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  • Vanderbilt University

    RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Nuclear fusion and the future of clean energy

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 25, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Little Sphere, Big Power: Students work to build miniature fusion reactor

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 19, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt joins NSF-funded coalition to shape the future of mobility in Tennessee

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 18, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Bennett A. Landman appointed as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Imaging

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 17, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two engineering students named 2023 Goldwater Scholars

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 15, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Computer science alum Ashwin Kumar named 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholar

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 12, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Outstanding 2023 engineering graduates recognized at Engineering Commencement Reception

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 11, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Dean Fauchet announces annual awards and faculty promotions

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 9, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Nanotechnology repaves the path for cancer-fighting T cells

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 8, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    A.V. Anilkumar is named Mark Dalton Faculty Director of Experiential Learning in Aerospace Engineering

    History was made in December when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. And a Washington-based start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced a few months later that it expects to have… Read More

    May. 2, 2023