The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the latest round of cohorts in its Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP). Thirty-three innovators have been selected to be embedded across four U.S. national laboratories where they will work with an extensive network of mentors and experts to develop next-generation technologies. These technologies will help to ensure a sustainable
In the quest for sustainable energy solutions, EarthEn stands out with its approach to energy storage. Co-founded by Manas Pathak, EarthEn has developed a novel thermo-mechanical energy storage system that leverages carbon dioxide (CO2) in a closed-loop cycle. This innovative technology promises to store energy efficiently and at a low cost, with the flexibility to
Early in Thursday morning’s latest “In the Room” session at the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (KEC), Gera Grinberg asked Phil Stuckey, Founder of FC Renew, “Are you in good health?” His response was, “I think so.”
Describing himself as a “reluctant entrepreneur,” Harry Boston, Founder of Boston Government Services LLC (BGS), shared his journey since launching the company 17 years ago with attendees during Thursday afternoon’s Innovation Crossroads Founders’ Forum.
Flying cameras and remote sensors through the air, drones provide a bird’s-eye perspective of events difficult to detect at ground level. In addition to their military applications, drones are used to meet civilian needs such as traffic surveillance, power-line inspection, aerial home inspections and post-disaster search-and-rescue operations.
The start-up was in the second cohort of the Innovation Crossroads program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Don DeRosa, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eonix, is not from around here, but the transplant from New York has established roots in the community, and one can imagine that it would take a lot for him to
The 2024 Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp came to a close on Thursday evening, as ag-tech founders pitched their businesses to a room full of industry partners and community members.
If you are a regular reader of teknovation.biz, you have read on several occasions about the impact that Dr. Uday Vaidya has made on the start-up community in Knoxville.Three of his graduate students — Hicham Ghossein of Endeavor Composites, Alex Stiles of Vitriform3D, and Ryan Spencer of ThermaMatrix — have either gone through or are currently part of
The booming green-technology sector has emerged as a beacon of hope, not only for investors—it’s predicted to grow to $9.5 trillion by 2030—and for the many workers it employs, but also for the planet at large. Greentech companies leverage innovation and new business models to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, displace unsustainable materials, and reduce the demand