Research News
October 13, 2020
Chiral Ingredients Split Electron Spins in Hybrid Semiconductors
Adding left- or right-handed organic molecules to hybrid perovskite semiconductors may offer a path toward spintronic computing
September 21, 2020
Filling an AI and Materials Science Training Gap
Duke University awarded $3 million to develop a graduate training program at the nexus of artificial intelligence and materials science
September 10, 2020
Sound Waves Replace Human Hands in Petri Dish Experiments
Three proof-of-concept prototypes seek to make contactless ‘acoustic tweezer’ technology available to a wide array of laboratories
September 04, 2020
‘Floppy’ Atomic Dynamics Help Turn Heat into Electricity
‘Cold neutrons’ uncover atomic dynamics that give thermoelectric materials low-heat conductivity
August 24, 2020
Nanotechnology Network Meets National and Research Triangle Research and Educational Needs
Renewal grant ties Duke together with Triangle universities to help researchers, businesses and educators pursue nanotechnology innovation
August 18, 2020
Xiaoyue Ni: Designing Smart Materials and Wearable Technologies to Improve Health
New faculty member Xiaoyue Ni develops programmable materials and wearable electronic devices to advance precision medicine and health monitoring in the digital age
August 09, 2020
Duke Materials Initiative Expands to Include Sustainable Materials Research
DMI adds Civil & Environmental Engineering and Environmental Toxicology faculty who research environmental impacts of materials
July 01, 2020
Coordinating Complex Behaviors Between Hundreds of Robots
A new approach to designing motion plans for multiple robots grows “trees” in the search space to solve complex problems in a fraction of the time
June 26, 2020
From the Lab, the First Cartilage-Mimicking Gel That's Strong Enough for Knees
Cartilage provides a combination of cushiony-yet-strong that hydrogels haven't been able to match, until now
June 11, 2020
Sound Waves Transport Droplets for Rewritable Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
Vibrating transducers create tunnels in a thin layer of oil to transport droplets across a chip without leaving a trace behind