It is not always obvious what will come of a federal research grant. Would you expect that a federal research grant from the National Institutes of Health for “Image Slicing Spectrometer for High Resolution Sub-Cellular Microscopy” would eventually revolutionize oil rig and refinery safety? The researchers themselves could not have guessed how far their inventionRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreOn June 20th, the Houston Technology Center is presenting their second Energy Technology Investor Forum. The upcoming forum will focus on renewable, efficiency, and cleantech technologies. This event provides an opportunity for start-up technology companies to showcase their product or service to an audience of investors, potential customers and industry representatives. Investors, including VCs, privateRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreAs the cost of computing continues to drop, adding ‘smarts’ to everyday objects is moving from a technical curiosity to a compelling, urgent business need. Every object that consumes power will eventually become smart; and in a world of pervasive connectivity, every object that is smart will eventually become connected. This is because when weRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreDo you believe your startup ought to be featured in TechCrunch in an article that announces you were just acquired for $200M? Do you dream of hyper-growth, with customers flocking to your site by the millions and changing the world? One way to know if this is in the cards for you, is by reviewingRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreWe recently survived our first SXSW conference in Austin, TX. What is SXSW, you ask? It is one of the greatest technology, business networking, music, and movie hybrid events ever; never duplicated but often confused with sleep depravation therapy. Sound fun? It is. While at SXSW, Distil was one of fifteen start-ups invited to participateRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreThis past week Austin hosted their annual South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. SXSW is a multi-sensory experience of interactive tech, film, and music. As a panelist and entrepreneur presenting a talk on “Transforming Social Media for the Senior Community,” I arrived expecting an insider’s look at the magicians whoRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreThe Houston Technology Center (HTC) serves as the nexus of new ideas, technological innovation and entrepreneurship in the greater Houston area. Named by Forbes’ as one of “Ten Technology Incubators Changing the World,” the Houston Technology Center is a business accelerator and the largest technology business incubator in Texas. Exploring new technologies, applications and ideasRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreThe Energy Technology Investor Forum: Upstream Oil & Gas, is an invitation-only event presented by the Houston Technology Center in conjunction with the Oiltech Investment Network. This exclusive event provides an opportunity for oil and gas related technology companies to showcase their product or service to an audience of investors. Oiltech isRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreBy now, most of us have seen the YouTube videos telling us how fast the internet has grown, how much shorter adoption times have become, and that Facebook has more users than many countries’ populations. Today, the newest trend is mobility. By 2012, at least 80 percent of all internet access will be through aRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreAs all sectors of the energy industry continue to grow in complexity, there has never been a more critical time for innovation. A first for the energy industry, SURGE is a mentor-driven, seed accelerator modeled after successful Silicon Valley organizations designed to identify, prepare and support innovators as they take their ideas to market. SURGE’sRead the Rest... ...
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