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Engineering & Technology ANTWISE   U. North Carolina-Chapel Hill  Endeavors A computer scientist works out some bugs. -- Jason Smith   research.unc.edu/endeavors/win2004/antwise.html MAPS FOR THE BLIND   U. North Carolina-Chapel Hill  Endeavors If you're blind, maps like this are the only way to go. -- Angela Spivey   research.unc.edu/endeavors/win2003/bats.html SMART SEARCH   Pennsylvania State U.  Research/Penn State Why does computer scientist Lee Giles work on the Web? Because that's where the data are. Making all that information truly accessible, Giles says, will take real--and artificial--intelligence.-- David Pacchioli   www.rps.psu.edu/0305/search.html 2003 issue: A CHAT WITH BOB SCHRIEFFER   Florida State U  Research in Review He’s seen as an icon of modern physics, a man whose discovery—at age 26—revolutionized thinking on superconductivity, a phenomenon that some scientists believe may be the most remarkable physical property in the universe.—Frank Stephenson  www.research.fsu.edu/researchr/winter2002/schrieffer.html BURN AGAIN TURBINE   Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center  Annual Report A new turbine design could reduce the cost of electricity.—Michael Schneider  "http://www.psc.edu/science/2002/cizmas CONFRONTING THE TRANSPLANTATION CRISIS   Georgia Tech  Research Horizons Thousands of patients die each year waiting for compatible organ donations. Combating this crisis are Georgia Tech and Emory University tissue engineers whose research may one day provide living tissue and organ substitutes. -- Jane M. Sanders  http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-f01/s-tissue.html GUILT-FREE FATS   U of Georgia  Research Magazine University of Georgia scientist patents tasty fat substitutes with undeniable health benefits.—Sharon Omahen  http://www.ovpr.uga.edu/researchnews/summer2002/fats.htm PAPER WAIT  Florida State U  Research in Review The search is on for a leaner, stronger world where the very small is a very big thing indeed.—Patrick A. Smith  http://www.research.fsu.edu/researchr/summer2002/paperwait.html POWER ENGINEERS: SMALL STEPS TO BIG ENERGY SAVINGS   Virginia Tech  Research The major goal of the Center for Power Electronic Systems is development of power electronics technology, such as variable-speed drives, that will increase U.S. competitiveness and lead to as much as a 30 percent savings in energy consumption.—Liz Crumbley  a href="http://www.research.vt.edu/resmag/2002winter/power.htm POWERING THE FUTURE   Georgia Tech  Research Horizons Renewable energy technology, exploring new energy sources, more efficient and cleaner use of fossil fuels—all elements of a research portfolio on power at the Georgia Institute of Technology.—John Toon  http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-ss02/e-cover.html REFLECTIONS ON CLONING: RESEARCH AND REALITY   U of Georgia  Research Magazine Steve Stice’s research ushers in new breeding options for livestock and new hope for people with Parkinson’s disease.—Judy Purdy  http://www.ovpr.uga.edu/researchnews/summer2002/clone01.htm RESPONDING TO TERRORISM   Georgia Tech  Research Horizons Helping first responders improve their performance in emergencies is the focus of research at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.—Jane M. Sanders  http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-win02/r-first.html STROKE BUSTERS IN TURBULENT BLOOD   Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center  Annual Report Tools are now in place to zero-in on the correlations between turbulent arterial flow and stroke.—Michael Schneider  http://www.psc.edu/science/2002/tufo THE NEXT BIG THING IS VERY SMALL   Georgia Tech  Research Horizons Nanoscience researchers work in a world visible only under powerful microscopes. But don’t let size deceive—researchers see huge advances ahead in cancer detection and therapy, dramatic size and cost reductions for electronics and a host of other benefits.—John Toon  http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-ss01/nano.html TRUE TO FORM   UNC-Chapel Hill  Endeavors From cave to car crash to scene of the crime.—Cate House  http://research.unc.edu/endeavors/win2003/nyland.html TECH TOPS IN TRANSPORTATION MATERIALS RESEARCH   Michigan Tech Research Larry Sutter knows about icy roads, having lived in Michigan’s snowy Upper Peninsula for most of his adult life.  http://www.mtu.edu/research/researchmag03/trans.html

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