{"57618":{"#nid":"57618","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Scientists abuzz over more efficient Web servers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMSNBC \u003C\/em\u003E- December 16, 2007 \u003Cbr \/\u003EAn intricate honeybee dance has generated a big buzz among scientists by serving as the model for an Internet server system that adapts in response to changing user demand. By studying the famous honeybee waggle dance that communicates the location of top-notch nectar, researchers have designed a more efficient server system that also benefits Web surfers by cutting down on frustrating delays in accessing newly popular sites. Initial tests by collaborators at the Georgia Tech\u0027s ISyE and the United Kingdom\u0027s University of Oxford showed that the bee-like way of homing in on sweet spots improved a Web-hosting company\u0027s revenue by up to 20 percent. \u0022It is amazing how inspiring the natural world can be,\u0022 said ISyE Professor Craig Tovey. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022moz-txt-link-freetext\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/22266034\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/22266034\/\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2007-12-16 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:32","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-12-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2007-12-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"57458","name":"ISyE External News"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}