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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on
Wednesday added Japanese papers known as “washi” to its Intangible Cultural
Heritage list. The process of making the handmade paper has been passed on for
generations for over a thousand years in Japan. Here are 5 things to know about
its craftsmanship.
