Month: June 2018

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Discovery: UTA Aids in International Physics Experiment; Tech Mahindra, UT Dallas Collaborate on R&D Center

by | Jun 22, 2018
Also, a new technique to treat prostate cancer while preserving sexual function is being tested. Here are some of the research projects and people making strides in the North Texas research community.
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hires
DI People: New Hires in DFW Startup Scene, NTT Data Promotes Pryor to CEO & Texas A&M Names New Law Dean
by | Jun 22, 2018
You'll also find details of Peter Berweger taking the reins as CEO at AgBiTech and the creation of a new CCO position at Urban Air Adventure Park, in our roundup of personnel activity highlights across DFW companies.
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Dallas Law Firm, Raytheon Share History with USPTO Patent No. 10 Million
by | Jun 22, 2018
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office grants a milestone patent for a device that improves laser detection and ranging.
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STEM
4 Ways Community Leaders Say We Can Better Prepare the STEM Workforce of Tomorrow
by | Jun 21, 2018
Employers across a variety of fields from advanced manufacturing to health care need talent that has a strong foundation in math and science to stay competitive.
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Follow the Money: CoinFlip Gets Seed Funding, Goff Seeks $350M for Fund; Match Buys 51% of Hinge

by | Jun 21, 2018
From a points and benefits platform, to real estate funds, and rent-to-own company, here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and firms with North Texas ties.
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Robotic delivery
Robotic Delivery Devices Could be Knock, Knock, Knocking on Arlington Doors
by | Jun 21, 2018
The Arlington City Council approved a resolution to support and encourage private companies to come to the city to test and deploy robotic delivery devices.
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SolGro
Fort Worth Startup Harnessing Nanotech to Increase Crop Yields
by | Jun 20, 2018
SolGro's special greenhouse material uses nanotechnology to convert incoming sunlight from all colors of the spectrum into red and blue light.
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propulsion
Bell to Collaborate with French Company Safran on Air Taxi
by | Jun 20, 2018
The companies will work on developing hybrid electric propulsion solutions for the vertical take-off and landing concept aircraft.
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An illustration from Toyota’s patent No. 9994154 depicts a cloaking device with cloaking region boundary planes. Each boundary plane includes “an outward facing mirror surface and an inward facing opaque surface.” [Illustration via USPTO]

Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of June 12

Patents granted include Toyota’s cloaking device to make an object seem transparent; Med Hab’s shoe sensor system to measure a runner’s gait; Google’s system for presenting multi-frame ads for mobile devices; and Kairos Social Solutions’s location-based social networking system that helps users select their favorite drink.   
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VIVO uptown
VIVO Realty Brings Coworking Model to Real Estate Agents
by | Jun 19, 2018
The program's goal is to provide a business structure that better fits the changing ways in which real estate agents are doing business.
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The W Source
The W Source Launches First Networking Chapter in Texas
by | Jun 19, 2018
Dallas financial planner Michelle Brennan Hall will head the group, which promotes collaboration among female professionals.
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Alyce Alston
The DEC to Welcome Entrepreneurial ‘Rock Star’ Alyce Alston as CEO
by | Jun 19, 2018
Alyce Alston, who has experience in for-profit and nonprofit leadership as well as being a mentor and advocate for startups, will take over the reins Wednesday from Trey Bowles who announced plans to step down in April.
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STEM-focused Walking Tours Pick Up Stride in Dallas Area

by | Jun 18, 2018
The walkSTEM community outreach program has added more locations, including the Dallas Arboretum, for students and educators to explore everyday connections to math- and science-related concepts.
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Amazon
Building Tomorrow Together: 15 Things Mike Rosa Learned From the Amazon Bid
by | Jun 18, 2018
Dallas Regional Chamber's Mike Rosa said one of the things that was most enjoyable about building the DFW Amazon response was the rediscovery of the things that make our region a great place for companies and talent.
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Claudia Chan founder of S.H.E. Summit
Munck Wilson Mandala Is Bringing
S.H.E. Summit Bacardi to Dallas
by | Jun 18, 2018
S.H.E. Summit was named one of Inc.’s “10 most innovative conferences,” convening thought leaders, movement drivers and champions of relevant women and societal issues to inspire influencers and lead change in the world. 
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sleep
Discovery: Research Examines Sleep at Molecular Level, Scientist Studies Water Retention & Heart Failure
by | Jun 15, 2018
Also, a University of North Texas graduate student finds a way to protect nanoelectronics. Here are some of the research projects and people making strides in the North Texas research community.
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