Manufacturing
Innovating to Solve Tomorrow’s Challenges
The importance of championing regulatory frameworks that will enable global leadership in innovation BY KATHY O’KEEFE IN A WORLD INCREASINGLY DEFINED by rapid technological change and global challenges, innovation is not just a competitive advantage — it’s a necessity. For Delaware, a state with a proud legacy of industrial ingenuity, the opportunity to lead in solving tomorrow’s problems is not only within reach — it’s already underway. At the heart of this momentum is the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus, which is home to Chemours Discovery Hub (CDH), a state-ofthe-art research facility. With over 130 labs and more than 300 scientists, 48
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engineers, and researchers, CDH is a beacon of American innovation. It’s where science meets purpose, and where the next generation of essential chemistries and technologies are being developed to address the challenges of tomorrow. Take, for example, liquid cooling — a breakthrough technology developed for data centers and other applications. As artificial intelligence drives exponential demand for computing power, traditional air-cooling systems are reaching their cooling ceiling. Chemours’ Opteon™ two-phase liquid cooling Sep t em b e r / Oc t o b er 2025
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