Peter Cummings

  • Something big from something small: The 10th anniversary of VINSE

    Something big from something small: The 10th anniversary of VINSE

    Vanderbilt researchers working at the smallest scale celebrate a huge milestone this year. The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE), seeded from a university-funded $16 million venture capital fund initiative, celebrates its 10th anniversary in December. There is much to celebrate, including the fact that in the past… Read More

    Oct. 7, 2011

  • Nanotechnologists take lessons from nature

    Nanotechnologists take lessons from nature

    The simple E. coli bacterium shown can compute 1,000 times faster than the most powerful computer chip, its memory density is 100 million times higher and it needs 100 millionth the power to operate. (Jenni Ohnstad / Vanderbilt University) It’s common knowledge that the perfect is the enemy of… Read More

    Apr. 28, 2011