Research Horizons [Volume 13, Number 3, Winter 1996]

NOTE: This PDF file was created from original HTML files on GTRI's website. The file may contain contain links to URIs outside of SMARTech. The Georgia Tech Library and Information Center cannot guarantee the authenticity of resources that reside outside the smartech.gatech.edu domain.Research for the Games - Georgia Tech research is helping meet Atlanta's needs during the 1996 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.Defense in a Changing World - Mel Belcher and a team of Georgia Tech Research Institute colleagues are making vital contributions to U.S. defense -- by evaluating and applying the latest technology to missile defense radar development.Flourishing New Franchises - What factors do surviving new franchisors have in common? Dr. Scott Shane tells us, using data on the 1983 crop of new franchisors to illustrate.Research Notes - World-class researchers; cognitive perspectives on aging; Mobile Sources Center of Excellence; on-line banking; helping small businesses; disorder tames chaotic systems.Research Personality - Jean-Lou Chameau, Georgia Tech's new vice provost for research, is committed to helping the institute forge additional research links with industry