Invention

Spacee Stacy the Virtual Bartender Serves Drinks—and Flirts; DFW, Neoface Facial Recognition Deploys; and Gemmy’s Bass Lip-Syncs Alexa

by | Dec 1, 2018
From tech bytes (AveoMedical, StackPath, WayAround) to coworking moves (Venture X, Serendipity Labs) to what we're reading (Starbucks Red Bird "community store", Veran Spin’s lung cancer GPS-like tracking tech), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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R&D: UTD Researcher Defies Nature in Cloaking Sound, UT Southwestern Probes ‘Starving’ Lung Cancer
by | Nov 30, 2018
You'll also find news about research into a possible treatment for melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, in this roundup of research activity in laboratories and institutions across North Texas.
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Q+A: The Pure Company Makes Cleaning Your Air Fashionable—and Portable
by | Nov 29, 2018
The Dallas women-owned company that wants to create products that are just as beautiful as they are powerful is a CES 2019 Innovation Award Honoree. Pure's Cortney Carroll talks shaking up the industry, designing products for women, and her team's "pinch me" moment.
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Sensory Sciences: Hypergiant’s New AI Startup Teaches Machines to ‘Learn How to Learn’
by | Nov 29, 2018
Hypergiant Sensory Sciences launched today as an independent company, but with connections to Hypergiant Industries. Founders Dave Copps and Chris Rohde say they intend to teach machines to sense the world more like we do.
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Dallas Invents: 145 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 20

by | Nov 28, 2018
Patents were granted for Walmart's methods for autonomous drone navigation, Apple's enclosure features for a portable computing device, Capital One's transaction terminals for automated billing, and Dow's spunbound nonwoven fabrics.
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R&D: UNTHSC Seeks to Give Stroke Victims More Time; UTSW Examines Heart Issues & Race
by | Nov 23, 2018
Researchers and scientists in laboratories across North Texas are conducting studies and developing new medical treatments to make lives better.
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Business Leaders Talk Future of Cryptocurrency, Blockchain at NTBA Community Showcase
by | Nov 20, 2018
The blockchain technology community of North Texas came together last week to showcase their newest products that would implement "change in the world."
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Denton-Based Kubos Corp. Launches Software into Space for the First Time
by | Nov 20, 2018
The takeoff of Kubos' mission control software—dubbed "Major Tom"—will mark its first journey to outer space. Major Tom was scheduled to be on the postponed SpaceX launch, originally slated for Nov. 19. Rescheduled for Nov. 28 but also delayed, the next available launch window is Dec. 1, according to the company.
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Look Inside: Neighborhood Goods Imagines the Future of Retail in Plano

by | Nov 19, 2018
Neighborhoods Goods is a "new type of department store" that opened this weekend in Legacy West. Check out our photo tour of its rotating brands, in-house restaurant, immersive editorial concept, and mobile app to see how the concept is fostering a new culture around the traditional shopping experience.
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Introducing Crypto Fitness Gamification: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Tony G. from Lympo celebrate the U.S launch of Lympo, the nation's first blockchain fitness app, in partnership with the Dallas Mavericks, at the Dallas Mavericks' Lympo Practice Facility in Dallas, Texas on Friday, Nov. 16. [Photo: Peter Larsen]
ICYMI: Mavs x Lympo Blockchain Fitness App; Nokia, AT&T, Jaunt Augment Reality; Roger Wilco Announces ICO
by | Nov 17, 2018
From retail disruptors (Neighborhood Goods, Sam's Club, The Container Store) to kudos (UTD, The Trade Group, Deloitte's Technology Fast 500) to the weekly Top 10 (Mary Kay's 'R3'), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Photo Tour: Grand Prairie ‘Reimagines Recreation’ With the Grand Opening of The Epic
by | Nov 16, 2018
The newest addition to the 172-acre EpicCentral is a 120,000-square-foot fitness, arts, and entertainment facility dubbed The Epic. Before the grand opening this weekend, check out a sneak peek of noteworthy feature—from the culinary kitchen to the digital media studios to the artists' residences.
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R&D: UTA Scientist Examines Why We Exist; UNTHSC Institute Aims to Speed Memory Loss Care
by | Nov 16, 2018
Also, you'll learn about why Mark Cuban invested in a company developing treatments for rare diseases, and why two UT Southwestern researchers are being honored in this roundup of research activity in North Texas aimed at making our lives better.
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ICYMI: Microsoft & Walmart Team on Dallas Cloud Factory, Health Wildcatters Pitch Day, StackPath Signs Cybersecurity Tech Accord

by | Nov 10, 2018
From business bytes (Mary Kay, Nexeon MedSystems, Children's Health) to impact (Paige Chenault is named Women of the World 'Mother of Invention') to the weekly Top 10 (JPMorgan Chase’s ‘Super Day’), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Innovative Spaces: Mary Kay Opens $100M R&D, Manufacturing Facility in Lewisville
by | Nov 9, 2018
Two years after breaking ground, the Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing/R&D Center — also known as 'R3' — is now open. Take a look inside the new 453,000-square-foot facility, complete with R&D labs and manufacturing tech.
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R&D: $200K Grant Aids UTA Reabsorbable Brain Implant Work; Will UTD Chess Computing Platform Say Checkmate?
by | Nov 9, 2018
Also, you'll learn about the Dallas-based American Heart Association backing research teams looking into age-related cognitive declines, and a Plano-based biotech company getting an approval from the EPA.
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Charlotte’s Web(page): Inboundgeo’s Tech Spider Directly Targets Site Visitors
by | Nov 8, 2018
Inboundgeo can use any webpage content to send same-day direct mail to anonymous site visitors.

CEO Michael Sitarzewski, a Dallas entrepreneur well-known in local startup circles, created the new Charlotte technology. It's somewhat ironic that he's currently without a permanent address — you can check out his nomadic adventures in our gallery.
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