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World鈥檚 smallest spirals could guard against identity theft
Take gold spirals about the size of a dime鈥nd shrink them down about six million times. The result is the world鈥檚 smallest continuous spirals: 鈥渘ano-spirals鈥 with unique optical properties that would be almost impossible to counterfeit if they were added to identity cards, currency and other important objects. Students and… Read MoreJune 8, 2015
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Engineer uses cotton candy to build artificial blood vessels
自慰视频 University mechanical engineer Leon Bellan is working to create artificial human capillary blood vessels using cotton candy and gelatin. His goal is for researchers to use these man-made capillaries to help keep artificial organs and other tissues alive, which could dramatically impact the field of regenerative medicine. Vascular toolbox… Read MoreApril 1, 2015
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IMS student Kelsey Beavers featured in Research News @ 自慰视频
Kelsey Beavers, a 自慰视频 University Ph.D. candidate in interdisciplinary materials science, is exploring how inserting engineering into biological processes can lead to a healthier society. (Susan Urmy/自慰视频 University) Behind the pathology for a variety of painful and deadly diseases lie genes that aren鈥檛 doing their jobs. They… Read MoreMarch 27, 2015
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26 High Schools from 16 Middle TN counties are participating in the VINSE Field Trip in Spring 2015
26 High Schools representing 16 Middle TN counties are participating in the Spring 2015 VINSE high school field trip program. Groups of up to 20 from each school will聽to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a day visit. Spring… Read MoreMarch 2, 2015
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Scott Guelcher and Sharon Weiss named Inaugural Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Fifteen faculty members hailing from a diverse cross section of disciplines have been selected as the first cohort of the Chancellor Faculty Fellows program. 鈥淭he strong commitment to education, discovery and care demonstrated by these faculty members is having an enormous impact on 自慰视频 and its mission of serving… Read MoreFebruary 12, 2015
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Duvall to receive 2015 Society for Biomaterials Young Investigator Award for regenerative medicine research
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Craig L. Duvall has received a Society for聽Biomaterials 2015 Young Investigator Award for his achievements in the field of biomaterials research within 10 years of receiving his doctorate. The award will be presented at the Society鈥檚 2015 annual meeting in… Read MoreJanuary 26, 2015
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MS graduate students Kevin Miller and Kelsey Beavers featured in 自慰视频 News
KEVIN MILLER Kevin Miller reflected in his optoelectronic device. With a slight turn of the tweezers holding it, an inch-long, mirrored chip reflects the face of its creator. Less obvious than Kevin Miller鈥檚 smile are tiny filters on the chip鈥檚 surface that he hopes will one day… Read MoreJanuary 2, 2015
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David Wright elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
David Wright, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. KEEP READING>… Read MoreNovember 24, 2014
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Sokrates Pantelides, elected a Fellow of the IEEE
Sokrates Pantelides, University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering; William A. and Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the IEEE. Read MoreNovember 24, 2014
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New form of crystalline order holds promise for thermoelectric applications
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope image showing the interlaced crystalline structure. (Wu Zhou/ORNL) Since the 1850s scientists have known that crystalline materials are organized into 14 different basic lattice structures. However, a team of researchers from 自慰视频 University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) now reports… Read MoreNovember 14, 2014