Invention

Capstone Makes Smart Water Meters Even Smarter

by | Jan 27, 2017
The cloud-based meter uses a cellular network to read usage and automate the billing process.
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Vision
New Details Released in Novartis’ Purchase of Encore Vision
by | Jan 27, 2017
The Swiss pharmaceutical company paid $465 million for the Fort Worth eye care startup.
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autism
UNT Launches a New Autism Research Project
by | Jan 26, 2017
Remote-microphone technology will be used to help children with autism to tune out background noise.
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Exonics CRISPR
UTSW Researchers ID Gene That Fights Tumors
by | Jan 25, 2017
If the BRCA1 gene mutates, it puts the patient at a greater risk for cancer, researchers say.
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Dr. David Mangelsdorf and Dr. Steven Kliewer

UTSW Researchers Unlock How Hormone Protects Pancreas

by | Jan 19, 2017
FGF21 is a stress hormone that protects the pancreas from damage by digestive enzymes.
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SMU Students Taking Wireless Vehicle Tech to the Streets
by | Jan 18, 2017
Researchers at Southern Methodist University are putting many Smart Car/Smart City theories to real-world tests.
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Engineering Group to Recognize Dallas’ ‘Hidden Figures’
by | Jan 18, 2017
The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers is seeking nominations through Feb. 17 for minority women making an impact in STEM.
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humanities
SMU Profs Given Grants for Humanities Research
by | Jan 17, 2017
SMU professors Zachary Wallmark and Sabri Ates were named fellowship grant recipients by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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app

Unibees App Alerts Students to Campus Freebies, Events

by | Jan 13, 2017
The app created by UTD students has about 2,500 users on campus and is planning to expand to UTA this month.
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UTD research
UTD Researchers Receive Grants for VR-based Medical Work
by | Jan 12, 2017
Money will fund projects helping people with chronic back pain as well as medical students to better interact with patients.
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SunToWater
SunToWater Takes Air’s Moisture, Makes Drinking Water
by | Jan 9, 2017
Carrollton-based SunToWater's generator can produce enough water to take a home off the grid.
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predictions
IBM Offers 5 Predictions of Life-Changing Innovations
by | Jan 9, 2017
The predictions — nicknamed IBM 5 in 5 — were drawn from more than 3,000 researchers in 12 laboratories on six continents
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carbon

SMU Chemists Find New Way to Break Carbon, Hydrogen Bond

by | Jan 6, 2017
The discovery could make it cheaper and easier to derive products from petroleum.
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AT&T
AT&T, Delphi Announce Partnership on V2X Platform
by | Jan 5, 2017
The platform could alert the driver of traffic conditions and give the driver a number of alerts.
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collaborative
Collaborative Research at UTA Tackles Anger, Cancer
by | Jan 4, 2017
Teams of researchers at the university are involved in myriad projects, enhancing the school's profile.
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prostate
UT Southwestern Invents Sensor to Detect Tumors
by | Jan 3, 2017
The sensor lights up like a Christmas tree when it detects a tumor.
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