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Back Issues 1998 - 2002
EDGE newsletters contain brief descriptions of research activities and discoveries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and provides links to researchers, centers, and sources of additional information.
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2002
January 2002 - Volume 10, Number 1: Method to establish genetic markers receives patent. Forests can restore surface mined land.
February 2002 - Volume 10, Number 2: Project makes it easier for U.S. presidents to learn from history; faster, smaller microprocessor technology developed at Virginia Tech; tree named for VT chemistry professor
March 2002 - Volume 10, Number 3: One-stop-shop to access hundreds of databases used for Social Services Administration; Communicating across 10 time zones; Longer shelf life for shredded cheese
E Only. April 2002 - Volume 10, Number 4: Examples of software developed for collaboration, virtual environments, libraries, instruction, engineering in various applications, etc.
E Only. May 2002 - Volume 10, Number 5: Fiber-optic field sensor immune to EMI, Mapping plant genomes, Machine vision, Smart Road
June 2002 - Volume 10 Number 6: One-way repeating transmission, Bi-directional AC-DC converter, Flight control, Link to patent list
E Only July 2002 - Volume 10 Number 7: Affordable, detachable power for wheelchairs. Improving food security
E Only August 2002 - Volume 10, Number 8 - Better winegrapes, Protecting the Bay, Preservng farm land
2001
January-February 2001 - Volume 9, Number 1/2: Software simulates biochemical processes. Smart systems provide hands-off vibration control for space shuttle. Pallets move the world.
March 2001 - Volume 9, Number 3: Power needs of high-tech industries being surveyed. Sensing device saves energy, controls pollution.
April 2001 - Volume 9, Number 4: New tools make coal cheaper, cleaner; IT institute established; Researchers developing universal access to computer programming
May 2001 - Volume 9, Number 5: Bed design makes hospital stay easier for children; Improved vaccine protects cattle against Brucellosis, tuberculosis and paratuberculosis; New vaccine protects livestock against some bacteria
June 2001 - Volume 9, Number 6: Scratch-resistant coating; Carbon-fiber composites for outdoors; Safer, faster optical lens processing; Water-soluble catalysts; Self-assembled polymers reversible; Thin films adapt to surface patterns; Memory materials easier to process
July 2001 - Volume 9, Number 7: Noise reduction; Power saving; Observing microbe-mineral interaction -- at the sub-molecular level
August 2001 - Volume 9, Number 8: Helping contractors succeed; Saving endangered wildlife; An ISP wireless antenna success story
September 2001 - Volume 9, Number 9: A center that helps policy makers gather accurate data quickly and efficiently; A new method to measure the affinity between proteins and DNA; Models to predict forest stand dynamics, growth, and yield for a variety of management options
October 2001 - Volume 9, Number 10: Preventing salmonella in poultry, Creating interactive web sites, Limiting seafood spoilage
November 2001 - Volume 9, Number 11: Business researchers watch out for investors' interests; Plant genome mapping prevents crop disease; Dried cells, tissues could solve storage, transport problems
December 2001 - Volume 9, Number 12: High capacity wireless communication for emergencies; Customizing the web becomes easier; Efficient and cost-effective distribution of power; Increasing vitamin C in plants
2000
January 2000 - Volume 8, Number 1: New Information Technology Center nears completion; Water bags hold back floods; Southeast U.S. Earthquake Center created; Swine vaccine approved
February 2000 - Volume 8, Number 2: Center for Global Electronic Commerce formed; Geotechnical center focus is ground modification; Kitchen design center tests applications, provides training
March 2000 - Volume 8, Number 3: Bioinformatics -- biotechnology and information technology (IT) merge; Carilion, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia form Biomedical Institute; Lightweight auto parts the goal of Virginia Tech, Clemson materials researchers
April 2000 - Volume 8, Number 4: Fuel-cell materials advance; LAN antenna smaller; Expertise database expands; ISO 9000 training available
May 2000 - Volume 8, Number 5: Fiber sensors used in petroleum fields; International disaster risk management institute formed; Entomology web class popular
June 2000 - Volume 8, Number 6: Center reduces cost of moving materials; Lab researches rotor dynamics, bearings
July 2000 - Volume 8, Number 7: 1999 patents: Controlling and enhancing power for lamps and converters; Using chitosan for films, beads, coatings; controlling vibration; Detecting defects in wood
