David F Salisbury

Vanderbilt University


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Ep406
Autonomous Drone Boat Test Ends in Disaster
August 20, 2025
United Airlines Flight Training Center on 35th Ave in Denver, Colorado, USA.
United Airlines Ventures Invests in Aerospace Startup Astro Mechanica
August 20, 2025
The REGENT Viceroy Seaglider, a winged passenger ferry, glides over the surface of Narragansett Bay on a test run, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, off the coast of North Kingstown, R.I.
Winged Ferry That Glides Like a Pelican Tested for Coastal Transportation
August 20, 2025
Ep405
GM's Futuristic Corvette Opens Like a Fighter Jet
August 19, 2025
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Vanderbilt undergraduate Thomas Metke demonstrates the ultrathin energy harvesting device which is taped across his elbow. As he flexes his arm the current the device generates is displayed on the computer display.
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Harvest Electricity from Human Motion
Imagine slipping into a shirt that powers your cell phone even when you are sitting.
July 24, 2017
A look at the prototype adaptive PCR device. The small sample in the center is illuminated by an ultraviolet laser on the right and varying levels of fluorescence are detected by the spectrophotometer on the left and are used to control the DNA duplication process.
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Handheld DNA Duplicator Could Be Life Saver
Prototype would shrink current desktop machines to handheld devices that could be used in the field to provide early diagnoses.
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This is an Indego powered exoskeleton.
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FDA Approves Exoskeleton
The device acts like an external skeleton. It straps in tightly around the torso. Rigid supports are strapped to the legs and extend from the hip to the knee and from the knee to the foot.
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