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Backed by $1.6M DHA Grant, UT Dallas Neuroscientist Works To Improve Word Retrieval in MS Patients
by Lance Murray | Jan 22, 2024
In 1985, Dr. John Hart Jr. established that the brain stores knowledge by categories. Now his team in the UTD Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of Memory and Language has pinpointed patterns of brain activity that appear crucial for word retrieval.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 17, 2024
Panthera said its new flagship manufacturing facility, located in the heart of the emerging North Texas life sciences hub, is uniquely positioned to deliver "best-in-class services for innovators, startups, and established companies alike."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 17, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 19, 2023. 101 patents granted include: 7-Eleven's detecting and identifying misplaced items using a sensor array, AiTax Corporation's tax planning using video-based graphical user interface and artificial intelligence, Bollinger Industries' portable power station, Discourse.AI's estimation of interlocutor intents and goals in turn-based electronic conversational flow, and Innomist's multi-mode fluid nozzles.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 15, 2024
Molecular biologist Vincent Tagliabracci, who was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator in 2021, will be honored by the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology for his groundbreaking work on so-called zombie enzymes.
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Elderverse preview image. [Courtesy Mynd Immersive]
Dallas-Based Mynd Immersive Launches ‘Elderverse’ for Seniors at CES
by Lance Murray | Jan 11, 2024
Dallas-based Mynd Immersive, in collaboration with AT&T, HTC VIVE, and the CTA Foundation, has launched the 'Great American Elderverse' at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, a groundbreaking campaign poised to revolutionize the lives of millions of older adults across the nation.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 10, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 12, 2023. Patents granted include: Rochal Technologies' composition and kits for inhibition of pathogenic microbial infection, Alcon's pad transfer printing method for making colored contact lenses, Pratt Corrugated Holdings' tamper-evident box, BMIC's water-resistant acrylic coatings, AT&T's auto machine learning via optimal hybrid AI formulation from crowd, Capital One Services' pattern-level sentiment prediction, Toyota Motor North America's accessible ride hailing and transit platform, Kyndryl's artificial intelligence system for tasks, and more.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 3, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. 153 patents granted for the week of Dec. 5 include: 7-Eleven’s network-enabled fuel dispensing system, Alcon’s retractable cap actuation for an intraocular lens cartridge, Apple’s TDM transmission for inter-RAT dual connectivity UE, Bank of America Corporation’s electronic system for data processing by a self-correcting, deep neural network integrated within a memory resource, Beta Air’s system and method for dynamic excitation of an energy storage element configured for use in an electric aircraft, Cisco Technology’s techniques for selecting network protocols, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 30, 2023
Researchers at Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center are leading three multicenter clinical trials focused on potential treatment for methamphetamine or cocaine addiction that are funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)....
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Patented: University of North Texas’ Remote Smell Technology and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 20, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. 125 patents granted for the week of Nov. 11 include: PurWorld Technologies' methods of chemically disinfecting a vehicle, University of North Texas' remote smell technology, Baxter Healthcare's renal therapy system and machine, RPOD Tech's offloading cargo from tank trailers, Toyota's vehicle noise reduction for vehicle occupants, United Services Automobile Association's distracted driving detection and mitigation, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 15, 2023
Chip-loving spirit fans have spent their adult lives dividing their loyalties between bags of crunchy chips and bottles of spirited spirits—until now. This week, Plano-based Frito-Lay announced the launch of the first-ever Doritos Nacho Cheese spirit, in a collaboration with Copenhagen-based Empirical spirits.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 13, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. 127 patents granted for the week of Nov. 14 include: 7-Eleven’s method for determining an item count in a rack using magnetic sensors, Alcon’s multifocal lens having reduced visual disturbances, Curantis Solutions’ event-driven data processing system and method, Digital Seat Media’s interactive and dynamic digital event program, Inmar Rx Solutions’ medication inventory system including image based boundary determination for generating a medication tray stocking list and related methods, IBM’s cognitive industrial floor cleaning amelioration, Memory Medical Systems’ odular aligner devices and methods for orthodontic treatment, and Meta Platforms’ Device-side capture of data representative of an artificial reality environment.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 6, 2023
UT Arlington principal investigator Dr. Suvra Pal said that previous studies modeling the probability of a cancer cure—also called the cure rate—"used a generalized linear model." The new statistical modeling method published by Pal and his student is said to be 30% more effective in predicting who will be cured of cancer and who will need further treatment.
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With TI’s low-power GaN portfolio, designers are able to reduce the size of a typical 67-W AC/DC laptop adapter by as much as 50%. [Photo: TI]
Laptop Luggers Rejoice: Richardson-Based TI Helps Shrink Power Adapters By 50%
by David Seeley | Nov 30, 2023
Texas Instruments announced the expansion of its low-power gallium nitride portfolio, "designed to help improve power density, maximize system efficiency, and shrink the size of AC/DC consumer power electronics and industrial systems." Laptop-lugging shoulders everywhere will soon get relief.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 28, 2023
The recent death of hockey player Adam Johnson after an incident on the ice in England raised awareness of the sport's dangers. Now a Dallas startup led by a 20-year-old college athlete has launched a solution made from Kevlar and other proprietary materials. Its goal: reducing concussions and lacerations on the ice.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 20, 2023
The research could lead to new ways to study the human brain without influence from other bodily functions. Also, it could inform the design of machines for cardiopulmonary bypass that better replicate natural blood flow to the brain.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2023
Called Team Atlas, the TWU team was the only kinesiology department represented at the two-day Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge held outside of Houston. Their solution: An exercise device for long-duration space flights.
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