ATHLETIC SHIRT MONITORS HEART RATE; FORT WORTH MED SCHOOL WILL USE 21ST CENTURY APPROACH; AT&T PREPARES FOR 5G NETWORK
Every day Dallas Innovates staffers scour websites looking for the most interesting, important, and unusual stories about innovation and creativity. Here are three we thought you’d like:
Photo Courtesy NTT Data
IndyCar racer Tony Kanaan has a trick up his sleeve for Saturday’s Firestone 600 race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. He will be racing in a smart shirt called Hitoe, which is produced by NTT Data, a Japanese information technology company with U.S. headquarters in Plano, and Toray Industries. The shirt material acts as a sensor, allowing Kanaan to monitor his heart rate and breathing during the race. NTT Data is developing a line of athletic products and medical garments that use early detection to promote good health, according to The Dallas Morning News. (Photo Courtesy of the Verizon Indy Car Series)
TCU and UNT Health Science Center are partnering to educate future doctors with a 21st-century approach. The dean of the new doctor of medicine school in Fort Worth will be Dr. Stuart D. Flynn, founding dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. How will the curriculum be different from a traditional medical school? Flynn said medical education should be all about the patient, so the new school will engage students with patients all four years of their training. In an age where everyone can check their diagnosis online, Flynn said they must be visionary in their approach to technology. Read the full Q&A here.
5G is coming, and Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) revealed how the company is growing its network at the Telecommunications Industry Association Network of the Future Conference in Dallas on Tuesday. John Donovan, chief strategy officer and group president of AT&T Technology and Operations, said 2016 is a critical year as the company transitions to a software-define network. AT&T has two innovation centers in Plano, and opened its sixth center Tuesday in Houston. D CEO has more here.
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Five local winners received up to $200,000 in funding to activate their solutions throughout North Texas.
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The award from the National Institutes of Health will help HSC lead the AI/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity, or AIM-AHEAD, program. The effort will bring together experts in community engagement, AI/ML, health equity research, data science training, and data infrastructure.
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The noninvasive technology—developed in collaboration with Austin-based Shani Biotechnologies—may enable real-time monitoring of vital blood parameters like hemoglobin, without taking blood samples or using expensive equipment. It could be especially useful for monitoring people of color, helping to close racial disparities in health care diagnostics.
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The NTXIA is a founding member of the new National Smart Coalitions Partnership, now one of the largest smart cities networks in the country. The organization unites more than 100 governments across seven regional smart cities consortiums. The goal? To accelerate sustainability and resilience in communities.
