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The University of Texas System has received a newly granted patent for "Intercepting or Surrounding a Group of Hostile UAVs with a Net," invented by Arlington-based Animesh Chakravarthy. The patent describes a system in which defense UAVs coordinate using 3D collision cone strategies to intercept and surround swarms of hostile drones—whether stationary or in motion—by maneuvering a net to capture them midair. [Images: USPTO Patent #12293675, Figs. 1A and 1B; background DI Studio]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- AT&T's dynamic and optimal selection of internet of things (IoT) hubs in cellular networks
- Battelle Energy Alliance and Sortera Technologies' sorting of dark colored and black plastics
- Dell Products' detection of anomalous behavior on online platforms using machine learning techniques
- Hunt Energy's enhanced geothermal energy extraction
- Novocure's treating tumors using TTFields combined with a PARP inhibitor
- Toyota's air mattress with automatic pitch adjustment
- USAA's systems for incentivizing saving
- Unassigned system for detecting and removing microplastics from water
Patented: Intercepting a Swarm of Hostile UAVs With a Net and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 11, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of May 6 with a total of 134 patents granted.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 10, 2025
The Greener Dallas Greater Dallas campaign will further expand TPL's efforts to create 18 parks with 17 miles of trails and 283 acres of preserved wilderness, the nonprofit said. The announcement came at Saturday's opening of theJudge Charles R. Rose Community Park, a 40-acre green space along the Five Mile Creek Greenbelt.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 10, 2025
Most people are getting AI all wrong—asking random questions and getting mediocre results, say Babar Bhatti and Masood Khan. Their new guide shows how to prompt like a pro and turn AI into your strategic team.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 10, 2025
A medical device company focused on vascular health, Koya said its new HQ will be "the new nerve center" for its manufacturing and business operations. Its flagship device, called Dayspring, is "the first non-pneumatic wearable compression treatment for chronic edema," Koya said.
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Dana Jones, president and CEO of RealPage [Images: Photo, RealPage; background, Anadmist/istockphoto]
RealPage Taps OpenAI Tech to Launch AI Workforce Platform for Multifamily Properties
by Quincy Preston | Jun 10, 2025
The Richardson-based company announced a collaboration with OpenAI as it unveils the "multifamily sector’s first agentic AI platform" at NAA's Apartmentalize 2025 in Las Vegas.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jun 10, 2025
Local leaders explain the connection and the concern.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 5, 2025
In one of his first deep interviews since Colossal's dire wolf debut made global noise, Ben Lamm joins the TechStuff podcast to talk mammoths, backlash, and why he's not here to play it safe.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2025
Dallas-based Spectral AI said that since taking on the interim role in 2024, Stanley Micek has overseen the data science, software, hardware, imaging, and systems teams working directly on the company's FDA submission.
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Instil Bio Chief Medical Officer Jamie Freedman, MD, PhD [Photo: LinkedIn]
Instil Bio Appoints ‘Seasoned’ Biopharma Exec as Chief Medical Officer
by Lance Murray | Jun 5, 2025
Dallas' Instil Bio said that Jamie Freedman has extensive experience in oncology drug development and other therapeutic areas, along with a track record of leading programs through all phases of development, regulatory approval, and commercialization.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2025
The new firm launched by award-winning architects Sarah Harper and Richard Drummond Davis has already secured "more than a dozen projects," including commercial buildings for the Lakewood Country Club, a luxury residence on an exotic animal ranch in Godley, Texas, and custom homes across Texas, Colorado, and California.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2025
In addition, Michaels said it is expanding its fabric, sewing, and yarn assortment, adding more than 600 products across new and existing brands, including sewing and quilting supplies, fabric, yarn, specialty threads, sewing machines, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 5, 2025
The new plant in Mesquite—the first in North America for Xiamen, China-based Hithium—is slated to begin mass production in late 2025, with an annual capacity of 10GWh for battery modules and systems. The facility will create "nearly 200 high-quality jobs," Hithium said, and will serve as "a cornerstone of domestic energy storage production."
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[Image: catinrocket/Shutterstock; DI Studio]
The Last Word: Schwab’s Susan Hirshman On How Generational Wealth Transfer Is About More Than Money
by Quincy Preston | Jun 4, 2025
“Gifting is about more than passing down wealth—it’s about passing down purpose.”
Susan Hirshman Director of Wealth Management Schwab Wealth Advisory and Schwab Center for Financial Research …on the motivations behind high net worth gifting, via Schwab’s latest HNW Client Pulse Survey.
Despite market volatility and economic uncertainty in early 2025, high net worth investors aren’t pulling back on their wealth transfer plans....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 4, 2025
MobileOp4 specializes in providing portable healthcare solutions—including compact mobile clinics—during disasters and other large events, where resources are limited but patients require immediate care.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 4, 2025
Following up on its 2024 partnership with Jaguar Land Rover, Alkegen said its next-gen, high performance fiber-aerogel composite—known as AlkeGel—is engineered to meet OEM demand for ultra-thin, safe, and easy-to-install thermal runaway protection for lithium-ion battery systems.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 4, 2025
The merger of the two NYSE-traded companies brings together Flowserve’s leading capabilities in flow management with Chart’s leading expertise in process technologies across compression, thermal, cryogenic and specialty solutions.
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