{"480751":{"#nid":"480751","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Physics and the Force","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EA long time ago in this very galaxy, a science fiction fairy tale swept moviegoers into an unprecedented cinematic adventure across distant, fantastic worlds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStar Wars\u003C\/em\u003E brought together ancient mythological themes with the spirit of a classic American art-form \u2013 the Western \u2013 to create a different kind of science fiction film, overflowing with adventure, mysticism and romance, but fueled by mind-blowing science and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe universe that director George Lucas created in \u003Cem\u003EStar Wars\u003C\/em\u003E contains a diverse set of worlds and life forms, autonomous robots infused with something like humanity, space ships that travel at the speed of light, and at the center of it all, a powerful, invisible energy field called the Force.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWith the latest installment of the fantasy saga, \u003Cem\u003EStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u003C\/em\u003E, in filling theaters now, Georgia Tech researchers (including Petit Institute faculty member Flavio Fenton) discuss the impact, and the science of Star Wars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/science-star-wars\u0022\u003ERead the whole story by Jason Maderer here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECONTACT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/node\/jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJerry Grillo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003Cbr \/\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for\u003Cbr \/\u003EBioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech professors weigh in on the science of Star Wars"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech professors weigh in on the science of Star Wars\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech professors weigh in on the science of Star Wars"}],"uid":"28153","created_gmt":"2015-12-30 10:13:14","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:20","author":"Jerry Grillo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"480741":{"id":"480741","type":"image","title":"Star Wars robots","body":null,"created":"1451937600","gmt_created":"2016-01-04 20:00:00","changed":"1475895234","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:54","alt":"Star Wars robots","file":{"fid":"204197","name":"r2_and_3po_0_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/r2_and_3po_0_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/r2_and_3po_0_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":133042,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/r2_and_3po_0_0_0.jpg?itok=v_z1y3tG"}}},"media_ids":["480741"],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/node\/jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJerry Grillo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003Cbr \/\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for\u003Cbr \/\u003EBioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}