We’re taking you behind the scenes to some of the hidden (and not-so-hidden) labs across the College where Georgia Tech engineers are shaping the future. In these places, robots swim in a mini ocean or crawl across the moon’s surface, huge concrete beams loom, and invisible gas or high-frequency radio waves fly across the room. We’re also unwrapping how researchers help industry partners solve tough problems and improve their processes. Plus, a few students talk to their younger selves and look back at four years of growth on North Avenue.

The future of computing isn’t just about making chips smaller or faster; it’s about making computing better for people and society. And Georgia Tech engineers are shaping that future, designing the processors and memory that will power technologies we can’t yet imagine. They’re using today’s digital power to shape the physical world, helping people live healthier lives, making cities safer, and addressing the digital world’s huge demands on real-world land and resources. Smaller, smarter, faster — the pace of change in computing is accelerating; log into our latest issue to see how Georgia Tech engineers are making it all add up.