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Data Center news
UMD professor wins pitch competition to turn data center heat into community energy
Boston-based Vicinity Energy will help Damena Agonafer, a University of Maryland researcher, develop an alternative to heat pumps.
TeraWulf buys former coal plant in Maryland to support data center growth
The cryptocurrency company is repurposing a shuttered Charles County facility to meet energy demand for AI workloads.
Is Pennsylvania running out of electricity?
Unless something changes, PJM says the region won’t meet required power reserves starting in June 2027.
CMU spinout NovoLINC raises $10.2M seed to cool overheating data centers
The Pittsburgh startup’s tech takes an updated approach to keep AI chips from getting too hot.
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Venture Monitor snapshots
Builders by chris wink
Entrepreneurship isn’t ‘pro-business,’ it’s pro-newcomer — and America 250 is the moment to say so
As the US marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, we have a chance to help define a shared national story.
REALIST HONOREES
NSF Engines
$15M project aims to turn Upstate New York into a US ‘battery capital’
The US depends on China for most of its batteries. With funding from the National Science Foundation, this initiative wants to change that.
For North Carolina, regenerative medicine is both a health and economic imperative
The hard-to-commercialize and life-saving tech garners federal and VC investment as a part of a National Science Foundation Engine in the state.
How scientists in the Southwest are tackling the growing water scarcity crisis
Las Vegas-based startup WAVR, a part of the local National Science Foundation Engines program, is developing tech that harvests water from the air.
Power Moves
Phenom CEO outlines acquisition strategy after buying agentic AI startup Included
Plus, the Office of Innovation and Technology is looking for volunteers to help teach digital skills and more power moves.
Pittsburgh’s new economic development director outlines plan to make the region ‘one of the most affordable innovation hubs in the world’
Plus, the AI Strike Team is expanding its board, the city’s chief information office steps down and more power moves.
Delaware exceeds its goal to distribute $14 million to small businesses in 2025
Plus, the Dept. of Education secures major funding, data center updates and a new leader for UD.
Thermo Fisher Scientific plans collaboration hub for Philly’s life sciences startups
Plus, the Science Center announced its ninth Capital Readiness cohort, meet the winners of Hopeworks’ young entrepreneurs pitch competition and more power moves.