2011
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                                          Vanderbilt researchers receive Grand Challenges grant to help provide low-cost medical diagnostics suitable for use in rural clinicsThey 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 RidgeThey 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 EngineersThey 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 AAASThey 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 EngineersThey 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 devicesThey 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 ChangeThey 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 2012They 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 listThey 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 researchThey 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