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VU recruit’s work lights up genetic ‘dark matter’
They’ve been called “junk DNA” and genetic “dark matter” — the long segments of the human genome (98 percent of it) that do not encode protein. Read MoreOct 11, 2012
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NSF funding boosts Vanderbilt climate change studies in Sri Lanka
In 2010 the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment began a unique interdisciplinary study of agricultural adaptation to water scarcity in Sri Lanka's Mahaweli River Watershed. Now a five-year, $3.7M grant from the National Science Foundation, through their Water Sustainability and Climate program, will further the study and its global best practices. Read MoreSep 6, 2012
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Spinach power gets a major boost
Vanderbilt researchers have combined the photosynthetic protein that converts light into electrochemical energy in spinach with silicon, the material used in solar cells, in a fashion thatproduces substantially more electrical current than has been reported by previous "biohybrid" solar cells. Read MoreSep 4, 2012
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Engineer, astronomer and geologist receive NSF Faculty Early Career Development awards
An electrical engineer who is attempting to make wireless communications more reliable, an astronomer who studies the evolution of the cosmos by creating large numbers of virtual universes and a geologist who is studying the origins of super-eruptions have received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development awards. Read MoreAug 9, 2012
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Radiation damage bigger problem in microelectronics than previously thought
The amount of damage that radiation causes in electronic materials may be at least 10 times greater than previously thought, say Vanderbilt scientists using a combination of lasers and acoustic waves to pinpoint the size and location of defects buried deep inside. Read MoreJul 19, 2012
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What do beer, dogs and cats have in common? A tale of microbial domestication
Study maps the genetic changes involved in the domestication of Aspergillus oryzae, one of the fungi used to make sake, soy sauce and miso. Read MoreJul 12, 2012
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Newborn star’s spots confirm stellar growth theory
The latest observations of a newly born star have found that it has a pair of spots on its surface that are heated to more than one million degrees. The presence of these spots confirms a theory for how stellar infants grow advanced by Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub and a colleague. Read MoreJul 10, 2012
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Record number of Vanderbilt grad students score prestigious NSF fellowships
This year a record number of Vanderbilt Graduate School students have won prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. Read MoreJun 19, 2012
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Sengupta receives NSF CAREER award
Peabody's Pratim Sengupta has won a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. Read MoreJun 14, 2012
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New clue to ADHD
A rare genetic change adds support to the idea that altered dopamine signaling is a key risk factor for ADHD. Read MoreMay 15, 2012
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Quantum dots brighten the future of lighting
Vanderbilt researchers have boosted the efficiency of a novel source of white light called quantum dots more than tenfold, making them of potential interest for commercial applications. Read MoreMay 8, 2012
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Rogue stars ejected from the galaxy found in intergalactic space
Astronomers have identified nearly 700 rogue stars that appear to have been ejected from the Milky Way galaxy. Read MoreApr 30, 2012
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High school students turn blackberries into solar cells
VINSE is starting new high school field trip program where they will have students create a solar cell out of blackberries and raspberries. Read MoreMar 21, 2012
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Barrier to faster graphene devices identified and suppressed
Vanderbilt physicists report that they have nailed down the source of the interference inhibiting the rapid flow of electrons through graphene-based devices and found a way to suppress it. Read MoreMar 13, 2012
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Ultrafast sonograms shed new light on rapid phase transitions
A method for taking ultrafast "sonograms" of materials undergoing phase transitions sheds new light on the dynamics of this important phenomenon in the world’s fastest phase-change material. Read MoreMar 7, 2012
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Science Nation: New mosquito repellant could be frightening…for mosquitoes
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/nosingoutmosquitoes.jsp Read MoreMar 6, 2012
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App turns tablet into math aid for visually impaired students
A mechanical engineering graduate student has created an app that turns Android tablets into an educational aid for teaching mathematics to visually impaired students. Read MoreMar 5, 2012
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National Science Foundation: Bionic leg makes amputee faster on his feet
Two years after losing his leg in a shark attack, Craig Hutto became the test pilot for a unique and powerful new prosthetic leg being developed by mechanical engineer Michael Goldfarb and his team at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 24, 2012
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Creation of the largest human-designed protein boosts protein engineering efforts
A team of Vanderbilt chemists have designed and successfully synthesized the largest artificial protein using a new approach that greatly expands scientists’ ability to create proteins unknown in nature. Read MoreNov 15, 2011
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NSF renews grant for scientists who study how the brain acquires visual expertise
A network of scientists who study how the brain acquires visual expertise has received a five-year renewal of support from the National Science Foundation. Read MoreNov 3, 2011