GTRI Researcher Assists Students with Award-Winning Medical Project

With the advisement help from Leanne West, director of the Landmarc Research Center, a team of undergraduate students sweep the Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition finals.

GTRI researchers, Dr. Brent Wagner and Dr. Bernd Khan are developing ways to enhance the radiation-detection devices used at ports, border crossing, airports and elsewhere.
 

GTRI researchers, have developed a software tool that enables users to perform in-depth analysis of modeling and simulation data.
 

Successful Laserfest Exhibition Provides Interactive Learning Experience at the 2011 Girl Scout Expo

GTRI researchers, Jack Wood and Mike Knotts were at hand providing laser training to young girls and their families at the 2011 Girl Scout Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Researchers Seek to Reduce Wastage for First-Strike Rations

GTRI researchers are developing software, to interpret and store data generated by RFID sensor tags, to be used for the monitoring and safety of First-Strike Rations (FSR) for U.S. troops.

Paper-based Wireless Sensor as Detector for Explosives

GTRI researchers have developed a prototype wireless sensor, that could be deployed in large numbers to alert authorities to the presence of explosives.

This reporter "salutes" GT for a job well done! Read here.

Fine-tune Your Eyes Using the VisionOptimizer

With help from researchers here at EOSL, DigitalVision's new invention, the VisionOptimzer, may lead to sharper vision via a more accurate measuring system using computer algorithms and robotic actuators.

Innovation Served on a Napkin

When Jud Ready attended an academic conference on materials science in Boston in 2003, he didn't plan on coming home with the idea for a three-dimensional solar cell, but that's exactly what happened. 

Georgia Tech Goes Live

Georgia Tech is now a live node in NASA's AERONET worldwide aerosol observation network. You can now see our reduced data in near real time at the link below. Enter "Georgia_Tech" as the AERONET site to use.

iPhone Application May Help to Monitor Parkinson's Disease

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are developing an advanced-warning system to detect the presence of oil in saltwater.

Sensor Designed to Detect Oil Contaminants in Saltwater

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are developing an advanced-warning system to detect the presence of oil in saltwater.

Computerizing Critical Information in Support of Better Health Resource Systems

Researchers from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are helping to automate human resource information systems for health care professionals in two African nations, Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Water-vapor Profiling System Aims at Dramatically Improving Weather Forecasting

Researchers at GTRI and Bennett Aerospace are leveraging light detection and ranging (lidar) technology to develop a ground-based system that will automatically measure water vapor in the atmosphere. 

Foreign Object Detection in Foods

GTRI researchers have developed a vision screening system for poultry frame inspection, working to reject product contamination by a variety of materials.

Georgia Tech Partners with Translational Research Institute in Ireland

Direct to Discovery is a novel program that brings higher-education instruction to K-12 students via a sophisticated high-definition videoconferencing platform. Students in the U.S. and Ireland can now learn from and interact in real time with researchers working in labs on the Georgia Tech campus and other locations around the world.

New Wireless Captioning System Debuts at Dallas Cowboys Stadium

A wireless captioning system developed at GTRI has debuted at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Intelligent Access, a GTRI VentureLab company spun out of EOSL's Landmarc Research Center, teamed up wit Houston-based Softeq Development Corporation in November 2009 to integrate its real-time captioning capabilities into the DURATEQ Assisitive Technology Version (ATV) handhelds for use at the stadium.

EOSL Reaches Out to Students at LaserFest

GTRI created 11 museum-quality laser exhibits for K-12 demonstrations. They were viewed by nearly 6,000 people in January. GTRI volunteers hope that the exhibits will help attract more students to the STEM disciplines - science, technology, engineering, and mathemathics --- a key part of efforts aimed at improving U.S. global competitiveness. 

Using Nanotechnology to Detect Gamma Radiation
Current nuclear detection materials have difficulty identifying potential nuclear threats while effectively filtering  out the many legitimate radioactive objects commonly found in commerce and the environment. Researchers at GTRI's Electro-Optical Systems Lab are investigating replacing these detectors with higher-resolution composite materials made of nanoparticles or quantom dots embedded in a polymer matrix. 

RFID in Health Care Settings

Research teams both from Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and MET Labs are actively involved in testing RFID equipment and developing protocols for better health care settings. GTRI is working with wearable/implantable medical devices while the MET Labs are working with electrical medical equipment. 

Future of Alternative Energy
Dr. Jud Ready, EOSL senior researcher, recently appeared with Bill Griffieth and Sue Herrera on CNBC. In this special feature on alternative energy, he discusses his group's patented carbon nanotube work and its future in a variety of applications, including mobile devices and space satellites.

