Invention

hearing

UTD Researchers’ Grant Aimed At Improving Tech for Hearing Impaired

by | Sep 23, 2016
Researchers hope their work will bring cheaper solutions to cut down extraneous noise for those wearing hearing aids.
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AT&T Fibre Optic
AT&T’s New Tech
Will Deliver Internet Via Power Lines
by | Sep 21, 2016
The Dallas-based company will test its new patented technology beginning in 2017.
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EV
Drive Electric Week Puts a Charge in EV Awareness
by | Sep 19, 2016
The National Drive Electric Week celebration was held in Grapevine, with organizers breaking their record for most EVs in one place.
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UNT Cancer Link
UNT Researchers Find Protein Linked to Breast Cancer Tumor Growth
by | Sep 16, 2016

University of North Texas researchers have uncovered a “game-changing breast cancer breakthrough,” according to a CBS 11 article.

Ron Mittler, a professor with UNT’s Department of Biological Sciences and the BioDiscovery Institute, discovered a protein linked to tumor growth three years ago....

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Cardiac Study

Cardiac Study Includes Keller, Richardson ISD Athletes, Band Members

by | Sep 14, 2016

The UT Southwestern Medical Center has invited student athletes and band members from two North Texas school districts to participate in a study by UTSW heart specialists to determine whether electrocardiograms can be useful in identifying students at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.

“It is a tragedy when a young person dies of sudden cardiac death, and physicians want to do everything possible to prevent such occurrences....

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Rockwall Makerspace
Rockwall Makerspace Will
Benefit High School Robotics
by | Sep 13, 2016
Electrical engineers Keith Buchanan and his son, Blake, recently opened the Rockwall Makerspace.
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UTA Attends White House Makerspace Roundtable
by | Sep 7, 2016
UTA was one of nine universities from across the U.S. that attended the meeting of nearly 200 makerspace leaders.
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Waldo Way
Robotic Cow Milking: It’s the Waldo Way
by | Aug 31, 2016
Waldo Way Real Milk Guernsey Dairy will use a robot system originally used to build cars that is being repurposed by AMS Galaxy into a cow-milker.
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patent

Patent Office to Hire More Examiners, Ease Backlog

by | Aug 19, 2016
To combat that backlog, the USPTO will hire 100 new employees at its regional offices in Dallas, Cornell University, Denver and Detroit, but just about 70 in Silicon Valley.
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bag bug
What Drives People To Dive Into the Fray of Entrepreneurship?
by | Aug 17, 2016
It's not genius, creativity, nor money that sets inventors apart, but rather sheer willpower says Damian Skinner.
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Garcia
Workbench at the Grove: Garcia Kicks Off Summer Speaker Series
by | Aug 9, 2016
Cornbread Hustle is one of Cheri Garcia's latest ventures. She shares her story and why she launched a staffing agency that helps former inmates transition from life inside the walls of prison to life on the outside.
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neurological

UTSW Gets $1M Grant, to Team with UTA on Cancer Project

by | Jul 28, 2016
Heavy ion cancer treatments require more precision because they use a more powerful dosage.
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mark cuban
Cheri Garcia: 3 Lessons I Learned from Mark Cuban about Growing Your Brand
by | Jul 27, 2016
Cheri Garcia explains why you shouldn't underestimate the value of a "free education."
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jobs tech
CBRE Study: Where does DFW Rank for Tech Jobs?
by | Jul 6, 2016
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked among the best markets for tech job seekers and for companies wanting to grow or move.
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laser tag
Tzuum Puts Laser Tag Inventor Back in the Game
by | Jul 5, 2016
The new game takes laser tag to the next level, using smartphones and GPS to enhance the experience.
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