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  • The brain-inspired design could lower the energy and compute costs behind AI training requirements, an increasingly urgent challenge for enterprises.

  • The federal ARPA-E award adds to the Dallas-based company’s momentum as it advances next-generation battery materials and builds out new power tech for AI data centers....

  • The investment strengthens UTA’s pipeline for high-demand engineering talent and supports research on AI-enabled safety systems for nuclear plants.

  • The pilot will test Last Energy’s 5-megawatt PWR-5 design at Texas A&M–RELLIS while the company advances a plan for 30 commercial microreactors in Haskell County nort...

  • Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 11 with a total of 128 patents granted.

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You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.

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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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Patented: Samsung’s Virtual Touch Interaction for Any Display Devices Using Radar—and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 14 with a total of 109 patents granted.
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Plano-Based Zackat Labs Launches Wearable Heat Stress and Gas Monitoring Device
by | May 12, 2026
The W3 wearable device continuously monitors a worker's core body temperature, heart rate variability, and other indicators of fatigue and dehydration, transforming them into "clear, objective warnings" before the worker reaches a critical threshold, Zackat Labs said.
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Patented: Toyota’s Motion Sickness Mitigation and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 31 with a total of 110 patents granted.
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UT Dallas Draper Pitch Competition Awards Record $330K to Student, Alumni Startups
by | Apr 28, 2026
Nine student and alumni teams made the finals in three tracks: undergraduate, graduate student, and alumni. Winning ideas ranged from AI sales coaching to radiation mapping and noninvasive brain drug delivery as the university’s entrepreneurship push continues to scale.
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Patented: Verizon’s Signal Spoof Detection at Base Stations and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 22, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 24 with a total of 171 patents granted.
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‘Shaping What’s Next’: Three Dallas Companies Win 2026 Edison Awards
by | Apr 21, 2026
Colossal Biosciences took home a gold Edison Award for developing a first-of-its-kind mammalian cloning method from blood samples—which led to what the company called "the world’s first true de-extinction" of the dire wolf. Also, Breakout Learning won a silver for its NextBook learning platform, while OhmBody took home a bronze for its period-easing wearable nerve stimulation device.
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