Engineering And Technology
-
After Fukushima, Vanderbilt researchers study radiation’s effects on robots
Three teams of Vanderbilt University researchers – electrical, mechanical and computer engineers – recently won national recognition for their research into the effects of radiation on the robots deployed inside Fukushima's damaged nuclear plants. Read MoreAug 29, 2014
-
Mahadevan-Jansen elected chair of Gordon Research Conference
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected chair of the Gordon Research Conference in Lasers in Medicine and Biology. Read MoreAug 22, 2014
-
Three researchers receive EAGER awards
Three Vanderbilt researchers have received an award designed to better understand how complex behaviors emerge from brain activity. Read MoreAug 22, 2014
-
Super-sized lab has energized grand opening
More than 150 people showed up Aug. 14 for the grand opening of the School of Engineering’s new Laboratory for Systems Integrity and Reliability. Read MoreAug 18, 2014
-
Projects to aid diabetics, couch potatoes and bicycle riders completed in summer internship program
In their final presentations, ISIS summer interns described the projects they completed in the seven-week program. Read MoreAug 6, 2014
-
Fox News: Professor touts faster, cheaper way to test for explosives
Sharon Weiss has modified white gold leaf paper so that its surface provides signal amplification of 100 million times – so that a laser and detector to identify the chemical molecules of whatever it has been applied to. Read MoreJul 31, 2014
-
Metro students make bicycle models with high-tech tools
Thirteen Nashville public high school students are spending their summer mornings on the Vanderbilt campus building bicycle models using software tools developed to revolutionize the manufacturing of military vehicles. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
-
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
-
Vanderbilt rocketeers win NASA Student Launch Competition — again
For the second year in a row, the Vanderbilt Aerospace Club is the overall winner of NASA’s annual Student Launch Competition, a nine-month contest that consisted of much more than simply designing and building a model rocket. Read MoreMay 30, 2014
-
Russell the Robot goes to Washington
Russell the Robot, the two-foot humanoid that has demonstrated robots can help young children diagnosed with autism spread disorder learn basic social skills, was featured at the 20th annual Coalition for National Science Funding exhibit. Read MoreMay 23, 2014
-
Twenty-one Vandy grad students snag prestigious NSF fellowships
This year 21 Vanderbilt Graduate School students have won prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
-
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
-
Two Vanderbilt projects featured in new NIBIB “Bionic Man” 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
-
Grissom receives foundation’s first 2014 external research award
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 “MR Temperature Imaging Toolbox for Focused Ultrasound Neurosurgery.” Read MoreApr 30, 2014
-
Construction of new Engineering and Science Building at Vanderbilt set to begin May 2014
Vanderbilt University’s Board of Trust has approved the construction of a seven-story tower on campus as part of an effort to further strengthen the institution’s growing reputation as a major producer of intellectual leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators. Read MoreApr 28, 2014
-
Tech giants, Vanderbilt engineers to create standards for ‘Internet of Things’
Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems has joined a consortium of prominent tech firms to develop engineering standards for Internet-connected electronics. Read MoreApr 7, 2014
-
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
-
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
-
Engineering professors edit journal’s special issue on augmented reality
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. Read MoreMar 6, 2014
-
Engineering graduate student selected to attend Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates
School of Engineering graduate student Alex Walsh has been selected to attend the 64th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, this summer. Read MoreMar 5, 2014