waste rendering plants could become a model for other states facing the same problem.
Bringing the Information Superhighway to Rural America
Traditionally, rural America lags behind urban areas in consumer technology. But now a new technology for delivering simultaneous digital television, high-speed Internet access and telephone service – all via regular copper telephone wire – is operational far from the hubbub of the big city.
Flying Low-Drag Trucks: Aerodynamic Concepts & Controls for Aircraft Will Cut Fuel Use, Improve Control in Trucks
With support from the U.S. Department of Energy and American Trucking Associations, GTRI is applying aerodynamic concepts and "Circulation Control" flight systems developed for aircraft to 18-wheelers. The goals include reducing fuel consumption and giving drivers better control of the big rigs under adverse conditions.
The Severe Storms Research Center: Developing New Technologies to Increase Tornado Warning Time
Though this year's tornado season in Georgia was not as active as the past few years, researchers at Georgia Tech are busy analyzing the weather data they collected from several twisters that hit the state this past spring. They hope this information will help them improve current storm detection technology, while they also create new methods to increase warning time.
Fuel Cell Research Center's Innovations to Promote Sustainable Energy Sources
The energy source that powered the Space Shuttle, Apollo and Gemini spacecraft might one day operate your portable phone, your car and your neighborhood's electric power plant.
Engineers Merge Two Technologies to Improve Inspection of Wooden Power Pole Crossarms
A merging of two technologies is expected to reduce costs and increase the accuracy of inspecting millions of wooden crossarms that hold up power lines worldwide.
Online Search Tool Organizes Information Into Electronic Books
A specialized online search tool that could be applied to many different subjects is helping researchers create a library of electronic books.
Remote Sensing Boosts Efforts to Protect Mountain Gorillas & Rebuild Rwanda's Economy
A partnership involving conservation organizations and universities on two different continents is bringing new technology to bear on efforts to protect the endangered mountain gorillas popularized by the movie "Gorillas in the Mist." The effort will put remote sensing technology into the hands of field scientists and trackers working to protect the gorillas, while helping the nation of Rwanda rebuild its national university and recover from a devastating 1994 war and genocide.
New Technologies to Increase Tornado Warning Time
Technology that is expected to improve tornado warning time in Georgia is now operating in three metro Atlanta locations.
Internet-Based Design Tools Will Aid Traffic Management Center Planners in Minimizing Chance for Operator Mistakes
Multi-tasking is part of the job for operators of traffic management centers located in most major U.S. cities.
Food safety biosensor that detects pathogens is tested in in metro Atlanta processing plant
Recent incidences of contaminated meat in grocery stores and restaurants have heightened consumer concern. But people who eat meat may rest easier if a new bacterial-sensing device being field tested this winter delivers the accurate and speedy results, plus the low costs its developers predict.
Reducing VOC: New polymer coating process
A new coating material that emits virtually no volatile organic compounds (VOC) during application could replace conventional solvent-based paints and anti-corrosion coatings in a wide range of uses. Based on a durable polyester material, the new coating can be tailored to provide the specific properties required by different applications.
Quiet Curtains for Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Hotels and Offices
It's curtains for noisemakers with new high tech drapes that block unwanted decibels.
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