Invention

Pet Loss Center’s Technology Helps Ease the Pain

by | Feb 25, 2016
Nick Padlo, owner of The Pet Loss Center, had to really look to find his niche in the multibillion-dollar pet industry.
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Dallas’ Greatest Resource is its People
by | Feb 24, 2016
From Reunion Tower in Dallas, to AT&T stadium in Arlington, and on to the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, the people of DFW are generating a palpable energy.
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ACTIVE Network’s New Venture Inspired by Its Own Employees
by | Feb 24, 2016
ACTIVE Network began in 1999 as a company that marketed 5Ks, half-marathons, and other running events. Before long, the firm branched out into the business of registering participants for such races and helping compile the results. Today, ACTIVE Network’s clients also include schools, churches, and youth sports leagues, all of which need help organizing different groups of people.
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Sir Joey
Dialexa’s Tiny Wheelchair Gives Dog New Lease on Life
by | Feb 22, 2016
The world of 3-D printing has a new, tiny face as a symbol of its myriad applications in innovation, and, well, just helping someone special get around.
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Essilor

Essilor Researchers are Looking Out for Our Eyes

by | Feb 19, 2016
If you’re reading this through a pair of glasses, there’s a better-than-zero chance your lenses were manufactured by Essilor. But there’s an equally good chance you’ve never heard of Essilor, much less noticed the French company’s U.S. headquarters along Interstate 35.
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Real Estate Accelerator Motive to Take a Hiatus
by | Feb 18, 2016
On the heels of graduating its first class last year, Dallas real estate accelerator Motive is taking a hiatus, prompted by the drastic drop in oil prices and instability in financial markets.
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From Trading Post to Hedge Funds
by | Feb 12, 2016
How three of our Mayors have made innovations to grow the city of Dallas.
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So You Want to be an Inventor?
by | Feb 10, 2016
In honor of National Inventors Day, I wanted to bring awareness to the hard work behind the inventions we see every day in retail stores.
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Meeting People Can Be Awkward: Enter Nawkr

by | Feb 4, 2016
Nawkr, a recently launched app, is the Tinder for everything else.
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With Director Aboard, Regional Patent Office Buzzing With Activity
by | Jan 28, 2016
Hope Shimabuku has her work cut out for her leading the Regional Patent Office, but the engineer and intellectual property attorney is up for the challenge.
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How North Texas Helped Discover the God Particle
by | Jan 27, 2016
The God Particle, which is crucial to our understanding of the universe, was discovered in part by researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Katherine Berry
Beyond Books: Dallas Public Library Answers Inventors’ Questions
by | Jan 22, 2016
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers are designed to serve independent inventors and small businesses whose understanding of intellectual property issues may be rudimentary.
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If You Can Dream It, You Can Make It at the Dallas Makerspace

by | Jan 15, 2016
Dallas Makerspace, a nonprofit workshop and laboratory in Carrollton, played key roles in SweetBot’s inspiration, development, and ongoing commercialization.
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ziosk
Ziosk’s Tabletop Tablets Were Cooked Up in a Class at SMU
by | Jan 8, 2016
The devices are now in wide use in Chili’s, Olive Garden, and Red Robin.
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Texas Inventors Get Help From Friendly Competition
by | Jan 6, 2016
Knowledge and insights are shared at these monthly networking session.
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TxACE at UT Dallas is Creating a Pathway for New Breath Analysis Technology
by | Jan 5, 2016
Researchers at the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) are working to make blood tests a thing of the past, as they seek to replace painful pin pricks with easy and affordable breath analysis through a technology referred to as the programmable electronic nose.
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