Research News

MEMS prof David Needham and colleagues are working to confirm that some brain tumors feature high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors, which could inform therapeutics

Duke engineers and neuroscientists put four touch-sensitive, electrically responsive proteins to the test

Researchers find that cataracts and turbulence that seem to slow water’s flow actually facilitate it

Award will help unlock the potential of historically underappreciated control theory to solve modern challenges of controlling fleets of autonomous vehicles

With the elections of Grill, Gersbach and Becker, Duke Engineering is home to 13 NAI Fellows

Sorting biological nanoparticles 500 times thinner than a human hair could improve a wide variety of diagnostics and treatments

Super-hard, high-temperature, “high-entropy” carbides demonstrate plasmonic properties useful for a wide range of aerospace applications

Soft surface adapts and reshapes itself to match a wide array of objects and motions

Cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) rapidly creates high-resolution images of the smallest pieces of proteins at the atomic level.

This year’s DST Seed Grant winners represent the great potential for significant medical, engineering and scientific contributions to region and nation.

Duke researchers have developed a gel-based cartilage substitute to relieve achy knees that’s even stronger and more durable than the real thing

The AI observes physical phenomena to uncover relevant variables—a necessary precursor to any physics theory