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FuelCell Energy and Toyota have announced completion of "the world's first 'tri-gen' production system. [Photo: Toyota Motor North America]
The Last Word: Toyota’s Chris Reynolds On Scaling Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Tech
by David Seeley | Sep 7, 2023
Plano-based Toyota Motor North America has been making innovative moves at its operations in the port of Long Beach, California. Partnering with Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy, the companies announced today the completion of what they call "the world's first Tri-gen production system."
by Quincy Preston |
Sep 1, 2023
Tarleton State University received the go-ahead for a new biotechnology institute as part of Texas A&M-Fort Worth’s burgeoning downtown research campus.
Approved in mid-August by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the biotech institute is situated in one of the nation’s fastest-growing life sciences hubs....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 30, 2023
Dallas Invents: 127 Patents Granted for Week of August 22. Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: American Airlines' virtual automated real-time assistant, UT System's obesity and/or diabetes treated by partially inhibiting circulating leptin , Citicorp Credit Services' mutable access tokens, Lennox's pccupancy tracking using wireless signal distortion, Lynk Technology's organizer platform for speed dating events, Match Group's matching process system and method, McKesson's robotic dispensary system and methods, Samsung's frequency tuning method in rotary-based oscillator, and Textron's fleet scheduler.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 28, 2023
Lewisville-based global spine and orthopedics company Orthofix Medical announced the full commercial launch for the next generation of its advanced navigation system for minimally invasive back surgeries
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UTA Electrical Engineering Professor Yan Wan [Photo: UT Arlington]
UTA Professor Gets $800K To Develop Drone Computing Platform for First Responders
by David Seeley | Aug 21, 2023
Electrical Engineering Professor Yan Wan has received $800,000 in National Science Foundation funding to develop an open-networked airborne computing platform for drones used by first responders. Networking a system of "robots in the air" can help find disaster victims, guide rescuers, and more. Her work could also be used for drone delivery and other commercial applications, UTA says.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 17, 2023
The 29 new grants approved by CPRIT's Oversight Committee include the first CPRIT Scholar award to Southern Methodist University in Dallas and state funding for Dallas' Baylor Research Institute to join a major National Cancer Institute study.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 17, 2023
At the Bush Center in Dallas on September 5, Capital Factory will host top tech minds to talk AI and AGI. Tech icon John Carmack will take the stage in a rare fireside chat on artificial general intelligence with AI expert Dave Copps.
Here's what you need to know, along with advance insights from Copps.
Here's what you need to know, along with advance insights from Copps.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 16, 2023
Led by new investor RA Capital Management, the new funding is expected to extend Taysha's cash runway into the third quarter of 2025, and aid in its development of a gene therapy treatment targeting Rett Syndrome, a neurological disorder that occurs primarily in girls.
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U.S. Patent No. 11,718,249 (Mobile device tools for smart vehicle features operation and automatic wireless routing selection and methods of use) was assigned to Thor Tech, Inc.
Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of August 8
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 12, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 139 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Baylor Research Institute's vaccines against HPV- and HPV-related diseases, Better Vision Solutions' disinfecting contact lenses with a manganese-coated disc, FOI Group's automatic rotating agricultural system to irrigate, plant, gather forage, and/or harvest field and method for operating the system, Google's identifying a set of characters in a media file, Jpmorgan Chase Bank's system for integrating voice biometrics, Kyndryl's charging regulation model for electric vehicles on the road, Merative's determining drug effectiveness ranking for a patient using machine learning, Samsung's multi-sensor, multi-view, multi-frame, multi-task synthetic image fusion engine for mobile imaging system, State Farm's autonomous vehicle insurance based upon usage, Swiss-American CDMO's antimicrobial compositions that are non-toxic to mammals and plants, Thor Tech's mobile device tools for smart vehicle features operation and automatic wireless routing selection and methods of useAA's autonomous vehicle barricade, and Walmart Apollo's automatically annotating images.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Aug 11, 2023
Already carbon neutral, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport hosted an internal competition with one goal: turning the airport into a zero-waste zone. “We need all hands on deck to get there," says Chris McLaughlin, EVP of operations at the airport.
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by Dallas Next Media |
Aug 9, 2023
Peruse Dallas Innovates' special once-a-year magazines. Each edition is a keeper.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 9, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's augmented reality dynamic authentication, Beauty Biosciences' handheld skin cleansing device, Biora Therapeutics' ingestible device for delivery of therapeutic agent to the GI tract, Capital One's asset tracking systems, Halliburton Energy's 3D printed tool with integral stress concentration zone, Lennox Industries' personalized indoor microclimates, Liveperson's automated response to queries made by interactive electronic chat, NxGen Partners' miniaturized device to sterilize surfaces, and Walmart Apollo's methods for automatically recommending an item to a customer while shopping at a retail store.
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U.S. Patent No. 11,710,110 (Utility), augmented reality dynamic authentication, was assigned to Bank of America Corporation.
Dallas Invents: 114 Patents Granted for Week of July 25
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 2, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's augmented reality dynamic authentication, Beauty Biosciences' handheld skin cleansing device, Biora Therapeutics' ingestible device for delivery of therapeutic agent to the GI tract, Capital One's asset tracking systems, Halliburton Energy's 3D printed tool with integral stress concentration zone, Lennox Industries' personalized indoor microclimates, Liveperson's automated response to queries made by interactive electronic chat, NxGen Partners' miniaturized device to sterilize surfaces, and Walmart Apollo's methods for automatically recommending an item to a customer while shopping at a retail store.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 31, 2023
Emma Yang, an industrial engineering expert, will use the funds to purchase 3-D hybrid manufacturing equipment that can print metals and alloys. UT Arlington calls the equipment critical to the education of the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 31, 2023
NASA's first X-plane could reduce fuel consumption and emissions up to 30% compared to today's domestic fleet of airplanes, Boeing said. The design could be used by planes of different sizes and missions and may benefit from folding wing tips to accommodate existing airport infrastructure.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 31, 2023
Five Liters, an offshoot of Spark Biomedical, begins 'first-in-human' trials to explore wearable neurostimulation technology for managing inherited blood disorders and more. Parent Spark Biomedical is focused on its FDA-cleared wearable device for drug-free opioid withdrawal.
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