Over 50 local companies were awarded $7.5 million from Montgomery County last year, demonstrating the Government’s core priority in further supporting its thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. The funded projects range from off-the-shelf CAR T Cells that target solid tumors to nanophotonic imaging platform for in vivo imaging, advanced microelectronics for spacecraft instrumentation, high-energy-density capacitors for defense and space, and sustainable bio-fungicides from natural products to combat fungal diseases.

“The Technology Innovation Fund exemplifies Montgomery County’s commitment to supporting genuine innovation with its flexibility and risk tolerance,” said Sanhe Hu, founder of EasyCloudScale, a recipient of the Technology Innovation Fund. “This support has enabled EasyScaleCloud to rapidly iterate through multiple product concepts at controlled costs—validating what works and pivoting when needed—while building the foundation to create high-skill technology jobs that will contribute to the County’s growing tech ecosystem.” (more…)


A decades-old television prank involving Maryland resident Pat Sajak is going viral again online, nearly 18 years after it first aired. During an April 1, 2008 episode of Wheel of Fortune, Sajak addressed long-running viewer speculation that he wore a hairpiece. At the start of the show, he told the audience he had a secret to reveal and asked longtime co-host Vanna White to help him “unveil” it (video below).

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