Two Houston professors land prestigious federal defense grants
Two Rice University professors and researchers were granted prestigious Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship grants this month. Qimiao Si, a theoretical quantum physicist, and Jeffrey Tabor, a bioengineer...
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The University of Houston is now leading a national consortium focused on cybersecurity in the transportation sector. Known as the Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and...
View ArticleHouston researchers develop new battery prototype to impact wearable technology
A new breakthrough prototype out of the University of Houston was inspired by science fiction."As a big science fiction fan, I could envision a ‘science-fiction-esque future’ where our clothes are...
View ArticleUniversity of Houston launches new collaborative program for startups in...
Two University of Houston organizations have partnered up to further support early-stage startups in the Gulf Coast Region. The university announced this month that its UH Technology Bridge and the UH...
View ArticleHouston space tech company secures fourth NASA mission
Houston's Axiom Space announced this month that it has signed its fourth mission order with NASA to send a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The mission is targeted to...
View ArticleHouston 3D printing company lands funding from NASA
Houston-based re:3D Inc was recently one of 12 innovative companies from around the country to be granted Phase II awards from a NASA small business initiative, the space giant announced earlier this...
View ArticleHouston developer to roll out innovative pilot to improve parking at major...
Houston real estate company McCord Development will roll out an innovative 12-week pilot to learn how to make parking smarter at its master planned development Generation Park in Northeast Houston. In...
View ArticleUniversity names Houston founder to leadership role to oversee new innovation...
Rice University’s Office of Innovation has named Houston materials scientist-turned-entrepreneur Adrian Trömel as its new assistant vice president for strategy and investments. Trömel founded...
View ArticleA Louisiana-born, Houston-backed outdoors activity startup is expanding into...
A Louisiana-founded hunting and fishing startup is growing its operations and expanding into Houston. Mallard Bay, a marketplace for booking guided fishing and hunting trips, will move half of its...
View ArticleHouston innovator makes major headway on his portable stroke rehab device
A University of Houston professor has taking a huge step in advancing his game-changing stroke recovery tech. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, the director of the UH BRAIN Center, recently published his...
View ArticlePhotos: Ion Houston's latest art installations tackle tech, social issues
Two new art installations at the Ion speak to the building's past and its potential future. Revealed at an event earlier this month, the innovation hub developed by Rice University is now home to...
View Article13 initiatives receive grant funding from new EV-focused, Houston-led program
Evolve Houston awarded its inaugural microgrants this week to 13 groups, neighborhoods and an individual working to make electric vehicles accessible to all Houstonians.Launched in 2022, Evolve's...
View ArticleUniversity of Houston reveals inaugural cohort of energy research fellows
The University of Houston has named eight graduate students to its first-ever cohort of UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows.The PhD and doctoral students will each receive a one-year $12,000...
View ArticleRice team develops complex wearables that can navigate users through Houston
A group of Rice researchers have tapped into the sense of touch to improve how wearable technology can communicate with its user. Barclay Jumet, a mechanical engineering PhD student at Rice working in...
View ArticleUniversity opens its newest, largest campus research facility in Houston
As the academic year officially kicks off, professors have started moving in and Rice University has opened its largest core campus research facility, The Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering...
View ArticleReal estate giant taps downtown Houston tower for new smart building tech
Houston-based real estate giant Hines is rolling out a new smart building platform with the goal of better serving workers and workplaces at its buildings across the country, including one building in...
View ArticleHouston hospital lands $10 million grant to launch new neurological lab
Houston Methodist announced that it has received a $10 million gift from the The John M. O’Quinn Foundation to support research into neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s...
View ArticleUniversity of Houston lands $63.5M contract with DOD to develop tech for the...
The University of Houston was recently awarded its largest grant in history—this time, from the U.S. Department of Defense. The $63.5 million contract aims to support UH in developing analytical...
View ArticlePediatric device consortium led by Baylor, Texas Children's lands $7.4M FDA...
The Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium announced this month that it has received a $7.4 million grant from the Food and Drug Administration to continue developing innovative...
View Article$5M grant expands entrepreneurship opportunities at UH
A $5 million gift from the Wayne Duddlesten Foundation will establish expanded opportunities for entrepreneurship at the University of Houston, according to an announcement from the college earlier...
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