Business and Economic Development

Redesigning Hand Sanitizer and Donating 7,000 Gallons to Fight Covid-19

By Ben Brumfield - June 15, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

It was so obvious the country was going to have a hand sanitizer crisis, but few wanted to acknowledge it.

Why Restarting the Global Economy Won't be Easy

By Jerry Grillo - May 10, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

Supply chain disruptions and other operational factors will affect the ability to restart the world's economy.

CDL Deploys Rapid Response Effort Connecting Entrepreneurs, Scientists, and Venture Capitalists to Deliver COVID-19 Solutions

By Denise Ward - April 14, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

CDL-Atlanta mobilizes to help respond to the global COVID-19 crisis

Create Dedicated Pandemic Clinics Now to Address COVID-19

March 25, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

COVID-19 needs pandemic clinics focused on treating it and keeping it away from non-COVID patients.

Sports: A Key Player in Dori Pap's Life

April 1, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

Dori Pap came to Georgia Tech to play volleyball, and she decided to stay.

Georgia Tech Professor Uses Virtual Reality to Move Major Conference Online

By Alyson Powell Key - March 24, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

For the first time in its 26-year history, IEEE VR will meet in an all-virtual environment.

Gov. Kemp taps Center for Economic Development Research director for coronavirus task force

March 22, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

Alfie Meek is one of three economists to serve on the task force.

Top Tips for a Successful Transition to Remote Work

March 20, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

New to remote work? Veteran remote workers from Georgia Tech Professional Education share their tips and advice to ensure your transition is successful.

App Detects Harsh Side Effect of Breast Cancer Treatment

March 16, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

Many breast cancer survivors suffer from lymph collection known as lymphedema, and a new phone app detects it early.

Modify Hurricane Relief Strategies, National Academies Report Recommends

February 3, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

Hurricane devastation calls for heavy government relief, but a counterintuitive shift toward restoring private sector supply lines would help more quickly.

Applications now open for the 2020 Georgia Innovative Economic Development Internship Program

January 29, 2020 | Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech graduate students can further their research and earn $6K in 10-week, paid summer internship.

Creative Destruction Lab Joins Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

By Teresa Daniel - December 13, 2019 | Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech agreement brings CDL’s successful program for rapid scaling of science-based companies to Atlanta

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For the next few months, visitors to the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Canopy Walk will be able to watch the testing of a new high-tech tool in the battle to save some of the world’s most endangered species. SlothBot is a slow-moving and energy-efficient robot that can linger in the trees to monitor animals, plants, and the environment below. Built by robotics engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology to take advantage of the low-energy lifestyle of real sloths, the solar-powered SlothBot demonstrates how being slow can be ideal for certain applications.

Kentez Craig grew up in Atlanta with two parents who served as first responders working as paramedics for local hospitals. Now, as a master's student of engineering, he is inspired by his parents as he helps develop and build protective equipment for healthcare professionals on the front lines fighting the battle against COVID-19.

The slightest bit of shear tension makes gecko adhesion surfaces grip, and the release of that same tension makes them let go. The same gripping surfaces can pick up objects of all shapes, sizes, and materials with the exception of Teflon and other non-stick surfaces. Credit: Georgia Tech / Varenberg lab

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