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Professor designs safety device for stranded drivers
A low-tech safety device for drivers stranded on roadsides at night has been designed by a Vanderbilt engineering professor. DefCone is a series of five inflatable, illuminated cylinders vertically aligned to form a 2-foot-high barrier roughly the width of a car. The cylinders’ LED lights blink at intervals. Bharat Bhuva… Read MoreAug. 13, 2013
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Robot uses steerable needles to treat brain clots
Professor Robert Webster and his team have developed a new image-guided surgical system that uses steerable needles to essentially suck out clots. Watch a video demo of the system in action and read the full story. Read MoreAug. 8, 2013
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Engineers, designers show off creativity at Make-a-Thon
A low-tech safety device for drivers stranded on roadsides at night has been designed by a Vanderbilt engineering professor. DefCone is a series of five inflatable, illuminated cylinders vertically aligned to form a 2-foot-high barrier roughly the width of a car. The cylinders’ LED lights blink at intervals. Bharat Bhuva… Read MoreAug. 7, 2013
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Vanderbilt engineering grad student wins NASA fellowship
A low-tech safety device for drivers stranded on roadsides at night has been designed by a Vanderbilt engineering professor. DefCone is a series of five inflatable, illuminated cylinders vertically aligned to form a 2-foot-high barrier roughly the width of a car. The cylinders’ LED lights blink at intervals. Bharat Bhuva… Read MoreAug. 5, 2013
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Nautilus: Team’s tiny robot called medical science ‘breakthrough’
A low-tech safety device for drivers stranded on roadsides at night has been designed by a Vanderbilt engineering professor. DefCone is a series of five inflatable, illuminated cylinders vertically aligned to form a 2-foot-high barrier roughly the width of a car. The cylinders’ LED lights blink at intervals. Bharat Bhuva… Read MoreAug. 2, 2013
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Engineering’s Cummings receives Prausnitz Award
A low-tech safety device for drivers stranded on roadsides at night has been designed by a Vanderbilt engineering professor. DefCone is a series of five inflatable, illuminated cylinders vertically aligned to form a 2-foot-high barrier roughly the width of a car. The cylinders’ LED lights blink at intervals. Bharat Bhuva… Read MoreJun. 17, 2013
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Genetics may have played a role in student’s cancer research grant award
A low-tech safety device for drivers stranded on roadsides at night has been designed by a Vanderbilt engineering professor. DefCone is a series of five inflatable, illuminated cylinders vertically aligned to form a 2-foot-high barrier roughly the width of a car. The cylinders’ LED lights blink at intervals. Bharat Bhuva… Read MoreJun. 14, 2013
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Fauchet has role in “Research Universities and the Future of America” meeting at Vanderbilt
Research Council report Leaders to discuss role of research universities and nation’s future at Vanderbilt meeting. Read MoreJan. 9, 2013
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Entrepreneur Studio will immerse students in startup culture
A startup culture Select students will see firsthand how local entrepreneurs unleash their startups' potential. Read MoreNov. 12, 2012