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Bellan research story among six regional Emmy nominations for Vanderbilt
Mechanical engineer Leon Bellan is working to create artificial human capillary blood vessels using cotton candy and gelatin. Bellan A VU Inside story about his research – Cotton Candy Organs – was nominated Nov. 19 in the Informational/Instructional Series category, and was… Read MoreNov. 23, 2015
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Students from award-winning Whites Creek academy visit school’s wind-solar demo site
Students and teachers from Whites Creek’s Academy of Alternative Energy, Sustainability and Logistics visited the School of Engineering's wind-solar energy demonstration site on Love Circle for a day of 'hands-on learning.' When Whites Creek High School students and teachers looked for a ground-mount solar cell installation to visit,… Read MoreNov. 23, 2015
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Three-time national rocketry champs are off to a strong start defending their title
The Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Lab is off to a strong start defending their national rocketry title in the 2015-16 NASA University Student Launch Challenge competing against a field of 39 other university teams. On Nov. 14 the student team successfully launched… Read MoreNov. 20, 2015
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Q&A: Vanderbilt alum, Twitter video platform designer shares advice on career
Can Envarli Avid social media users might not know Can Envarli (BS’05), but they almost certainly know his work. Twitter created a stir in January when it announced the launch of its native video platform, allowing users to both upload video in multiple formats and shoot and… Read MoreNov. 18, 2015
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Q&A: Engineering alum turned brewer says background comes in handy for beer biz
Justin Cox (Courtesy Atlas Brew Works) Justin Cox (BE’04) faced a conundrum four years ago – keep working at a steady, prestigious job with the federal government or turn his home brewing passion into a business. The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering alumnus decided he wanted no… Read MoreNov. 18, 2015
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VUSE lends support in $500K Kauffman partnership to encourage entrepreneurs
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering's Innovation Center, due to open next year, will connect the university with Nashville's existing makerspaces and further encourage entrepreneurship. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced Tuesday it will partner with the city of Nashville, rewarding agencies that encourage entrepreneurship with grants to… Read MoreNov. 17, 2015
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VISE symposium gives first look at medical technology, recap of tech unveiled this year
A symposium out of Vanderbilt University’s newest institute will provide participants a first look at medical technology coming out of our labs and a recap of tech unveiled at conferences around the world this year. The research to be presented at the Dec. 16 Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering… Read MoreNov. 16, 2015
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Vandy_LAN packs Featheringill Hall with gamers, organizers consider expanding
Dance Central kept users moving at Vandy_LAN. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) It’s important to realize that Dance Central rates users based on how accurately a motion-sensing camera believes they’re mimicking what they see on the screen, not on their finesse. So the first sight that visitors to Friday… Read MoreNov. 14, 2015
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Quantum dots made from fool’s gold boost battery performance
Anna Douglas holding one of the batteries that she has modified by adding millions of quantum dots made from iron pyrite, fool’s gold. (John Russell / Vanderbilt) If you add quantum dots – nanocrystals 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair – to a… Read MoreNov. 11, 2015
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GM engineer: Today’s crash test dummies cost up to $500K, saving more lives
The U.S. Department of Transportation aired a series of "Vince and Larry" public service announcements on seatbelt use from 1985-1999. Today’s undergraduates were in preschool during the “You Could Learn a Lot from a Dummy” series of PSAs encouraging seatbelt use, but the ads were memorable for… Read MoreNov. 10, 2015