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From Trash Bots to Skin Sensors: UNT Engineering Students Build for Real-World Impact

by | Jun 6, 2025
At the University of North Texas' annual Research and Design Expo, students tackled challenges in projects from public parks to public health—with innovations in biomedical tech, infrastructure, and sustainability.
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UT Arlington’s Ben Jones Is Chasing the Universe’s Most Elusive Particles
by | May 27, 2025
Physicist Ben Jones' innovations could help uncover the origins of matter—and deepen our understanding of the universe itself. The scientist was awarded the 2025 International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Early Career Researcher Instrumentation Award for his particle detector breakthroughs.
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From North Texas to the Moon: NASA-Funded Engineer Tackles Lunar Welding Tech
by | Mar 12, 2025
With a $750,000 innovation grant from NASA, UT Dallas assistant professor Wei Li is rethinking how to weld metal in space for off-world construction—and keep astronauts safe in the process.
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A NASA illustration depicts the idea of a future air taxi hovering over a municipal vertiport. [Rendering: NASA/Lillian Gipson and Kyle Jenkins]
At 2026 World Cup, Soccer Fans May Use Air Taxis to Zip Around North Texas
by | Feb 22, 2025

When thousands of soccer fans arrive in North Texas for the 2026 FIFA World Cup they may be looking to the sky as a way to get around Arlington and the rest of DFW via flying taxis....

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UTSW Researchers Study Experimental Depression Treatment Using Magnets

by | Feb 14, 2025

A clinical trial led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas could help bring an experimental treatment for depression closer to approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The trial has shown that the treatment, which triggers seizures with magnets, significantly improved mental health in patients without some cognitive effects associated with electroconvulsive therapy....

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Dallas’ Trinity Hunt Partners Embraces Digital CX Services via Majority Stakes in Two Companies
by | Feb 12, 2025
“We have been working to build a platform at the intersection of technology and marketing services in this growing and highly fragmented industry for several years,” Trinity Hunt Partner George Morgan says.
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India- and Dallas-Based SuperOps Raises $25M Series C, Enters IT Market
SuperOps—which opened its U.S. office in Dallas last May—said it intends to use the new funding to expand its AI research and development, scale its offerings for mid-market and enterprise MSPs, and further extend its global reach.
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‘Smart Spaces’ Conference Returns to North Texas, Spotlights IoT Innovation in Multifamily and Hospitality

by | Sep 12, 2024
Parks Associates' "Smart Spaces" conference in Richardson will bring together property owners, building managers, and tech leaders to discuss innovations in the industry Sept. 24-25. Keynote speakers from Amazon Key, Luma Residential, and Stoneweg US promise insights from industry heavyweights.
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From Research Labs to Operating Rooms, Dallas-Based Carter Inc. Packs Up Success for Critical Relocations
Carter Inc. aims to be the first call for both corporate and high-stakes biotech relocations, working to keep transitions smooth and operations on track.
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UTSW Partners on Study That Could Lead to Earlier Detection of Ovarian Cancer
by | Jun 17, 2024
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and UT Southwestern analyzed T-cell receptors in nearly 500 blood samples from pre-diagnostic patients with ovarian cancer. The results point to the potential of testing for biomarkers 2 to 4 years before most cases of HGOC are currently diagnosed.
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Plano-Based Toyota Motor North America Partners on EV‑to‑Grid Technology
by | Jun 17, 2024
Toyota and Washington, D.C.-based utility company Pepco are partnering to explore bidirectional power flow technology. The tech will allow battery EV owners to not only charge their vehicles but also send power back to the local energy grid during peak demand hours or at critical times—such as severe weather events.
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UTD Researcher Gets DARPA Fellowship for Work on Wireless UAV Recharging

by | May 29, 2024
UTD's Dr. Ifana Mahbub is leading a research team that's developing wireless technology to transfer electromagnetic waves to and from far distances. Beyond drones, the research could also impact EVs, mobile phones, and wearable devices.
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Nanoscope Therapeutics Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
by | Apr 26, 2024
Dallas-based Nanoscope said Dr. Allen C. Ho will help define the strategy of developing its gene mutation-agnostic therapies. Ho is attending surgeon and director of retina research at Wills Eye Hospital and co-director of the Wills Eye Hospital Retina Service.
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SMU Chemist, Colleagues Develop Machine Learning Model To Help Study Stardust and Atomic Interactions
by | Mar 14, 2024
The researchers developed a novel model called ANI-1xnr that's suitable for a broad range of reactive chemistry without costly refitting—a major drawback of the MLIPs currently in use, SMU said.
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CPRIT Approves Over $16M in Cancer-Fighting Grants to Dallas-Area Institutions
by | Feb 27, 2024
Included in the 12 Dallas-area funding awards is a $4 million Rising Star grant to bring Stefan Gloeggler, Ph.D., to UT Southwestern Medical Center from the Max Planck Institute of Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, Germany.
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