Research
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Autoimmune drug shows promise in treating severe burns
A severe burn injury is not static. Within 72 hours, partial thickness burns can progress, or convert, to full thickness burns, greatly increasing the risk of infection, incapacitating scarring, and even death. Preventing the conversion is one of the most challenging aspects of treating burns, and a trans-institutional team of… Read MoreJan. 12, 2022
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Vanderbilt-developed gunshot detection technology leads to arrest in Las Vegas shooting
Sixteen Databuoy gunshot detection sensors are installed along a pedestrian mall in Las Vegas. Photo courtesy of Databuoy. Janos Sallai, PhD’08, is company’s chief technology officer Gunshot detection technology developed by Vanderbilt engineers and commercialized by a longtime research partner recently helped lead to an arrest in a fatal shooting… Read MoreJan. 10, 2022
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Game theory points to new DNA data privacy solutions
by Paul Govern Information based biomedical discovery, in particular the push toward precision medicine, depends on open-ended analysis of de-identified data from patients and research participants on the largest possible scale. Sharing data while controlling the risk of data reidentification under privacy attack is vital to the enterprise. Zhiyu Wan… Read MoreDec. 17, 2021
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Vanderbilt engineer leads DARPA project to enable AI machines to gain, share knowledge
Kolouri wins $1M DARPA grant to investigate AI cooperative lifelong learning A Vanderbilt engineering professor is leading part of an international initiative to create advanced artificial intelligence programs that will enable machines to learn progressively over a lifetime and share those experiences with each other. Researchers hope the technology will… Read MoreDec. 2, 2021
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Vanderbilt engineers’ Science paper reviews scope of atomically thin membranes for subatomic separations
A paper by Vanderbilt engineers that explores the scope to scale up the sizes of atomically thin membranes and their potential use in applications relating to energy, microscopy, and electronics is published in the journal Science. Authors Piran R. Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Pavan… Read MoreDec. 1, 2021
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New study reveals breakthrough tool to show how much exoskeletons reduce back injury risk
Warehouse case study shows how much exoskeletons reduce musculoskeletal wear-and-tear–cumulative damage–and low back disorder (LBD) risk to workers. A study led by researchers from Vanderbilt University’s Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology reveals a breakthrough tool to assess the effect of exoskeletons on injury risk. The tool, called… Read MoreNov. 30, 2021
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Headband device suitable for use at home with young ADHD patients
A Vanderbilt biomedical engineering professor has developed a prototype headband to measure brain activity that could have widespread application in studying and ultimately treating ADHD and other neurological disorders. The device is lightweight, portable, and inexpensive to construct. Prototype components cost less than $250, compared to costs exceeding $10,000 for… Read MoreNov. 16, 2021
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Vanderbilt to lead $5 million Air Force center of excellence in radiation effects research on electronics
Center aims to advance the understanding of physical mechanisms responsible for radiation-induced effects on emerging technologies The Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University has been selected as the Center of Excellence in Radiation Effects by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Air Force Research Lab. The $5… Read MoreOct. 29, 2021
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Researchers to test wearable tech to detect problem behaviors in children with disabilities and offer intervention strategies
Vanderbilt researchers have won a National Science Foundation grant to use wearable technologies to detect problem behaviors in children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and offer strategies to protect them from potential harm. Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at increased risk of showing problem behavior… Read MoreOct. 27, 2021
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Novel advanced light design and fabrication process could revolutionize sensing technologies
Vanderbilt and Penn State engineers have developed a novel approach to design and fabricate thin-film infrared light sources with near-arbitrary spectral output driven by heat, along with a machine learning methodology called inverse design that reduced the optimization time for these devices from weeks or months on a multi-core computer… Read MoreOct. 21, 2021