2011
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Vanderbilt researchers receive Grand Challenges grant to help provide low-cost medical diagnostics suitable for use in rural clinics
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 20, 2011
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Consortium based at Vanderbilt to help set environmental priorities at Oak Ridge
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 19, 2011
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Cummings to receive Touloukian Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 16, 2011
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Rosenthal named a fellow of the AAAS
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 15, 2011
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Cummings named associate editor of the flagship journal of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 15, 2011
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New method for enhancing thermal conductivity could cool computer chips, lasers and other devices
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 14, 2011
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Tamara Brown, BE’93 honored as White House Champion of Change
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 12, 2011
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Fauchet to succeed Dean Kenneth Galloway at School of Engineering – effective July 2012
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 8, 2011
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Engineering alumna named to Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40 list
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 5, 2011
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As electronics advance, so do radiation effects and reliability research
They call it “The Extractionator.” The prototype looks like nothing more than a length of clear plastic tubing until you inspect it closely. But it could be the basis of an easy-to-use and low-cost sample collection and preparation system that will help bring the benefits of medical diagnostic testing to… Read MoreDec. 2, 2011