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Discovery: UNT Prof Puts Virtual Chem Lab Inside Supercomputer and UTA Studies Groundwater Contamination

by | Feb 7, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out how a team at UT Dallas is repurposing an old MRI contrast agent to eliminate the need for using heavy metals.
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Worlds Raises $10M in Series A Funding as Dave Copps’ AI Startup Launches From Stealth
by | Feb 6, 2020
The startup, spun out of Hypergiant Sensory Sciences, plans to use the funding to power its "first-of-its-kind" Extended Reality environment, which can be used to build AI-models to give businesses and organizations a new way to view their physical world.
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Dallas Invents: 116 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 28
by | Feb 5, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's methods for determining the correct pronunciation of dictated words, Dolby Laboratories' optical system for image projectors, Fujitsu Limited's efficient message forwarding for distributed resource orchestration, Garrity Power Services' wireless headset, Lynntech's undersea vehicle and method for operating a reactor, Plano Molding's flexible wildlife feeder and closure, SecurityProfiling's real-time vulnerability monitoring, and Texas Instrument's crosstalk calibration for multi-channel systems.
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Thought Leaders: Dallas Innovates 2020 The Magazine
Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations.
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Meet the Future 50: North Texas Innovators and Disruptors You Need to Know

No matter which of our six buckets you look at—startup, enterprise, invention, education, innovation, or creative—you're sure to find leaders capable of disrupting industries, benefiting society, or changing the world.
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Discovery: UTSW Scientists Use AI to Improve Radiation Therapy, UTD Prof Gets $2.7M in Grants for Protein Research
by | Jan 31, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about DART receiving a federal grant to help in the fight against human trafficking.
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Thought Leaders: Dallas Innovates The [Tech] Talent Issue
Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations.
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Dallas Invents: 111 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 21
by | Jan 29, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Apple's narrow band awareness for in-device coexistence, Capital One's ground plane detection for placement of AR objects, CareView Communications' method for predicting patient falls using motion feature patterns, Dell's time-based local authentication in an information handling system utilizing asymmetric cryptography, Genband's denial-of-service protection for IP telephony systems, Texas Instruments' data encoder for power line communications, and FedEx Supply Chain Logistics Electronics' apparatus for picking products.
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The Sinclair, the ‘World’s First All-Digital Hotel,’ Opens in Downtown Fort Worth

by | Jan 27, 2020
The Sinclair, Autograph Collection celebrated its grand opening last week with a Roaring Twenties party, and Intel hosted a drone show in its honor. The firework-like display featured 500 drones that shifted between themed scenes (and had passersby wondering what was going on in the sky).
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These Are the 7 Trends That Could Shape Our Future
by | Jan 27, 2020
Anurag Jain of Dallas' Perot Jain says there are seven societal trends ripe with investment opportunity, where tiny disruptors can change industries. Here are the trends, along with North Texas companies that play in each space.
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The USPTO is Now Accepting National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nominations
by | Jan 27, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is accepting nominations until April 3.
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Discovery: NASA Selects UTA Team to Examine ‘Space Weather,’ UTD Research Focuses on Chronic Pain
by | Jan 24, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about a collaboration between the University of North Texas Health Science Center and Quest Diagnostics to address preventable diseases.
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The (Alcon) Family Tree: How One Company Seeded a DFW Life Science Legacy

by | Jan 21, 2020
Alcon gave rise to a startup ecosystem in North Texas that is spreading into all parts of how drugs, medical devices, and more are created.
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Meet the 46 Winners and Finalists from Dallas Innovates’ and D CEO’s 2020 Innovation Awards
by | Jan 17, 2020
Here are the companies and leaders driving innovation in North Texas.
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Discovery: UTD Device Improves Stroke Recovery, UTSW Team Tackles Kidney Cancer
by | Jan 17, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about how a professor at UNT is developing a wireless, wearable fitness tracker that won't need to be charged.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 7
by | Jan 15, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: IBM's continuous health care plan coordination between patient and patient care team, Luraco's portable and rechargeable drill system, Occidental Chemical Corporation's methods of making chlorinated hydrocarbons, Roka Sports' eyeglasses with interchangeable lenses, Tesla's power balancing in a multi-phase system, Texas Instruments' wireless power transmission with fractional timing resolution, Toyota's object detection system, and Verizon's radio access technology change reporting.
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