Siemens opens $190M Fort Worth manufacturing hub to support AI infrastructure boom

Siemens, Germany, opened its $190 million electrical equipment manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. A part of the company’s Smart Infrastructure business, the site is responsible for creating reliable and efficient electrical equipment such as low-voltage switchboards necessary to meet the demand from the booming data center market and America’s AI growth. The 500,000-square-foot facility […]

Charging electric vehicles 5x faster in subfreezing temps

University of Michigan engineers developed a modified manufacturing process for electric vehicle batteries—using a stabilizing electrode coating and microscale channels—that could enable high ranges and fast charging in cold weather, solving problems that are turning potential EV buyers away.

A surprise contender for cooling computers: Lasers

Minnesota-based startup Maxwell Labs has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with Sandia and the University of New Mexico to demonstrate laser-based photonic cooling for computer chips that may help save energy and water.