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Aiming to Make Fort Worth a Hub of ‘Energy 2.0,’ Electric Motor Maker Launches Production with $17M Funding

by | Mar 2, 2022
With 95 patents issued or pending on its tech, Fort Worth's Linear Labs wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., seeing the electrification supply chain as a "national security strategic imperative."

Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after incubating in the TechFW program. This year his company aims to produce 20,000 electric motors and intelligent drive systems—with twice the torque and half the size and weight of competitors.
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Lockheed Martin Names New F-35 and Program Management Leaders
by | Apr 7, 2021
Based out of Fort Worth, the newly appointed executives will help manage the combat aircraft—F-35 and F-35 Lightning—program.
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Discusses Parallel Crises Facing City, Looks to the Future
by | Dec 11, 2020
During Eric Johnson’s term as Mayor of Dallas, he's had to respond to two major crises so far: the ongoing pandemic and an increase in violent crime. Mayor Johnson addressed these issues in The Year-End Conversation and also touched on initiatives to develop Dallas’ workforce and transform the city into a destination for startup companies.
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Dallas Rises to the No. 2 City for Tech Professionals, a New CompTIA Report Shows
by | Nov 10, 2020
Dallas made the biggest jump on the Computing Technology Industry Association's Tech Town Index this year, moving from No. 7 to No. 2. A big factor is the number of IT jobs available here. But this year is a Texas Two-Step: Austin ranked No. 1.
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Fossil Findings: Lockheed Martin Technology Tackles a 2M-Year-Old Challenge

by | Nov 13, 2019
The aerospace and defense company is getting "outside of its comfort zone" at its Grand Prairie facility by using a CT scanner to see what's inside a two-million-year-old fossil.
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Discovery: UTA, Lockheed Work on UVA Sensor Research; Parkland Center Joins Kidney Disease Initiative
by | Aug 2, 2019
You'll also find out about a team at UT Southwestern Medical Center that is working on new approaches to prevent and treat colorectal cancer in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Innovation Labs Help Profits Soar Like a Missile at Lockheed Grand Prairie Unit
by | Apr 29, 2019
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control’s Grand Prairie headquarters accounts for only 16 percent of Lockheed's business, but has recently won major defense contracts worth a combined $5B. In Q1, operating profit took off like one of its rockets: up 60 percent.
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Elbit
Elbit Systems’ Military Gear May Seem Like Science Fiction, But It’s Real-World Tech
by | Nov 2, 2018
Elbit Systems' tech — such as its IronVision head-mounted display technology — allows military forces to be operational anywhere in the world, under any type of conditions.
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Using a process called photogrammetry, visitors could photograph and object and use special software to model it. [Photo Courtesy Fort Worth Museum of Science and History]

Infinity Festival Explores Advancements in Virtual Reality and Immersive Tech

by | Jul 24, 2018
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History's first Infinity Festival demonstrated innovative technology and highlighted the possibilities of its applications throughout the museum.
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Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Takes Step to Enhance Aircraft Cybersecurity with New Contract
by | Jul 10, 2018
The contract will enable the partners to work on reducing the cyber threat to the Lockheed Martin aircraft supply chain.
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U.S. Army
On Our Radar: U.S. Army Seeks Home for Military Innovation Office
by | Mar 13, 2018
The new command will be tasked with bringing new technologies online, and would be set in a more corporate environment.
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Aces of Space
by | Jan 12, 2018
Corporate giants and aerospace startups are flying high in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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energy

The first AR1500 unit was deployed in February off the coast of John O’Groats at the northern tip of Scotland. [Photo: Lockheed Martin]

Lockheed Martin Sees Bright Future in Tidal Energy

by | Aug 15, 2017
Other companies are developing similar tidal energy turbines, but Lockheed Martin Energy's Tony Pellegrino said Lockheed's version is more compact and can be lowered into place in less than an hour.
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Supersonic Aircraft
Lockheed Going Full Speed on Supersonic Aircraft
by | Nov 16, 2016
The goal is to shorten travel times for cross-country flights in half.
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Wilson Co.
Wilson Co.’s New Devices Bound for Outer Space
by | Mar 2, 2016
The Addison company has made four $75,000 devices that will help an unidentified client test its reusable rockets.
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