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Gigantic jets appear from the upper reaches of lightning storms

08.03.2022

3D Study of “Gigantic Jet” Provides New Insights into Upward Lightning Bursts

A photo of GTRI researcher Emily Strube.

08.01.2022

GTRI Uses AR and Line-of-Sight Calculations to Outsmart the Enemy

A high school summer intern works on a project in a lab (Photo credit: Christopher Moore).

07.28.2022

Georgia High Schoolers Gain Real-World STEM Experience at GTRI's Summer Internship Program

The read team goalie tries to block the other team from scoring. (Photo Credit: Christopher Moore)

07.25.2022

Workplace Enhancement Initiative Connects GTRI Employees Through Soccer

07.18.2022

New Initiative Evaluates Fidelity of Simulations Used in Training

U.S.S. Rafael Peralta hosted evaluation of the Bifrost program

06.21.2022

Project Improves Cybersecurity of Global Ship-Tracking System

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David Picinich exiting an EA-18G Growler aircraft

07.05.2022

David Picinich's Career Comes Full Circle with New ‘Top Gun’ Film

For GTRI Senior Research Scientist David "Pearl" Picinich, the debut of "Top Gun: Maverick" marks a nostalgic close to an action-packed chapter in his life story.

Front view of male researcher wearing VR goggles with hands on flight controls, in a darkened room

06.10.2022

Virtual Reality System Trains Aircrews to React to Threats

The Fully Immersive Threat Reaction Environment (FITRE) allows air crews to repeatedly practice threat responses with a level of realism that closely simulates what happens in real-world missions.

Dr. Courtney Crooks sitting in chair speaking to Anna Akins.

05.31.2022

Courtney Crooks on Promoting Mental and Physical Wellness in a Post-Covid World

Though mental health has long been considered a sensitive topic, the Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged more transparency about the importance of prioritizing mental and physical well-being at home and at work.

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08.05.2022

Breaking Defense

Angry Kitten electronic attack pod bares its claws during Air Force tests

The Air Force believes the electronic warfare system — which was built about a decade ago by Georgia Tech Research Institute to simulate enemy threats, but was so capable that the Air Force is considering turning into an operational pod that can be used to jam and electronically attack adversaries — could “dramatically shape” the future of electronic warfare, the service said in an Aug. 3 news release.

08.03.2022

The Washington Post

‘Gigantic jet’ lightning is a mystery. These researchers are solving it.

A study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances sheds light on the structure and cause of gigantic jets. The investigation was inspired when Levi Boggs, a research scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute and one of the paper’s lead authors, learned about a photograph of the Oklahoma jet by a citizen scientist.