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Valentine featured on Phys.org and Vanderbilt Research News
VINSE member Jason Valentine鈥檚 work published in Nature Communications was featured in Phys.org and Research News @ Vanderbilt 09/22/2015 鈥淔irst circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip” Invention of the first integrated circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip opens the door for development of… Read MoreSep. 24, 2015
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First circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip
Invention of the first integrated circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip opens the door for development of small, portable sensors that could expand the use of polarized light for drug screening, surveillance, optical communications and quantum computing, among other potential applications. The new detector was developed by a… Read MoreSep. 22, 2015
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16th Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum – NanoDay! 10/14/15 – Keynote Speaker – Nate Lewis, CalTech
16th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, October 14, 2015 BUTTRICK HALL 1:10聽– 1:25聽聽Welcome Sandra Rosenthal, Chemistry 1:25聽– 2:15 New tools in VINSE: Laser Writer, Leon Bellan, MERLIN Scanning Electron Microscope, Anthony Hmelo, Oxford Reaction Ion Etch,… Read MoreSep. 17, 2015
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IMS grad student Jake Benzing takes home physical sciences award from conference
A Vanderbilt PhD student in interdisciplinary materials science took home a first-place poster award at August鈥檚 Microscopy & Microanalysis conference, held last month in Portland, Oregon. Jake聽Benzing, whose adviser is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering James Wittig, presented a research poster and abstract titled 鈥淔e-25Mn-3Al-3Si TWIP-TRIP Steel… Read MoreSep. 9, 2015
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Experts address promises and problems of 3D printing large structures
Every month or so an article comes out reporting that some new object has been made using 3D printing: Everything from jewelry to prosthetic devices to electronic circuit boards to assault rifles to automobiles has now been created in this fashion. The prospect that this revolutionary manufacturing method will have… Read MoreJul. 24, 2015
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Valentine Selected to Participate in NAE’s 2015 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Washington,聽DC,聽June 25, 2015 鈥撀燛ighty-nine of the nation’s brightest young engineers have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 21st annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposium. Engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines… Read MoreJul. 10, 2015
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Five year, $20 million TN-SCORE program boots state’s energy research capacity
For the last five years, scientists and engineers at 蜜桃直播 have been collaborating closely with colleagues at other public and private universities and research centers throughout Tennessee in an effort to increase the state鈥檚 energy research capacity. This collaboration was made possible by a five-year, $20 million… Read MoreJun. 30, 2015
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Carter, Hachtel and Slack win for best Oral & Poster Presentation at Annual Conference
Three VINSE graduate students received awards at the annual TN-SCORE conference held in Nashville, TN on June 18-19, 2015. Rachel Carter and Jordan Hachtel tied for first place for best oral presentation. Rachel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate student working under the direction of Professor Cary… Read MoreJun. 23, 2015
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Jason Valentine featured in C&EN News and Nature Materials
VINSE member Jason Valentine’s work published in ACS Photonics was featured in C&EN magazine and Nature Materials 06/15/2015 “Simple Process Creates Near-Perfect Mirrors Out Of A Metamaterial Photonics: A layer of self-assembled particles allows researchers to etch an almost-perfect reflector that might be used in telescopes and lasers out… Read MoreJun. 16, 2015
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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 MoreJun. 8, 2015