Engineering And Technology
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Alex’s Lemonade grant allows new engineering grad student to join neuroblastoma fight
Graduate student Kyle Garland is diving into his studies with eight weeks of intense immunology research. Read MoreJul 5, 2017
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Cotton candy capillaries lead to circuit boards that dissolve when cooled
Leon Bellan made a dissolving circuit board that, so far, just turns on an LED light. Its potential applications are far more promising. Read MoreJun 26, 2017
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How six cups of ground coffee can improve nose, throat surgery
Vanderbilt engineers have designed a “granular jamming cap” filled with coffee grounds that can improve the accuracy of the sophisticated “GPS” system that surgeons use for nose and throat surgery. Read MoreJun 20, 2017
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Sensor detects shooting at elephants, helps authorities catch poachers
WIPER technology detects when a bullet flies by a protected elephant and sends an alarm with its location. Read MoreJun 7, 2017
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Better models predict weather disaster outcomes, help plan recoveries
Bayesian modeling can include hundreds of data points and present a range of potential events and options for dealing with them. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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Web-based tool will help government realistically plan for climate change
Researchers are studying how commerce and flood control on inland waterways and the residents along them must change. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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International exhibit unites students, faculty and staff in celebrating mapping technology
Vanderbilt's recent hosting of the "Places & Spaces: Mapping Science" exhibition proved to be not only intellectually enriching, but also socially unifying, according to several leaders across campus. Read MoreMay 22, 2017
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Novel nanotube approach earns grad student coveted spot in ORNL innovation program
An interdisciplinary materials science graduate student has been selected for a prestigious entrepreneurship program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to scale and commercialize a revolutionary method of carbon nanotube production. Read MoreMay 22, 2017
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Student rocketeers earn second place in NASA contest
For ten straight years, Vanderbilt has soared to success with innovative rocket designs and payloads, and this year is no exception. Read MoreMay 16, 2017
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Thistle Farms turns to the Wond’ry for wrist-saving, wick-installing device
Nashville nonprofit Thistle Farms teams up with The Wond'ry to design a custom wick-setting tool for eco-friendly wooden wicks. Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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TIPs NetsBlox project aims to make computer programming intuitive and understandable
Supported by TIPs funding, Engineering's Akos Ledeczi is pursuing the development of NetsBlox, a computer programming platform that could make writing programs as intuitive as writing an email. Read MoreMay 2, 2017
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Vanderbilt scientist directs new national graphene association
Zina Jarrahi Cinker, a visiting scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will serve as executive director of the newly established National Graphene Association. Read MoreMay 2, 2017
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Design Day features bulletproof vest that calls for backup, bridge for Hondurans in need
A bulletproof vest that calls for backup when injured officers can’t emerged as one of the School of Engineering’s annual Design Day’s most fascinating offerings, holding promise to move from undergraduate project to life-saving purchase. Read MoreApr 28, 2017
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Vanderbilt joins 40 academic partners to create, deploy robotic technology in critical manufacturing sectors
The Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Innovation Hub will promote robotics in small and medium enterprises and in critical manufacturing sectors like aerospace, automotive, electronics and textiles. Read MoreApr 25, 2017
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Three students named Goldwater Scholars for 2017
Vanderbilt students Lauren Branscombe, Joshua Fleck and David Zhang have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. They are among a group of 240 scholars selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,286 mathematics, science and engineering students nationwide. Read MoreApr 6, 2017
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Making America’s power grid much, much smarter
A new, open-source software platform has been designed to support applications required to create a smart power grid and protect it from dangers ranging from terrorists to tree limbs. Read MoreMar 29, 2017
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Institute holds vital role in protecting military’s interests in avionics software
Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems will operate a registry of standard-meeting software that can be used across military aircraft, saving time and money. Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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Berkeley lab director to deliver School of Engineering’s Hall Lecture March 27
Xiang Zhang, professor of mechanical engineering and the Ernest S. Kuh Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Monday, March 27. Read MoreMar 9, 2017
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Using game theory to predict cyberattacks on elections and voting machines
New algorithm can help identify vulnerable polling stations and spot tampering after the fact. Read MoreFeb 27, 2017
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Alien particles from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on personal electronic devices
Alien subatomic particles raining down from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on your smartphones, computers and other personal electronic devices. Read MoreFeb 17, 2017