Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

After finishing his Ph.D. at UT in December 2024, Eric Heikkenen launched NXT MFG and landed a spot in ORNL's competitive Innovation Crossroads program.

At Friday's showcase, the University of Tennessee Research Park's Spark Accelerator kicked off a cohort heavy on nuclear, critical minerals and advanced manufacturing, plus SparkShop, a new engineering track for the region's hardest problems.

As much as 30% of manufacturing production can end up in a landfill, representing more than $1 billion worth of fibers annually. Their technology creates an opportunity to capture some of that material and turn it into new, high value composite products.

Four decades after helping bring personal computers into Oak Ridge businesses, Harper is running the Tech Goes Home classes at the Anderson County Senior Center.

This warehouse management system is built on the idea that protecting the margin, answering customers, managing exceptions and adapting workflows takes just as much attention as fulfilling an order.

These 10 angel investing myths are designed to keep people from dipping their toes into the startup investment pool; but Paul Clark, the Managing Director of VentureSouth, is dedicated to breaking down barriers for investor-curious individuals.

Raina is a real-time verification and trust layer for newsrooms, election authorities and universities. It helps teams assess authenticity, provenance and corroboration before misinformation spreads.

The overlap in resilience, teamwork and leadership between athletics and business ran through every session of the day.