Engineers Melt Rock Under Intense Pressure – For Science! [Video]
‘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…
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Plants Harness ‘Bad’ Molecules for Good Ends – Here’s How
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,…
Printed Electronics Enables Electrified Tattoos and Personalized Biosensors
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…
Why Are Giant Pandas Born So Tiny? New Clues From Bones Counter Old Theory
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…
A Real-Time Window Into the Hidden World of the Colon of a Living Animal
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…
Science Shows Hype About Your Opponent Really Does Mess With Your Game
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…
Microscope Teaches Itself the Best Lighting to Improve Diagnosis
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,…
How to Save Billions of Gallons of Water: Replace Coal With Gas or Renewables
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…
New Metamaterials for Energy Harvesting Designed by Machine Learning
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…
Biomedical Engineers Grow Functioning Human Muscle From Stem Cells
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….
RIR-MAPLE Technique Opens New Possibilities for Light-Based Technologies
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…
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya Have More in Common Than Previously Thought
The three domains of life — archaea, bacteria, and eukarya — may have more in common than previously thought. Over the past several years, Ariel…
Duke University Enhances the Effectiveness and Safety of Sonogenetics
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…
Beating Heart Patch Repairs Damage Caused by Heart Attack
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have created a fully functioning artificial human heart muscle large enough to patch over damage typically seen in patients who…
New Research Shows Long-Term Global Warming Needs External Drivers
New research from NASA and Duke University provides new evidence that natural cycles alone aren’t sufficient to explain the global atmospheric warming observed over the…
Duke Study Provides Close-Up of Synapse Refinement
A new study from Duke University provides a close-up of synapse refinement and identifies that the protein hevin is crucial in this process. Durham, North…
Engineers Create Synthetic Materials That Can Change Colors and Textures
A team of engineers has developed a new synthetic material that can change its fluorescence and texture in response to a change in voltage applied…
Biomedical Engineers Grow Self-Healing Muscle
Biomedical engineers from Duke University have grown living skeletal muscle that demonstrates the ability to heal itself both inside the laboratory and inside an animal….