From left: Dr. Sriram Muthukumar, Dr. Anirban Paul, Dr. Shalini Prasad and Ivneet Banga PhD ’23 developed a sensor that can detect even trace amounts of fentanyl with 98% accuracy. [Photo: UTD]
A UT Dallas team has developed a handheld sensor that can help first reponders detect whether fentanyl has been used. The sensor includes the use of "gold nanoparticles" and can detect fentanyl with "98% accuracy," the researchers say.
The next phase of America’s innovation economy will not be built by any one country alone. It will be shaped by partnerships that unite technology leadership, advanced manufacturing, investment and the industrial ecosystems needed to turn bold ideas into sustained growth....
North Texas Giving Day, Dallas-based Communities Foundation of Texas’ biggest fundraiser of the year, set a record for giving. By the event’s official close at midnight Sept. 17, 94,700 donors had given more than $76 million, compared with $74.2 million at midnight in 2025....
The next phase of America’s innovation economy will not be built by any one country alone. It will be shaped by partnerships that unite technology leadership, advanced manufacturing, investment and the industrial ecosystems needed to turn bold ideas into sustained growth....
North Texas Giving Day, Dallas-based Communities Foundation of Texas’ biggest fundraiser of the year, set a record for giving. By the event’s official close at midnight Sept. 17, 94,700 donors had given more than $76 million, compared with $74.2 million at midnight in 2025....