February 2017

Preview: Cyber Arms Control: How to Make Our World Safer

Sean Kanuck is a professional attorney by training, a strategic consultant, and, in an academic setting, has recently re-affiliated with Stanford University. For the last 16 years, Kanuck worked for the United States government in the intelligence community. He worked in the CIA for 11 years and then in the Office of Director of National […]

Top 5 Food Inspired Technology Panels

The 21st Century is here and it is taking the food world by storm. When thinking about all of the ways to grab lunch, more than a few come to mind. Without technology inspired foods we would never have the options to order in via drones with UberEats, have a box of food delivered in […]

Preview: Our Skip Button Love Affair

Everywhere you go online these days, you are inevitably inundated with some sort of advertising. It has become second nature to look for the button that allows you to skip an ad, or sometimes you may even just scroll past an ad without even noticing it. How do advertisers adjust their methods in a world […]

Preview: Texas State Innovation Lab: ecoBOLT

What does it really mean to be eco-friendly? Texas State University student innovator and PhD student, Mariana Ocampo, is in the process of implementing a new way to dress in trendy, breathable apparel while also being friendly to our environment. Ocampo proposed a technology that is the future of fabric as we know it. “Utilizing no […]

SXTXState on KTSW 89.9

On February 22nd, a few members of the SXTXState project team were fortunate enough to be guests on Texas State University’s student-run, non-commercial radio station KTSW 89.9 in San Marcos. Charles, Jordan, Rachel and Breanna joined Matt and Kim on their variety show “Other Side Drive” to talk about the graduate project, SXSW, and the team’s […]

Preview: Can Grace Survive in the Digital Age?

Brian Wesolowski works for the Center for Democracy & Technology, a nonprofit that advocates for our digital rights. He works to ensure that the same rights we enjoy offline are extended to the digital realm, including our rights to free expression, privacy, and to basic human dignity. Tell me a little bit about the work you […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 17-24

AMD is getting ready to launch Ryzen in March, their latest and greatest computer processor series If its exponential increase in stock price is any cue, AMD’s revival is real this time. In fact, AMD’s Ryzen processors are so popular, they’re already best sellers on Amazon. We revealed new die shots of Ryzen at ISSCC, revealing the cache […]