Dr. Karen Rodrigue (left) and Dr. Kristen Kennedy will use 7-Tesla imaging to measure myelin levels, cortical thickness and neurochemical molecular and cellular brain signatures. [Photo: UTD]
UTD psychology professors Karen Rodrigue and Kristen Kennedy will use one of the most powerful imaging machines in existence—the 24-ton 7-Tesla magnetic resonance scanner—to identify the major brain differences between younger and older adults.
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about how an SMU professor and students from Garland High School are using smartphone data to monitor a local bridge’s health.
As practically everybody in North Texas knows, Friday nights in the late summer and fall mean high school football teams squaring off to claim victories and bragging rights. They also mean heat, occasional lightning and the need for quick decisions about weather safety....
Washington, D.C.-based defense startup Covenant just emerged from stealth mode with the grand opening of a missile factory in Grand Prairie and $250 million in venture capital.
Covenant’s 105,000-square-foot North Texas facility makes a new heavy-payload, long-range cruise missile called Anthem....
McKinney-based radio-controlled vehicle maker Traxxas L.P. won five new design patents the week of Aug. 18. The patents cover three model vehicle bodies, a grill guard and a bumper and come at a time the company has been promoting its product innovation....
As practically everybody in North Texas knows, Friday nights in the late summer and fall mean high school football teams squaring off to claim victories and bragging rights. They also mean heat, occasional lightning and the need for quick decisions about weather safety....
Washington, D.C.-based defense startup Covenant just emerged from stealth mode with the grand opening of a missile factory in Grand Prairie and $250 million in venture capital.
Covenant’s 105,000-square-foot North Texas facility makes a new heavy-payload, long-range cruise missile called Anthem....
McKinney-based radio-controlled vehicle maker Traxxas L.P. won five new design patents the week of Aug. 18. The patents cover three model vehicle bodies, a grill guard and a bumper and come at a time the company has been promoting its product innovation....