Science Advances

  • Vanderbilt University

    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 More

    Dec. 17, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Bowtie-funnel combo best for conducting light; team found answer in undergrad physics equation

    Running computers on virtually invisible beams of light rather than microelectronics would make them faster, lighter and more energy efficient. A version of that technology already exists in fiber optic cables, but they’re much too large to be practical inside a computer. A Vanderbilt team found the answer in a… Read More

    Aug. 24, 2018