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May 14 | News
A team of Duke
University engineers has
created a master "ingredient list" describing the properties of more
than 2,000 compounds that might be combined to create the next
generation of
quantum electronics devices.
Apr 24 | News
Microscopic particles are being coaxed by Duke University engineers to assemble themselves into larger crystalline structures by the use of varying concentrations of microscopic particles and magnetic fields. These nanoscale crystal structures, which until now have been difficult and time-consuming to produce using current technologies, could be used as basic components for advanced optics, data storage, and bioengineering.
Apr 19 | News
By
developing software that uses 3D models of proteins involved in cystic
fibrosis, a team of scientists at Duke University has identified
several new molecules that may ease the symptoms of the disease.
Mar 16 | News
Just
as a chameleon changes its color to blend in with its environment, Duke
University engineers have demonstrated for the first time that they can
alter the texture of plastics on demand, for example, switching back
and forth between a rough surface and a smooth one.
Mar 2 | News
From the time we eat breakfast to when we leave work, mechanical clocks control a large part of our lives. But we, and other creatures, also have biological clocks that regulate just about every function in our bodies. Scientists know our biological clocks are coordinated, but they aren't sure how. Using a $14 million grant from DARPA, a team from Duke and other universities will be looking more closely at the timepieces that drive life.
Feb 29 | News
By using exotic man-made materials,
scientists from Duke University and Boston College
believe they can greatly enhance the forces of electromagnetism (EM),
one of
the four fundamental forces of nature, without harming living beings or
damaging electrical equipment.
Jan 13 | News
While physicists at the Large Hadron Collider smash together thousands of protons and other particles to see what matter is made of, they're never going to hurl electrons at each other. No matter how high the energy, the little negative particles won't break apart. But that doesn't mean they are indestructible. Using several massive supercomputers, a team of physicists has spilt simulated electron perfectly in half.
12/15/2011 | News
Scientists
still aren't sure what causes clogs in flowing macroscopic particles,
but new experiments suggest that when particles undergo a force called
shear strain, they jam sooner than expected. Nuts, coffee and coal
inherently produce this type of movement, but many hoppers and other
dispensers aren’t engineered for it.
12/14/2011 | News
A
repository developed by Duke University engineers that they call a
"materials genome" could allow scientists to stop using trail-and-error
methods for combining electricity-producing materials. The
thermoelectrics database project covers thousands of compounds, and
provides detailed "recipes" for creating most efficient combinations for
a particular purpose.
11/16/2011 | News
U.S. scientists have
developed a new, integrated, ten-year science plan to better understand
the
details of Earth's carbon cycle and people's role in it. Understanding
the
carbon cycle is central for mitigating climate change and developing a
sustainable future.
