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Spotlight Podcast Episode 10: Andrew Naclerio – Exceptional properties of 2D materials
This week in episode 10 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Andrew Naclerio about the exceptional properties of 2D materials. Andrew’s paper ” Visualizing Oxidation Mechanisms in Few-Layered Black Phosphorus via In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy” was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Andrew… Read MoreJul. 7, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 5: Joe Vanderburgh – Nanoparticles can be used to treat bone metastasis of cancer
This week in episode 5 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Joseph Vanderburgh about how nanoparticles can be used to treat bone metastasis of cancer. (Guelcher & Duvall labs) Joe Vanderburgh – Nanoparticles can be used to treat bone metastasis of cancer. Read MoreJul. 2, 2020
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VINSE staff unavailable in facilities July 3rd
The VINSE staff will not be available for assistance on July 3rd in observance of the July 4th holiday. Normal function will resume on Monday, July 6th. … Read MoreJul. 1, 2020
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Piran Kidambi wins Projects in Green Energy Technology fellowship from the Electrochemical Society and Toyota Motors
The Electrochemical Society and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Announce 2020-2021 Fellowship Winners for Projects in Green Energy Technology Pennington, NJ – Prof. Dr. Shoji Hall, Prof. Dr. Piran Ravichandran Kidambi, and Dr. Haegyeom Kim have been awarded the 2020-2021 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowships. This is… Read MoreJul. 1, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 9: James McBride – Imaging the next generation of electronics
This week in episode 9 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with James McBride about imaging the next generation of electronics. James’ paper in collaboration with Dr. Cahoon from UNC “Ratcheting quasi-ballistic electrons in silicon geometric diodes at room temperature” was published in Science. James McBride – Imaging… Read MoreJun. 30, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 8: Stephanie Pearlman – Diagnosis of infectious diseases in low resource settings
This week in episode 8 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Stephanie Pearlman tells us about the diagnosis of infectious diseases in low resource settings. Stephanie’s paper ” Low-Resource Nucleic Acid Extraction Method Enabled by High-Gradient Magnetic Separation” was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Read MoreJun. 23, 2020
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VINSE researchers developed a promising treatment for breast cancer metastasis
Updated June 13, 2020 (Precision Vaccinations)With a surprisingly simple approach in which cancer cells are first grown, ruptured and converted into nanoparticles, and then used as a vaccine, Vanderbilt University researchers say they have developed what appears to be a promising treatment for breast cancer metastasis. Metastasis is… Read MoreJun. 16, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 7: Thomas Folland – Trapping and concentrating light
This week in episode 7 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Thomas Folland about trapping and concentrating light. Tom’s paper “Vibrational Coupling to Epsilon-Near-Zero Waveguide Modes” was published in ACS Photonics. Thomas is a Postdoctoral Scholar working with Dr. Josh Caldwell in Mechanical Engineering. Thomas Folland –… Read MoreJun. 16, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 6: Nathan Spear – Exotic optical properties of nanoparticles
This week in episode 6 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Nathan Spear about exotic optical properties. Nathan’s paper “Enhanced Broadband and Harmonic Upconversion from Coupled Semiconductor and Metal Nanoparticle Films” was published in ACS Applied Nano Materials. Nathan is a 3rd year Ph.D. student in… Read MoreJun. 9, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 4: Andrew Summers – How computers accelerate scientific research
In the VINSE spotlight podcast, we interview the author of a VINSE Spotlight publication. We find out what their paper is about, the science behind it and how their research fits into the bigger picture. New episodes are posted on Tuesdays. This week in episode 4 of the VINSE… Read MoreMay. 26, 2020