Engineering And Technology
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Improving breast cancer chemo by testing tumors in a dish
A team of biomedical engineers has developed a new "tumor-in-a-dish" technology that promises to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Read MoreOct 28, 2014
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A team headed by Eugene Vorobeychik, assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering, uses game theory and big data to optimize policing.
Oct 21, 2014
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Brain surgery through the cheek
Vanderbilt engineers have developed a surgical robot designed to perform brain surgery by entering through the cheek instead of the skull. Read MoreOct 15, 2014
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Vanderbilt University School of Engineering has established a unique research facility focusing on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. MuMS is home to four faculty members and their research groups.
Oct 2, 2014
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鈥淚 live for the problems we get to solve,鈥 says Will Grissom, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and electrical engineering.
Sep 26, 2014
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Sharon Weiss has modified white gold leaf paper so that its surface provides signal amplification of 100 million times 鈥 so that a laser and detector to identify the chemical molecules of whatever it has been applied to.
Jul 31, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt projects showcased at SmartAmerica Challenge EXPO
Two Vanderbilt engineers participated in the SmartAmerica Challenge EXPO in Washington D.C. Read MoreJun 12, 2014
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Liberating devices from their power cords
A new type of supercapacitor brings us a step closer to a day when everything from cell phones to electric vehicles will no longer need separate batteries. Read MoreMay 19, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt projects featured in new NIBIB 鈥淏ionic Man鈥 web tool
The prosthetics research of Michael Goldfarb is featured in "The NBIB Bionic Man," an interactive web tool that helps students and the public learn about innovative federally-funded biomedical research. Read MoreMay 6, 2014
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Will Grissom, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded the first External Research Award of 2014 from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation for his project titled 鈥淢R Temperature Imaging Toolbox for Focused Ultrasound Neurosurgery.鈥
Apr 30, 2014
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Giant helicopter arrives: First step for engineering lab
The recent delivery of a giant military helicopter is the first step in creating a unique full-scale Vanderbilt engineering lab. Read MoreMar 18, 2014
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Nanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier
An ultra-fast and ultra-small optical switch has been invented that could advance the day when photons replace electrons in the innards of consumer products ranging from cell phones to automobiles. Read MoreMar 13, 2014
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Vanderbilt engineering professors Jules White and Doug Schmidt, and University of Illinois professor Mani Golparvar-Fard, are guest editors of the February issue of "Proceedings of the IEEE," the most highly-cited general interest journal in electrical engineering and computer science.
Mar 6, 2014
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School of Engineering graduate student Alex Walsh has been selected to attend the 64th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, this summer.
Mar 5, 2014
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Four biomedical engineering professors in Vanderbilt鈥檚 School of Engineering have been elected into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering鈥檚 (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
Feb 26, 2014
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jason Valentine has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant.
Feb 20, 2014
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Soldiers in Afghanistan are experimenting with smartphones engineered to better protect operational data designed by scientists at Vanderbilt University鈥檚 Institute for Software Integrated Systems. Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, is quoted.
Feb 13, 2014
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The Vanderbilt Aerospace Club will outfit its NASA Student Launch Project rocket with a modified camera to capture landing hazards.
Jan 17, 2014
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A paper first-authored by Vanderbilt graduate engineering student Michael King concludes that electronics designed to operate with ultra-low power likely will exhibit high sensitivity to electron-induced single-event upsets due to interference from solar flares, cosmic rays and the like.
Jan 15, 2014
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On a quiet street just off of Nashville's historic Music Row, a dedicated team of more than 100 researchers are developing software systems that may very well revolutionize the modern world.
Jan 14, 2014