Research News
January 15, 2020
Exploring Tiny Forces with Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy
Stretching molecules and pulling them apart reveals volumes about the way they function
November 26, 2019
Three Duke Engineers Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ravi Bellamkonda, Ashutosh Chilkoti and Tony Huang are among seven Duke faculty to join AAAS
November 05, 2019
Physics of Windshield-Cracking Raindrops Could Demolish Kidney Stones
New models of a phenomenon first seen in the circular cracking of supersonic jet windshields flying through rain could point to better approaches of pulverizing kidney stones
September 09, 2019
DNA-Based Nanobots Earn Duke MEMS Its Fifth DMREF Award for Materials Science
Collaborative work on “Designing Materials that Revolutionize and Engineer our Future” now totals more than $7.5 million
September 05, 2019
Matthew Becker: Designing Functionalized, Degradable Biomaterials for Healing
An expert in organic polymer chemistry, Matthew Becker’s research is focused on developing bioactive polymers for regenerative medicine and drug delivery
August 27, 2019
David Mitzi wins 2020 ACS National Award for Chemistry of Materials
Mitzi recognized for revolutionary materials science work in energy applications
May 23, 2019
Huang Receives 2019 IEEE Technical Achievement Award
Award recognizes outstanding achievement, contribution and innovation in a technical area of biomedical engineering
May 20, 2019
Guiding Vibration Simulations for Turbines
The Duke-led GUIde Consortium develops faster, more accurate simulations of turbine blade vibrations to help the industry engineer safer jet turbines with lower maintenance costs
May 16, 2019
Triangle Soft Matter Workshop Continues to Grow
Annual workshop has helped establish the Triangle as a destination for soft matter research
May 08, 2019
Bespoke Bones
Ken Gall uses a patient's CT scans to customize a 3D-printed titanium implant