August, 2015
Sztipanovits builds on IoT, Industrial Internet for the next tech revolution
Aug. 18, 2015—Americans are well accustomed to the sight of Fitbit-adorned wrists, their wearers marching in place so that their smartphones can reward them with a celebratory message about hitting a step goal. That’s the Internet of Things. And we’re starting to hear about intersections where the light changes to accommodate an approaching ambulance, or smart dryers...
Third DENSO grant expands Vanderbilt’s engine test facilities
Aug. 12, 2015— A third grant from the DENSO North America Foundation will enable the expansion of internal combustion engine test facilities in the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University. The $45,000 award to the Department of Mechanical Engineering was presented Aug. 12 to support a spark ignition test facility in the Energy Engineering Laboratory. Earlier DENSO...
Innovation Center to support campus ‘makers’; search underway for director
Aug. 6, 2015— A rendering of the Engineering and Science Building, home to the newly announced Innovation Center. (Vanderbilt University) A new Innovation Center is being developed on the Vanderbilt University campus to support a “maker” culture that will encourage entrepreneurship and creativity and bolster implementation of the university’s Academic Strategic Plan. A search is underway for...