The Atlantic Coast Conference InVenture Prize rewards student entrepreneurs with cash prizes for their innovations. Georgia Tech hosts the competition. 

FireHUD Advances to ACC InVenture Prize Finals

Atlanta, GA

Student inventors from Georgia Tech, Boston College, Duke University, University of North Carolina and University of Virginia will compete in the ACC InVenture Prize finale.

Georgia Tech researchers built the “Rescue Robot” to determine whether or not building occupants would trust a robot designed to help them evacuate a high-rise in case of fire or other emergency. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

In Emergencies, Should You Trust a Robot?

Atlanta, GA

In emergencies, people may trust robots too much, a new study has found.

Georgia Tech study finds people in food deserts, communities that have less access to grocery stores, eat food that is 5-17 percent higher in fats, sugars and cholesterol.

People in Food Deserts Eat Much Differently than the Rest of America

Atlanta, GA

A social media study uncovers what people eat, depending on their proximity to grocery stores.

The Atlantic Coast Conference InVenture Prize rewards student entrepreneurs with cash prizes for their innovations. Georgia Tech hosts the competition. 

Brains Over Brawn: ACC Competition Focuses on Student Entrepreneurship

Atlanta, GA

Students from 15 institutions, including Georgia Tech, compete for $30,000 in prizes at inaugural ACC InVenture Prize

The wearable robot allows humans to play with three arms.

Wearable Robot Transforms Musicians into Three-Armed Drummers

Atlanta, GA

A new wearable robotic limb allows drummers to play with three arms.

Mark Riedl is associate professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and director of the Entertainment Intelligence Lab.

Using Stories to Teach Human Values to Artificial Agents

Atlanta, GA

Researchers from Interactive Computing unveil “Quixote” to teach AI positive behavior.

Visualization of the first binary black black hole coalescence discovered, GW150914, which was announced on February 11, 2016. The two black holes are in orbit around each other, getting closer together, losing energy to gravitational waves, seen here as colored contours.The two white spheres are the black holes, colored white for visibility. The image was taken from a binary/simulation that was created by Georgia Tech's team, including Matt Kinsey, Karan Jani and Michael Clark.

Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein’s Prediction

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech faculty, postdocs and student researchers play a crucial role in the first-ever observation of a gravitational wave.

Simulation shows a 10-atom platinum nanocatalyst cluster. The “bulge” caused by the 10th atom gives the cluster improved catalytic properties. (Credit: Uzi Landman, Georgia Tech)

For this Nanocatalyst, One Atom Makes a Big Difference

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have explained why platinum nanoclusters of a specific size range facilitate the hydrogenation reaction used to produce ethane from ethylene.

Image shows activation of “AND” gates in cells as observed by fluorescence microscopy. (Credit: Chiara Zurla, Georgia Tech)

Scientists Demonstrate Basics of Nucleic Acid Computing Inside Cells

Atlanta, GA

Using strands of nucleic acid, scientists have demonstrated basic computing operations inside a living mammalian cell.

Triboelectric nanogenerators use a combination of the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction to generate small amounts of electrical power from mechanical motions such as rotation, sliding or vibration. (Credit: Zhong Lin Wang Laboratory)

Two-Stage Power Management System Boosts Energy-Harvesting Efficiency

Atlanta, GA

A power management and storage system could boost energy harvesting.