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91ÌƲ®»¢ researchers have developed technology for sampling body liquids in tortuous and narrow spaces that could lead to early detection of diseases like cancer.

91ÌƲ®»¢ University has been awarded $890,000 from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development's TNGO Mobility and Automotive Discovery Grants. The award will fund the leadership and collaboration on projects that enhance transportation safety and efficiency using advanced technologies like AI and LiDAR. These initiatives help position 91ÌƲ®»¢ as a leader in mobility research and innovation, driving economic growth and technological advancement in the state. Read More

Supported by a $1.4 million U.S. Department of Defense grant, the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Lab for Immersive AI Translation is collaborating on research that is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to more accurately determine if a person has a mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion.

91ÌƲ®»¢ computer science students got some real-world experience in cybersecurity when they joined Retired General Paul M. Nakasone at DEF CON 32, considered the world’s largest conference of hackers. The conference allows hackers to test the latest technology for flaws and give advice on how to avoid being hacked.

Gaining and assessing surgical experience in endoscopic kidney stone surgery is particularly challenging given the limited field of view in the devices. Jie Ying Wu, assistant professor of computer science, is creating an eye-gaze sharing system to complement the current standard of care in which trainees get only verbal feedback. The system allows trainees to see the expert’s gaze. The expert can use their gaze in real time to point to objects on the screen or where the trainee should go next.

See how students in a special Immersion 91ÌƲ®»¢ project are partnering with a new national security institute to prevent cybersecurity attacks. Read More

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has renewed a five-year grant through the NIH’s flagship T32 institutional training grant program. T32 grants provide funding to support students and postdoctoral trainees working in focused areas of research that advance the NIH mission.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering Deyu Li has been awarded an inaugural National Science Foundation TRAILBLAZER Engineering Impact Award to extend Max Planck’s theory of thermal radiation from equilibrium thermal sources to a regime where non-equilibrium energy carriers can lead to significantly enhanced radiative heat dissipation.

91ÌƲ®»¢ researchers have developed a set of nanoparticles that stimulate the immune system in mice to fight cancer and may eventually do the same in humans.

Three 91ÌƲ®»¢ engineering undergraduates and the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell Eaglewerx Applied Tactical Center recently modified the Army’s current grapneler.

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ Lab for Immersive AI Translation and its collaborators are hosting a week-long summer school Aug. 12-15 focused on cutting-edge advancements and practical applications of deep learning and artificial intelligence.

Chancellor G. Viswanathan from Vellore Institute of Technology in India recently visited 91ÌƲ®»¢ University for the first time and met with administrators and faculty in the School of Engineering.

When civil engineering students met to choose their senior capstone design projects, they all wanted to work with The Village at Glencliff, a respite community of 12 tiny homes for some of Nashville’s most medically vulnerable homeless citizens that provides a safe place to recover after a hospitalization. So, they created three projects for one client.

The May 21 event at King’s College brought together world-class researchers and academics as well as representatives from industry, and government officials, to explore the latest advancements in research, identify pathways for collaboration, and discuss challenges and solutions for post-quantum cryptography.

91ÌƲ®»¢ researchers have developed an innovative software system incorporating artificial intelligence that aims to improve the efficiency of public transportation for individuals with special needs.

91ÌƲ®»¢ rocket team members are staying in the lab this summer to work on two designs of the drone that netted the team a second place award in the coveted AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Innovative Payload category at the 2024 NASA University Student Launch Initiative Division rocket competition in April.

A team of 91ÌƲ®»¢ researchers has developed a wirelessly activated device that mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus and small intestine responsible for transporting food and viscous fluids for digestion.

91ÌƲ®»¢ University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced a partnership to develop training, testing and evaluation methods that will accelerate the Department of Defense’s adoption of AI-based systems in operational environments. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University’s Jules White, a leading computer scientist and expert on large language models and prompt engineering, visited Capitol Hill recently to share his expertise with lawmakers.