Researchers Examine Medical RF Interference
A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has begun to study the effects that RFID devices may have on medical electronics. The team, headed by Ralph Herkert, director of EOSL's Medical Device Test Center, is working to develop a test procedure that manufacturers of paramedical devices and medical equipment can use to evaluate their products' immunity to RF signals. 

Carbon Nanotube Boosting Efficiency of Electric Propulsion Systems

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Electro-Optical Systems Lab have won a $6.5 million grant to develop improved components that will boost the efficiency of electric propulsion systems used to control the positions of satellites and plantary probes. 

GTRI Interns Promote Sustainable Energy Systems in Yellowstone
Georgia Tech students Angela Rice and Michael Harris interned with GTRI researchers under the Yellowstone Environmental Stewardship (YES!) Initiative, a multi-year action plan to help the Park further reduce its ecological footprint, increase operational efficiency, and better preserve resources for future generations.

EOSL Demonstrates Cargo Security Technologies for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
EOSL demonstrated its cargo container security system at a recent event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate. The projets - the Container Security Device (CSD) - was developed under contract to the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate. It was among projects featured and demonstrated in simulated and realistic supply chain scenarios at the Department's Cargo Conveyance Security Technology Demonstrations held August 17-28 at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M.

U.S. Army and EOSL Dedicate New Communications Electronics Laboratory
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) expands its collaboration with the U.S. Army by establishing an on-site laboratory at EOSL that will work closely with the Army in the field of communications electronics. Known as the Army Reprogramming Analysis Team - Support Cell Atlanta (ARAT-SC-ATL), the new facility will develop software and other technologies for communications electronics used by the U.S. soldiers in the field.

Multidisciplinary GTRI Team Tackles an Urgent Aircraft Defense Upgrade

When the U.S. Air Force found that one of its key combat aircraft needed more protection from an enemy missile threat, EOSL Principal Research Scientist Charlie Carstensen and a multidisciplinary team from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) went into action to improve its electronic warfare (EW) countermeasures systems.

Georgia Tech Ireland Hosts Inaugural RFID Workshop
EOSL Director Dr. Gisele Bennett joined Irish business and scientific leaders at Georgia Tech Ireland's inaugural workshop on radio frequency identification technologies.

Detecting Invisible Aviation Hazards
EOSL is leading a team of researchers from five universities and research organizations to investigate the feasiblity of using an instrument - called a forward looking interferometer - to detect invisible atmospheric hazards during takeoff, cruise and landing.

Sensing Technology Looks to Prevent Salmonella Outbreaks
EOSL researcj scientist Dr. Jie Xu discusses on Fox News how technology developed by the Environmental Sensor group could prevent future salmonella outbreaks like the recent one connected to Peanut Corp. of America.

Micro Honeycomb Materials Enable a New Physics of Sound Reduction
EOSL research engineer Jason Nadler has developed a prototype microchanneled material composed of many metallic nantoubes to validate acoustic absorption experiments designed to reduce noise in aircraft.

OLED Next Gen Displays and Solid State Lighting
EOSL researchers have developed an improved organic light emitting diode (OLED) sealing process to reduce moisture intrusion and improve device lifetime. OLED's use less power and can be more efficiently manufactured than current technology.

Airborne Test Platform Moves toward Next Phase

It's not quite "plug-and-play" technology, but Oculus is designed to come pretty close. This airborne test platform, under development by GTRI researchers in collaboration with West Virginia university and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, performs airborne testing of sensors and high-speed communications links.

Improved Decontamination: UV-C Phosphor Kills Anthrax Spores
EOSL researchers collaborated with Austin-based Stellar Micro Devices, Inc. (SMD) to develop prototypes of a rapid, non-disruptive and less expensive method that could be used to decontaminate bioterrorism hazards in the future. Using flat panel modules that produce X-rays and ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light simultaneously, the researchers can kill hard-to-find anthrax spores in two to three hours without any lingering effects.

Improving Missile Warning Systems
EOSL researchers are using genetic algorithms to improve the missile warning systems that alert pilots to approaching threats. Read about how Mother Nature has inspired software optimization in theproject profile, excerpted from GTRI's 2007 Annual Report.

Explosives on a Chip
EOSL researchers are developing tiny copper structures with pores at both the nanometer and micron size scales could play a key role in the next generation of detonators used to improve the reliability, reduce the size and lower the cost of certain military munitions. Space War, Scientific Blogging, and Bio-Medicine have also reported on this exciting project - download PDF files of the articles here, here and here.

