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Discovery to Impact Innovation Power Hour
Faculty innovators give five-minute presentations about technologies and their commercial applications, followed by an award ceremony. Attendees are also encouraged to stay for a separately registered startup competition.
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December 11, 2026 · 1 PM – 2 PM
Robert B. Rowling Hall, Austin · Free ·
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Hear five-minute presentations on UT Austin research technologies, including AI computing and pediatric intensive-care ventilation, followed by an award ceremony.
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The Discovery to Impact Innovation Power Hour spotlights cutting-edge technologies developed by premier researchers from The University of Texas at Austin. In rapid, high-impact five-minute presentations, each faculty innovator will share their breakthrough discoveries, commercial potential, and real-world market applications. The session will also feature an official Award Ceremony honoring our latest Texas Proof of Concept awardees. Following the Power Hour, attendees are encouraged to stay for the startup pitches and presentations at the TVL Investment Competition. Please register separately for the post-event competition pitches on Eventbrite: Fall 2026 TVL Investment Competition Registration. Presented by Discovery to Impact at UT Austin, in partnership with the Brumley Institute for Graduate Entrepreneurship at McCombs. Featured presenters & technologies Brain-Inspired Computing for Efficient AI Presenter: Jean Anne Incorvia, Ph.D. Technology: Integrate and Fire Magnetic Neurons for Efficient AI Data Processing Overview: AI computing demands enormous amounts of energy. Dr. Incorvia is developing a single, high-endurance nanodevice inspired by the way that neurons "fire," enabling far more energy-efficient AI computation. Safer Ventilation for Pediatric Intensive Care Presenter: Daniel Stromberg, M.D.
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Hosted by Texas Innovation Center
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