Engineering And Technology
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Watch: Engineering, Innovation, and the Challenges of the 21st Century
Watch video beginning of a talk by Charles M. Vest, president of the National Academy of Engineering and President Emeritus, MIT. Read MoreFebruary 24, 2010
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Watch: Vanderbilt students launch new apps for iPhone, Android
Watch video about new applications developed by Vanderbilt engineering students for iPhone and Android mobile devices. Read MoreFebruary 17, 2010
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Vanderbilt students launch new apps for iPhone, Android
Finding out where to eat, what's happening and how to get around are common questions on every college campus. Now at Vanderbilt University, the answers to these questions can be quickly and easily found using new applications developed by Vanderbilt engineering students for iPhone and Android mobile devices. Read MoreFebruary 17, 2010
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Watch: “Advanced Computing for a Clean Energy Future”
Watch video of the School of Engineering's Hall Lecture, given by the Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Thomas Zacharia. Read MoreJanuary 15, 2010
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Vanderbilt engineers play key role in new DOE energy frontier research center
A team of Vanderbilt engineers will play a key role in a new federal effort to significantly improve our understanding of how gases and liquids interact with solid surfaces – basic studies that have potential applications ranging from better batteries to more efficient methods for converting solar and electrical energy into fuel, improved fuel cells and enhancing the corrosion resistance of materials. Read MoreApril 29, 2009
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Network turns soldiers’ helmets into sniper location system
Imagine a platoon of soldiers fighting in a hazardous urban environment who carry personal digital assistants that can display the location of enemy shooters in three dimensions and accurately identify the caliber and type of weapons they are firing. Read MoreMarch 24, 2009
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Robot playmates monitor emotional state of children with ASD
The day that robot playmates help children with autism learn the social skills that they naturally lack has come a step closer with the development of a system that allows a robot to monitor a child's emotional state. Read MoreFebruary 17, 2009
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Managing risk in an increasingly hazardous world
If you have a nagging feeling that life is getting increasingly hazardous, you may be interested in the new book, "Operational Risk Management," by Mark D. Abkowitz, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMay 1, 2008
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Video: Managing risk in an increasingly hazardous world
Watch video of Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mark Abkowitz discussing risk and his book, "Operational Risk Management." Read MoreMay 1, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Smart’ anti-tip system for manual wheelchairs, improved ergonomics for Nissan Atlimas and Maximas and an anthropomorphic robot hand showcased at Vanderbilt’s Engineering Senior Design Day
Vanderbilt engineering seniors will display their innovations Tuesday, April 22, during the School of Engineering\'s Senior Design Day, which is open to the public. Read MoreApril 21, 2008