August 2000 - Volume 8, Number 8: Institute for Food and Agribusiness Management integrates food, agribusiness sectors; Systems Research Center aids Navy, private enterprise in developing computer support systems; Web site uses trees to teach many lessons; Center for Human-Computer Interaction offers research, instruction, and outreach to help machine meet human needs
September 2000 - Volume 8, Number 9: Flexible supramolecular assembly created; Buckyball films convert light into electricity; Water replaces solvent to produce a new acrylic; Inexpensive flame resistant structural composites demonstrated
October 2000 - Volume 8, Number 10: Students to help remove Internet barriers, Why things stick is center's focus, Human factors research
November 2000 - Volume 8, Number 11: Composite materials; Surveys, polls, and statistical analysis; Public policy research
December 2000 - Volume 8, Number 12: Interdisciplinary centers that do research on smart materials, longer-lasting materials, wood and bio materials
1999
January 1999 - Volume 7, Number 1: Remote Sensing Center launched
February 1999 - Volume 7, Number 2: Biotechnology is business. Examples include using a tree's chemistry to control wood color, engineering microbes to clean water, improving soybeans, cloning magnetosome genes, tracking antibiotic resistance
March 1999 - Volume 7, Number 3: Wireless communication technologies have improved business in Virginia. Scientists from two colleges at Virginia Tech are exploring whether troop exposure to pesticides has increased soldiers' disease risk
April 1999 - Volume 7, Number 4: Architecture, community design, and arts management research, design, and consulting are available from Virginia Tech.
May 1999 - Volume 7, Number 5: Universities collaborate to reduce wind damage; Policy also important in meeting housing needs; Some old buildings worth saving
June 1999 - Volume 7, Number 6: Applied mathematics; Large- and small-scale physics; Statistics consulting service
July 1999 - Volume 7, Number 7: 1998 Patents, including raspberry plants, pharmaceutical filters, and more
August 1999 - Volume 7, Number 8: Interdisciplinary research centers address energy issues and technology, including energy management, fuel cells, power systems, coal and mineral use, and public policy.
September 1999 - Volume 7, Number 9: NSF invests in wireless communication research, implementation
October 1999 - Volume 7, Number 10: Numerous Virginia Tech interdisciplinary research centers, as well as academic programs, address environmental issues. Here is information about a few of the centers.
November 1999 - Volume 7, Number 11: Animal and human health topics: reproduction, health behavior, nervous system chemistry, neurotoxicity and neuropathology associated with exposure to drugs and chemicals, and molecular medicine and infectious diseases.
December 1999 - Volume 7, Number 12: Virginia Tech researchers produce a new family of molecules -- C80 fullerenes containing three metal atoms. The Center for Wireless Telecommunications is developing software tools for wireless network system design. Virginia Tech is a member of a team led by the University of Tennessee and Battelle Memorial Institute that is the management and operating contractor of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1998
January-February 1998 - Volume 6, Number 1: How Virginia Tech educational technology research has improved K-12 education and community networking.
March-April 1998 - Volume 6, Number 2: Multidisciplinary team packages integrated power modules (PEBBs) with superior attributes. Virginia Power Electronics Center develops controllers for MagLev train. Engineers developing smart antennas.
May-June 1998 - Volume 6, Number 3: Patents received for materials and power electronics advances, specifically: polypropylene (PP) with improved stiffness, strength and appearance; self-lubricating ceramics; a more efficient boost converter
July-August 1998 - Volume 6, Number 4: Patents received recently by Virginia Tech researchers include noise-control and cleaner and drier coal processing.
September-October 1998 - Volume 6, Number 5: Internet Technology Innovation Center, Functional Genomics - Learning from cells from extreme environments, Alexandria Research Institute - an international center to provide technology edge in Northern Virginia, Graduate Program in Information Technology
November-December 1998 - Volume 6, Number 6: Nano particles improve materials, processing; Sensor detects biological compounds at trace levels; Cell phones will soon have position indicators, internal maps
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