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Mar 11, 2026
Maxwell Labs Wins mHUB's Rising Star Award
Maxwell Labs was recognized with the Rising Star Award at mHUB's 2026 Fourth Revolution Awards for its breakthrough photonic laser cooling technology.
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Nov 26, 2025
Minnesota Startup Aims to Cool Chips With Light
The Star Tribune covered Maxwell Labs' laser cooling technology and its implications for data center energy use and the future of AI infrastructure.
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Oct 17, 2025
Maxwell Labs Featured in IEEE Spectrum for Breakthrough Photonic Cooling Technology
IEEE Spectrum, the world's leading engineering publication, featured Maxwell Labs' pioneering work on photonic cooling — exploring how laser light could revolutionize chip cooling.
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Aug 15, 2025
Joe Zhang Joins Maxwell Labs: Boosting Our Team with Advanced Simulation Expertise
Maxwell Labs welcomes Joe Zhang as Research Scientist, bringing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from RPI and seven years of expertise in numerical modeling and thermal transport.
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Jun 24, 2025
Maxwell Labs Awarded $500,000 Through the BEST START Program to Help Meet U.S. Army Energy Technology Needs
Maxwell Labs receives $500K from the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory via the BEST START program at the University of St. Thomas to advance laser cooling for defense and commercial applications.
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Apr 8, 2025
Maxwell Labs Announces CRADA With Sandia Labs and UNM to Demonstrate Laser Cooling for High Density Processors
Maxwell Labs partners with Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico to pioneer laser-based photonic cooling for high-density processors, targeting the 30-40% of data center energy consumed by cooling.
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Nov 18, 2024
Maxwell Labs Engages LS3 Law Firm to Strengthen IP Portfolio
Maxwell Labs retains LS3, a distinguished IP law firm with 125+ years of combined partner experience, to oversee the expansion and protection of its growing photonic cooling patent portfolio.
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Oct 29, 2024
Princeton Professor Alejandro Rodriguez Ph.D. Named Chief Technology Officer of Maxwell Labs
Dr. Alejandro "Arod" Rodriguez, tenured Princeton Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and MIT Physics Ph.D., joins Maxwell Labs as CTO to lead photonic cooling innovation.
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Jan 18, 2024
Maxwell Labs Adds Norm Troullier Ph.D. to Board of Directors
Dr. Norm Troullier, 30-year HPC veteran and former Cray Senior Principal Engineer, joins Maxwell Labs' Board of Directors, bringing expertise that supported 2,000+ RFPs and $20B+ in revenue.
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Jan 18, 2024
Maxwell Labs Welcomes Former CTO Seagate Government Solutions Henry Newman as Investor and Strategic Advisor
Henry Newman, former CTO of Seagate Government Solutions and serial tech CEO, joins Maxwell Labs as Investor and Strategic Advisor, bringing expertise in fundraising, SBIR programs, and scaling deep-tech companies.
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May 25, 2023
Maxwell Labs Awarded Phase I SBIR Grant from U.S. Air Force AFWERX Program
Maxwell Labs receives a prestigious Phase I SBIR grant from the U.S. Air Force AFWERX program to accelerate development of its Super-Planckian Radiative Heatsink technology for defense and HPC applications.
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