Invention

SolGro

Fort Worth Startup Harnessing Nanotech to Increase Crop Yields

by | Jun 20, 2018
SolGro's special greenhouse material uses nanotechnology to convert incoming sunlight from all colors of the spectrum into red and blue light.
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propulsion
Bell to Collaborate with French Company Safran on Air Taxi
by | Jun 20, 2018
The companies will work on developing hybrid electric propulsion solutions for the vertical take-off and landing concept aircraft.
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An illustration from Toyota’s patent No. 9994154 depicts a cloaking device with cloaking region boundary planes. Each boundary plane includes “an outward facing mirror surface and an inward facing opaque surface.” [Illustration via USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of June 12
Patents granted include Toyota’s cloaking device to make an object seem transparent; Med Hab’s shoe sensor system to measure a runner’s gait; Google’s system for presenting multi-frame ads for mobile devices; and Kairos Social Solutions’s location-based social networking system that helps users select their favorite drink.   
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sleep
Discovery: Research Examines Sleep at Molecular Level, Scientist Studies Water Retention & Heart Failure
by | Jun 15, 2018
Also, a University of North Texas graduate student finds a way to protect nanoelectronics. Here are some of the research projects and people making strides in the North Texas research community.
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Patents granted include GXI Holdings, LLC’s easy-to-use lawnmower with larger blades.

Dallas Invents: 97 Patents Granted for Week of June 5

Patents granted include GXI Holdings, LLC’s easy-to-use lawnmower with larger blades; Amazon’s thermal managing system for computing devices; Hulu’s video selecting system via diversity and relevance; and Jack Ten Suited’s new electronic card game apparatus.
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Discovery: $2M State Grant Helps UTA Recruit Renowned Prof, Tiny Fish Aid Childhood Cancer Research
by | Jun 8, 2018
Also, UT Dallas astrophysicists develop a mathematical tool to help answer why the universe is expanding. Here are some of the research projects and people that make the North Texas research community increasingly important.
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On Tap: Personal Branding Workshop, Canal Fest & VR’s Impact in Health Care
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Dallas Invents: 91 Patents Granted for Week of May 29
Patents granted include IBM’s smart garment that can communicate to a receiver “at least one parameter” away; Bottle Rocket’s new interactive video viewing experience; Fossil’s design for a device that monitors activity; and Omnitrac’s advanced warning system for vehicles on the road.
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Leading National Fertility Clinic Opens New Center in DFW

by | Jun 4, 2018
The Colorado-based center will team up with a Frisco fertility institute to bring pioneering technology in reproductive medicine to North Texas.
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OnTap
On Tap: Startup Crawl FW, Brazen DFW Launch & Network of the Future
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Discovery: Boeing Grant Backs Tech+Human Teamwork, UNT Works on HDL Drug Delivery
by | Jun 1, 2018
Also, a UT Southwestern researcher is awarded one of the world's most prestigious scientific prizes. Here's a look at some of the research being done across North Texas.
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An illustration from Micro-Gaming Ventures’ patent No. 9978218 depicts a method and system for micro-betting. The wager(s) can be managed and controlled remote from electronically placing the micro-bet(s) during a round of micro-betting, according to the patent documents. [Via USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 79 Patents Granted for Week of May 22
Patents granted include Micro-Gaming Ventures’ system for micro-betting, Toyota’s device for traffic light detection, Syntilla Medical’s implantable head-mounted neurostimulation system for head pain, and IBM’s caller identity-based security.
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trends

Here are 5 Food and Beverage Trends You Should Watch

by | May 25, 2018

The food and beverage sector is always evolving to meet the challenge of a changing marketplace, and in its recent Global Food Trends report, real estate professional services firm JLL highlights five trends that landlords and restaurateurs should track this year.

> People value experiences. The trend is from collecting objects to collecting experiences....

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Lockheed Martin
Discovery: How Genes Might Repair a Damaged Heart & Can Compounds Keep Tired Pilots Alert?
by | May 25, 2018
Plus, researchers may have found a common link between four neurological conditions. Find out more in the weekly roundup of research and development in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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OnTap
On Tap: Social Innovation Lunch, WeWork Open House, Women’s Leadership Events & Innovation in Talent Attraction
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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An illustration from Nuvectra Corporation’s patent No. 9974108 shows paired communication between an implanted medical device and an external control device. [via USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of May 15
Patents granted include Nuvectra Corporation’s paired communication between an implanted medical device and an external control device, Toyota’s method for making an object appear transparent, and NewVoiceMedia’s workflow triggering that uses real-time analytics for intelligent sales engagement.
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