Passive method for locating and characterizing radio waves could lead to cameras that can capture images using ambient radio waves. Electrical engineers at Duke University…
The magnetic transition of troilite causes instabilities in the ‘space metal’s’ structure that transforms it from a conductor to an insulator. Materials scientists at Duke…
Some butterflies have ultra-black wings that rival the blackest materials made by humans, using wing scales that are only a fraction as thick — here’s…
Innovative manufacturing technique can create new types of microparticles for applications such as drug delivery, diagnostics, and tissue engineering. Biomedical engineers at Duke University have…
WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern design. French Adrian helmet suggests simple geometry may save brains from overhead blasts. Biomedical…
‘Melting rock’ models predict mechanical origins of earthquakes with friction dropping as rocks slide past one another with greater speed. Engineers at Duke University have…
Identifying the complex molecular interactions that regulate root growth could lead to more productive crops. When most people think of a plant, they picture stems,…
The first demonstration of a fully print-in-place electronics technique is gentle enough to work on surfaces as delicate as human skin and paper. Electrical…
Duke student Peishu Li ’19 remembers the first time he saw a baby panda being born, in a video for a class taught by biology…
Combining a skin-level glass window with a gut-stabilizing magnet, researchers get a view into the colon of a live animal. Biomedical engineers at Duke University…
Chess and tennis players perform worse against opponents who are rising in the rankings. Buzz about tennis’s newest rising stars – like 15-year-old prodigy Coco…
Prototype microscope teaches itself the best illumination settings for diagnosing malaria. Engineers at Duke University have developed a microscope that adapts its lighting angles, colors,…
Switch to natural gas would save 12,000 billion gallons a year by 2030; switching to solar or wind power would yield even greater savings. The…
Design would enable thermophotovoltaic devices that convert waste heat to electricity. Durham, N.C. — Electrical engineers at Duke University have harnessed the power of machine…
Duke engineers have grown the first functioning human muscle from non-muscle cells — in this case skin cells reverted to their primordial stem cell state….
Materials scientists at Duke University have developed a method to create hybrid thin-film materials that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to make. The technique…
The three domains of life — archaea, bacteria, and eukarya — may have more in common than previously thought. Over the past several years, Ariel…
This movie depicts cells being stretched by cavitation bubbles sent from various distances over a 3.5 minute span. The calcium responses of cells are at…