Invention

A Baker’s Dozen: Dallas Innovates’ Most Popular Stories So Far This Year

by | Jul 2, 2019
We're halfway through 2019. Let's take a look back on the stories that have grabbed our readers' attention the most.
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Medicine on Wheels: DPC Healthcare Launches Texas’ First Primary Care Mobile Clinic
by | Jul 2, 2019
DPC Healthcare—the first membership-based, direct primary care practice in Dallas-Fort Worth—aims to improve the health and wellness of the workforce by bringing the clinic to you.
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The Countdown: Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in June
by | Jul 1, 2019
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention last month.
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near Southside
Discovery: UTA Team Leads Fort Worth Medical Innovation District Planning, UNT Economist Tapped as Fellow
by | Jun 28, 2019
In this roundup of research and development in North Texas, you'll also read about a prestigious summer research program sending a UT Dallas senior 'across the pond.'
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Patents

Dallas Invents: 101 Patents Granted for Week of June 18

by | Jun 26, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's access control using device location tracking and blockchain, Dolby Laboratories' control of light spreading with blurring element in projector systems, FedEx's method for removing customer personal information from an electronic device, Halliburton's subterranean monitoring using enhanced video, SoftLayer's portable and flexible deployment of servers, and The Parking Genius' sensors using magnetic signature recognition.
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‘The Future of Police Training’: SURVIVR Uses Virtual Reality to Prep Officers for the Real World
by | Jun 25, 2019
Founded by a recent UTD grad, VR training startup SURVIVR is working to change how law enforcement trains its officers, while cutting costs and saving lives along the way.
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eye Sharma
UNTHSC Scientist Shoots for the Stars with Device to Study Eye Damage in Astronauts
by | Jun 21, 2019
A $321,000 grant is helping Dr. Tasmeen Sharma use her patent-pending device to study a condition affecting astronauts returning from outer space. Her startup could help the rest of us, too.
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DocSynk funding AI
Discovery: UTA Prof Pursues Novel ALS Research, Legislature Gives UNT $10M for New Manufacturing Tech Center
by | Jun 21, 2019
You'll also find out about two UT Dallas undergraduates who have received prestigious Goldwater Scholarships in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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The Seeker: Meet the ‘World’s First Robotic Quarterback’

by | Jun 18, 2019
A new Dallas-based startup, Monarc, has created a patented football robot that uses wearable technology and IoT to throw perfect passes, every time. Here's how it works.
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research
Discovery: UTA Investigates Coral Reef Disease; SMU Team Tests New Chemo Approach
by | Jun 14, 2019
You’ll also find out about a McKinney-based scientist who’s been invited to join the Scientific Advisory Council by the Evidence-Based Toxicology Collaborative in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Dallas Invents: 124 Patents Granted for Week of June 4
by | Jun 12, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Knightscope's autonomous parking monitor, Service King's auto repair systems including 3D printed parts, Siemens intelligent 3D printer, Johnson & Johnson's pupil-only photochromic contact lenses, Bank of America's authorization of a user in a virtual reality environment, ATT's distributed forwarding service, Freeflight Acquisition's quick-mount detachable antenna, and Imagine Communications' distributed ledger platform.
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lung cancer

Discovery: UT Southwestern Earns Top Ranking, UNT Prof Helps Unravel Disease’s Genetic Risk Factors

by | Jun 7, 2019
Also, you’ll discover a UT Dallas postdoctoral researcher who was named to the Grass Fellowship Program, and CASPR Group’s new partnership and product in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Patent concept
Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of May 28
by | Jun 5, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Avodah Labs' automated gesture identification using neural networks, Futurewei's wearable antenna array, Chama Chairs' collapsible swivel chair, and USAA's self-charging unmanned vehicle
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Dallas’ Entertainment Giant Dave & Buster’s Unveils a New Virtual Playground
by | Jun 4, 2019
The entertainment company's "free-roaming" VR experience uses no wires, allowing players to run, duck, and jump to defeat their competition. 
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researchers
Discovery: UTSW Gets $14M to Recruit Researchers; UTA Professor Studies Brain Injuries
by | May 31, 2019
You’ll also find out about how a UT Dallas professor is trying to speed up transistors for chipmakers, and about how Caris Life Sciences’ new collaboration is developing a cancer diagnostic test in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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