Arts and Tech – Page 7 – The Edition GA

Australian Team develops Revolutionary Hydrogen and Diesel Engine

13Apr

Grace Taylor '24No Comments

Australian Team develops Revolutionary Hydrogen and Diesel Engine

As of this year, engineers at the University of South Wales in Australia have discovered a new technology that has the potential to revolutionize the construction and mining industries: a hybrid diesel and hydrogen engine. This technology was developed to cut carbon emissions from machinery, and has since proven successful with an 85% reduction in […]

10Apr

Zara Bhatt '24

Carmela Jenckes '24No Comments

The Dangers Of Self-Driving Cars

Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated a recall for Teslas with full self-driving technology. While the feature required drivers to be somewhat attentive at the wheel, the NHTSA noted several safety concerns; for example, the vehicle would drive straight through intersections in turn-only lanes and would perform a rolling stop at stop signs. […]

2Mar

Celina Bagchi '24No Comments

Humanoid Robots

This robot might just be the answer to all your household cleaning needs. The latest prototype from the Japan-based company Aeolus Robotics is here to do the dishes for you. Currently on display at CES 2023—the most influential tech event in the world—the prototype is a humanoid robot designed to benefit people through the use […]

16Feb

Benjamin Moorhouse '26No Comments

Imitation or Over Hiring?

In 2022, large tech companies fired over 154,000 employees, 60,000 of which occurred during November and December. Twitter led the layoff charge that immensely shook the economy, as Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk released 50% of the entire workforce. Halfway through the year, the employee count sat at 7,500; by the year’s end Musk slashed […]

A Recent Upsurge in a New Artistic Form of Technology

11Dec

Jessica Wang

Neha Jonnalagadda '25No Comments

A Recent Upsurge in a New Artistic Form of Technology

In the past few years, the technological and artistic world collided to form AI Generated art. AI generated art creates pieces of artwork by combining images found online. Types of softwares such as Midjourney, StableDiffusion, and Artbreeder, require users to input certain descriptive words, in turn creating new, highly detailed art pieces that match. In […]

10Dec

Zara Bhatt '24No Comments

We Might be Driving Flying Cars in 2025

Alef Aeronautics is a California-based startup that was founded by Jim Dukhovny in 2015. The Alef Model A, which is the company’s most recent prototype, can fly for 68 miles and is capable of vertical take-off. After the proposed vertical take-off, the Model A will rotate to its side and transform into a biplane with […]

Faculty Art Show: Faculty art inspires the GA community

24Oct

Roma Reddy ' 25

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Faculty Art Show: Faculty art inspires the GA community

The annual faculty art show, an exposition that displays various mediums such as sculpture, painting, and photography, took place in Sept. to present the work done by the teachers of Germantown Academy. Artwork from Nicholas Wynia, Sara Krupnick-Ritz, Dainis Roman, Karina Slapinsky, Romy Burkus, Elizabeth Buckman, Jessica Killo, Alia Tahvildaran, and Kaitlyn Fabiani were displayed […]

Senior Captivates GA Community with Stellar Artistic Abilities

26May

Shae Sawyer- St. Clair '24No Comments

Senior Captivates GA Community with Stellar Artistic Abilities

This spring marks the third annual Visual Arts Senior Student Choice Award, where one senior is recognized for their impressive work and artistic excellence with a $200 prize and a permanent spot in GA’s Portfolio of Artistic Excellence. This year’s winner is Charlotte Harobin ‘22 with her “Alice in Wonderland” inspired mushroom chess set. Harobin’s […]

13May

Ishaan Paladugu '25No Comments

A New Author in a New Time

On Thursday, April 7th, Germantown Academy hosted Ms. Anne Marie Cammarato, a playwright and director, whose works include Hazel, Bobby James, Milk Pie, A Scar, 10 Months, and The Big Room. On that day, students gathered during lunch and flex in the Roberts Family Library to watch an inspiring reading and performance of Hazel, put […]

13May

Charlotte Baughman '25No Comments

Artist of the Edition: Alex Cai

Senior Alex Cai ’22 has been making art at Germantown Academy since Lower School. He has created many designs for GA such as the cover art for the Make-A-Wish basketball tournament, flyers for school events, the design for GA-PC Day shirts, and even his class stone all this year. Alex has certainly used his art […]