Prototype Sensor for Food Safety
Research Scientist Dr. Jie Xu leads a team that is developing a sensor to measure chlorine levels in the chiller water used in poultry processing plants. Poultry Tech featured Dr. Xu's project in a recent issue, and the PDF file with the full article can be dowloaded here.

Understanding RFID Part V: RF Characteristics

Lab Director Gisele Bennett and a team of EOSL researchers conducted water readability tests on the Alien 9540 Squiggle RFID tag for this recent article by Jerry Banks and Les G. Thompson. The authors are also co-authors of RFID Applied (John Wiley, 2007). A PDF of the article, part of a series explaining the principles of RFID technology published by RFIDNews, can be downloaded here.

Clean Room Classic: Vacuum Evaporator Purchased 50 Years Ago Still Going Strong
A 1957 classic sits in the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) clean room. It's not a Chevy, but a Veeco vacuum evaporator more than six feet tall and five feet wide. The evaporator, still in the use today, depostis thin film necessary for microfabrication processes.

New Biosensor for Faster Detection of Avian Flu
A new biosensor developed at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) can detect avian influenza in just minutes. In addition to being a rapid test, the biosensor is economical, field-depoyable, sensitive to different viral strains and requires no labels or reagents.

Safe Water: Simpler Method for Analyzing Radium in Water Samples Cuts Testing Time
A simplier technique for testing public drinking water samples for the presence of the radioactive element radium can dramatically reduce the amount of time required to conduct the sampling required by federal regulations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved use of the new testing method.

Wearable Captioning 

Wearable captioning system to make public venues accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The system, which relies on mobile wireless tehcnology, will allow users to easily receive information that is being presented audibly to the general public in a variety of public venues. 

Providing Secure Monitoring for Cargo Shipping
Engineers in EOSL's Intelligent Sensors group have developed a new security device for shipping containers that could make US ports less vunerable to terrorist activities.

EOSL's Gary G. Gimmestad selected as SPIE Fellow
The International Society for Optical Engineering has recognized Gary G. Gimmestad for specific achievements in the areas of remote sensing technology including LIDAR systems for atmospheric characterization and air quality monitoring.

Widening the Wireless World
Later this year, a wireless captioning system developed at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and licensed by SightLineMedia will debut in movie theatres across the nation for beta testing. It will offer new, unobtrusive technology to allow people who are deaf or hard of hearing to enjoy Hollywood's latest films. 

Three-dimensional Solar Cells
New 3D solar cells developed at EOSL capture more light in smaller photovoltaic arrays. Advances like these could enable lighter, more efficient satellites and other spacecraft.

Close Encounters of an Electromagnetic Kind

Housed within GTRI's Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, the Medical Device Test Center works with manufacturers of EAS systems and medical devices to increase product compatibility.

The Chemical Companion: a First Responder's Best Friend
To help first responders and hazardous materials teams, EOSL researchers have developed a software tool for Windows CE-based personal digital assistants that provides detailed information on 130 of the most common chemicals associated with hazmat incidents.

Medicine and the Wireless World: Understanding Electromagnetic Interference in Medical Devices
EOSL's Medical Device Test Center helps protect implanted medical devices from electromagnetic emissions from increasingly common electronic surveillance systems. 

Sensing Support: SENSIAC Helps the Military Advance Technologies for Defense Sensors 
In the past, military sensing technologies have focused on observing and targeting the enemy from a distance. But with the new emphasis on homeland security, sensors must get up close and personal. 

Maintainer’s Support: EOSL Software Helps Aircraft Technicians Centralize Maintenance Tasks

Aircraft technicians these days are as likely to use a laptop as a printed manual and logbook, and to turn to the Internet for the latest job-status reports and technical information. A team from EOSL are assisting them, using current computer and database technology to help military aircraft maintainers get their work done more efficiently. 

New Leadership: Gisele Bennett Named Director of Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory at Georgia Tech Research Institute

Gisele Bennett has been named director of the new Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL) at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in Atlanta. The new lab was created to highlight GTRI's broad expertise and experience in electro-optical systems. 

Moving the Needle: Georgia Tech Researchers Develop Portable Vein Finder for Faster, More Accurate Injections
When medics are treating trauma patients, every second counts. Yet bruises, burns, and other physical conditions often make it difficult to locate veins and administer lifesaving drugs or solutions.

Improving Survivability and Mobility: Concept Vehicle Illustrating New Options for Military Combat Vehicles Unveiled
A combat vehicle designed by EOSL engineers to illustrate potential technology options for improving surviviability and mobility in future military combat vehicles was shown publicly for the first time Sept. 13-15 at a military technology meeting in Virginia.