Research
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Vanderbilt team wins $1M in DARPA spectrum challenge finale
Winning moment: MarmotE team members celebrate their second-place finish in the DARPA’s Spectrum Collaboration Challenge championship finals at Mobile World Congress 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Left to right: Peter Volgyesi, Miklos Maroti, Peter Horvath and Sandor Szilvasi. Photo|DARPA In a final five-minute flurry, MarmotE watched its lead slip. Read MoreOct. 29, 2019
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Biophotonics device for parathyroid ID wins R&D 100 Award
An optical imaging technology developed by Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering Anita Mahadevan-Jansen and her group, in partnership with a medical device company, has won a 2019 R&D 100 Award. The R&D 100 Awards honor 100 top innovations of the prior year, as selected by a panel of… Read MoreOct. 28, 2019
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Alert system for failing nuclear plant pipes uses thin films and sound vibrations
Nuclear power plants contain miles of pipes of different sizes. Shown is the turbine floor with new reheaters and secondary side piping at Unit 2, Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, 2012. (Photo: Tennessee Valley Authority) A failing pipe can be tough to spot. It may cause a puddle, produce another… Read MoreOct. 24, 2019
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Vanderbilt team ready for live DARPA spectrum challenge championship in L.A.; Winner will get $2 million
MarmotE team members (L-T) Peter Horvath, Peter Volgyesi, Sandor Szilvasi and Miklos Maroti. Top prize in round one in 2017, second place in round two in 2018, and a prediction to cinch one of the top three spots in the live championship round of the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge,… Read MoreOct. 17, 2019
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Smart City project gives Nashville data-based planning tools
The Vanderbilt Initiative for Smart City Operations and Research worked with Nashville officials to create prediction and planning tools for emergency services. Nashville is an ideal test bed for what a smart city can be, according to researchers. Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a vortex—and this one has nothing to do with icy,… Read MoreOct. 17, 2019
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Pre-term birth risks evaluated under new light
In almost half the cases the cause of preterm birth is unknown. A new optical device designed by Vanderbilt biomedical engineers has the potential to predict risks of preterm labor. (Photo: U.S. Air Force) Anita Mahadevan-Jansen and her team are working to help more babies arrive safely. A small optical… Read MoreOct. 12, 2019
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Vanderbilt engineers lead $1 million NSF pilot to develop tech for workforce inclusion of people with autism
Left, Nilanjan Sarkar, professor of mechanical engineering, is the lead investigator on a significant new NSF convergence grant. He, Joshua Wade, a senior staff research scientist, Michael Breen, an intern on the project, and Claire Barnett, communications coordinator at the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, work an interactive prototype,… Read MoreOct. 11, 2019
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$2.3 million NIH grant allows collaborators focus on advancing liver cancer surgical care
A multi-year collective effort between engineers, surgeons and scientists has resulted in a $2.3 million, four-year grant awarded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health to improve laparoscopic liver surgery and liver cancer ablation therapy. The grant, “Deformation Corrected Image Guided Laparoscopic… Read MoreOct. 10, 2019
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Transportation engineers put sophisticated eyes on campus mobility and air quality
Caroline Janssen, a civil engineering senior, is part of a team working with Array of Things sensors on campus to capture mobility and air quality data. (Photo: Shun Ahmed) Do riders of bicycles and scooters dismount before crossing the pedestrian bridge over Hillsboro Road, as they should? How does the… Read MoreOct. 9, 2019
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Wilson awarded Komen breast cancer research grant
An engineering professor has received financial support from Susan G. Komen for breast cancer research. His project is among 60 grants totaling $26 million awarded to researchers nationwide. Those initiatives are focused on improving outcomes for metastatic breast cancer, reducing disparities in survivorship and developing new, more effective treatments. John… Read MoreSep. 25, 2019