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Spotlight: ATHENA Lab

ATHENA (or the Adaptive Techniques in Hybrid Electromagnetic Numerical Applications) Lab is one of the many research groups that call Tech Square home. The ATHENA team studies how to use the energy lost in air to power sensors and other small electronics. Take a peek inside their lab. 

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Cody Trawick Cody Trawick

Spotlight: SimplePart

SimplePart bridges the gap between car owners and manufacturers to improve the way we buy and sell car parts. Listen to Vidal explain what he loves about working out of Tech Square - and try to decide which office pup is cuter.  

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Mika Munch Mika Munch

Hump Day Exchange: Dummies Talking About AI

Ever wonder if AI has the potential to take over the world? When everyone will have self-driving cars? And how the relationship between humans and technology will continue to change with developing AI? Listen to this episode of the monthly Hump Day Exchange podcast to find out. 

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Rachel Zick Rachel Zick

Spotlight: Delta's Hangar

The Hangar is Delta’s Global Innovation Center where the Fortune 500 company crowd sources ideas and builds minimal viable products. 

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Game Night FTW!

This collaboration between Sandbox ATL and ATDC offered the Tech Square twist on work hard, play hard — and it went off without a glitch.

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Rachel Zick Rachel Zick

Hump Day Exchange: Smart Cities and IoT

In this month's podcast episode, we consider questions like: How much does it cost exactly to build a cellular network underground? Can sensors really improve the grim state of Atlanta traffic? What do we mean by “intelligent transportation”? And perhaps the greatest mystery of all: is “smart city” the new “cloud”?

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Rachel Zick Rachel Zick

Flashpoint: 'A New Way to Think' About Startups

Flashpoint’s recent “Innovation For All” conference gave entrepreneurs and investors a behind-the-scenes look into the method behind the madness at one of the most successful, if under-celebrated, programs in Atlanta’s startup ecosystem.

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Rachel Zick Rachel Zick

MARTA Finds A Helping Hand

Starting last fall, MARTA has found many willing helpers in the Atlanta technology community. Teaming up with Sandbox ATL, Code for Atlanta, Hack GT and other community groups, MARTA launched a yearlong strategic technology initiative to create the next great thing in Atlanta transit. 

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Rachel Zick Rachel Zick

Spotlight: ThyssenKrupp

ThyssenKrupp is a German company dedicated to transforming the elevator industry. Why build its Research Innovation Center in Tech Square? To be close to the epicenter of breakthrough talent and research, of course. 

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Rachel Zick Rachel Zick

Spotlight: Emerson

Emerson applies machine learning technology to refrigeration systems. “You’ve probably never heard of Emerson before,” explains Director of Innovation John Wallace, “but if you’ve shopped at a grocery store, convenience store, gas station, dollar store, or pharmacy, you’ve interacted with our equipment.” The team leverages their Tech Square location by driving partnerships with other startup companies.  

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