Las Vegas-based WAVR Technologies can actually turn air into water. The deep tech startup that spun out of UNLV is commercializing atmospheric water harvesting systems that extract water directly from the air — even in desert environments at humidity levels as low as 10 percent.

The race in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, a seat no Democrat has ever won, appears to be tighter than it has been in years — though indicators still point toward Republican David Flippo beating Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson in November.

A restaurant that celebrates the American South might seem like an unexpected follow-up from the restaurateurs behind C As in Charlie and Kisa but all of the businesses are rooted in the owners’ collective biography.

A popular state park in Maryland is now partially closed after two recent attacks by rabid beavers. 

Biogen is pushing its experimental Alzheimer’s drug diranersen into Phase 3 trials despite missing the primary dose-response goal in its 416-patient CELIA study, after the lowest tested dose paradoxically delivered the strongest results—slowing cognitive decline on the CDR-SB scale by 26% over 18 months.

On August 10, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas announced an oral-history project profiling 10 Nevada bookmakers, still to be named. The interviews will be conducted by gaming historian David G. Schwartz and  veteran casino executive and regulator Richard Schuetz.

Adding money to your bar-top slot machines could become easier with a new contactless, cashless system. Officials with UNLV’s International Gaming Institute say this system will also capture data, helping researchers understand gamblers' habits.

A neonatal intensive care unit that serves some of the region’s most vulnerable newborns is set to close in Henderson, reducing the number of NICUs available in Clark County.

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