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May 17, 2022
Earl H. Dowell to Receive the 2022 ASME Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Medal
Dowell is an international leader in computational modeling and experimentation for aeroelastic systems in which fluids and structure interact
March 02, 2013
Theory Guides Experimentation
Duke's Stefano Curtarolo provides the theoretical underpinning for creating novel materials with distinctive properties
January 31, 2013
Novel Materials Shake Ship Scum
Ships may soon be able to shed the unwanted accumulation of bacteria and other marine growth with the flick of a switch.
January 23, 2013
Controlled Crumpling Key to Artificial Muscle
Duke engineer Xuanhe Zhao on the challenge of controlling graphene
October 23, 2012
Droplet Response to Electric Voltage In Solids Exposed
Duke engineers said this may explain why electrical power line materials fail and cause blackouts
October 09, 2012
Global Climate Patterns: Not So Complex to Predict?
Duke's Adrian Bejan believes he has developed a simpler way to predict the Earth’s climate patterns
August 24, 2012
Bigger Creatures Live Longer, Travel Farther for a Reason
In a new paper, Duke's Adrian Bejan argues that there is a universal tendency for larger things, animate and inanimate, to live longer
July 26, 2012
Needham Receives Prestigious Professorship
As a new Niels Bohr Professor, Duke engineer David Needham will establish the Center for Single Particle Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), in Odense, Denmark.
July 05, 2012
Finger-Spacing Increases Swimming Speeds
Adrian Bejan believes that human swimmers can achieve greater power in each swimming stroke if their fingers are slightly spaced
June 11, 2012
Engineered to Compete: Duke University Motorsports
After designing, engineering, and building this year’s open-wheel race car for the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Competition, originally known as the ‘Mini Indy,’ Duke has once again raised brows and proved to be stiff competition.