Dallas Innovates

Two North Texas Students Reach Semifinal Round of Breakthrough Junior Challenge

by | Sep 5, 2019
This global video competition invites talented teenagers from around the world to create STEM-related videos for the chance to win $400,000. DFW's own Shruti Siva and Hasith Vattikuti are two of 30 semifinalists who made it to the "Popular Vote" stage of the challenge.
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Dallas Invents: 162 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 27
by | Sep 4, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: The Snoring Center's airway implant delivery device, Bell Textron's mutually symbiotic aircraft systems, CPG Technologies' geolocation using guided surface waves, I D YOU's audio announcement to called parties, IBM's empathetic image selection, Roka Sports' eyeglasses with interchangeable lenses, Siemens Healthcare's next-generation MRI spine evaluation, and an unassigned patent for a remotely controlled smart fence.
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‘Our Best Product Yet’: Hypergiant Has Futuristic Helmet in the Works
by | Aug 30, 2019
Firefighters, police, soldiers, and search and rescue teams may become safer than ever with Hypergiant's development of helmets featuring an interactive head-up display.
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Take a (Much) Closer Look at Digital Fight Club 2019 with DHD Films’ Gigapixel Photos
by | Aug 29, 2019
DHD Films is giving viewers a 360-degree tour of Digital Fight Club 2019 with DHD GIGA, a 4-billion-pixel capture that lets viewers get up close and personal with attendees.
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Meet the Innovators: How Melbourne O’Banion and Bestow Are ‘Bringing Technology to an Antiquated Industry’

by | Aug 27, 2019
O’Banion is the co-founder and CEO of Bestow, the 'first truly modern way to buy life insurance' that provides families the resilience they need after the loss of a loved one. Soon to be announced for the mission-driven company is new partnerships, more product offerings, and a foundation.
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Education: TI Grants $7M for STEM, AT&T Foundation Donates to UTD, TSU Opens $40M Building in Fort Worth
by | Aug 26, 2019
From higher education projects (UT Dallas, TSU) to K-12 initiatives (Frisco ISD, Dallas ISD), here's your briefing on what's going on in education in North Texas.
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Midlothian ISD Invests in Entrepreneurial Students’ Futures
by | Aug 23, 2019
The INCubatoredu program will be available to Midlothian freshmen and sophomores this fall and will open to all high schoolers in August 2020.
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Dallas Invents: 168 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 13

by | Aug 21, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's methods for determining user frustration with voice control, AmerisourceBergen's pharmaceutical management and tracking, AT&T's apparatus for enriching metadata via a network, Encryptics' digital rights management of documents, IBM's secure medication delivery, Med Hab's dual case for fall detection device, MWD-IP Holdings' nuclear waste storage and monitoring, ShockWatch's wireless environmental sensor, and Varidesk's leaning chair.
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How FC Dallas Players Are Changing the Game With Technology
by | Aug 19, 2019
Major League Soccer has revealed that Reggie Cannon and the FC Dallas team actually use innovative sports tech—movement analysis software, tracking equipment, special vests, and more—to kick it up a notch.
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Dallas-Fort Worth No. 1 in Attracting Migrating Millennials, JLL Snapshot Reports
by | Aug 19, 2019
Data shows job opportunities, cost of living, and quality of life are top draws for millennials looking to change locations.
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The Rankings Are In: Rapidly Rising Revenues Put DFW Companies on National Lists
by | Aug 16, 2019
These high-performing North Texas companies are being recognized on the Inc. 5000 and the Fortune 100 lists for business growth.
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It’s Alive: ‘Dallas’ First Living Mural’ Gets Installed in Uptown

by | Aug 14, 2019
Uptown Dallas Inc. is transforming the district one mural at a time, this time with a mossy and floral creation bringing something new to the mix.
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AccessElite Launches Healthcare Membership Program in Dallas
by | Aug 14, 2019
Through this 'first-of-its-kind' program, AccessElite members can book same-day appointments, directly speak with a network of specialty physicians, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 179 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 6
by | Aug 14, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Vinli's cloud-integrated vehicle platform, Bank of America's network device spoofing detection, BizNet Software's smart data engine system, Blue Calypso's advertising distribution through mobile social gaming, CareFusion 303's methods for managing a return of medication, NxGen Partners' system for signal penetration into a building, PACCAR's augmented reality system for vehicle blind spot prevention, Platform Manufacturing Group's modular stair system, State Farms' vehicle image and sound data gathering for insurance rating purposes, USAA's low-bandwidth information distribution, and Verizon's traffic monitoring systems and methods.
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Tyler Technologies Brings Transparency to the Courtroom with re:SearchTX
by | Aug 12, 2019
Legal personnel and Texas constituents will now be able to search over 7 million court documents at the click of a button thanks to the new re:SearchTX database.
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