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Op-Ed: Trump’s Decimation of US Science and Workforce Funding Is a Gift to China
4/16 The Hill

Op-Ed: Trump’s Decimation of US Science and Workforce Funding Is a Gift to China

Christine Payne pens an op-ed based on her time spent at the State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, where she helped monitor scientific advances across the globe and coordinate with allies to ensure the protection of new technologies.

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Want to 3D Print a Walking Robot? Just Ask Your Computer.
4/9 Pratt School of Engineering

Want to 3D Print a Walking Robot? Just Ask Your Computer.

Researchers have developed a platform called Text2Robot that leverages generative AI to design and deliver functional robots with just a few spoken words.

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AI and Humans as Teammates
3/21 Tech Briefs

AI and Humans as Teammates

Boyuan Chen and his team have developed a platform called CREW that is used to create algorithms to optimize human-AI cooperation.

Xiaoyue Ni
Materials Morph for Easier Health Monitoring
3/20 Duke Today

Materials Morph for Easier Health Monitoring

Xiaoyue Ni is creating wearable technology that goes beyond just tracking your steps, for everything from pregnancy to sleep patterns

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I Tried a Hack to Slow Down Time – This Is What Happened
3/10 The Independent

I Tried a Hack to Slow Down Time – This Is What Happened

To slow down your perception of time passing, Adrian Bejan suggests slowing down a little more, forcing yourself to do new things to get away from the routine.

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Engineering Tomorrow’s Batteries Through Molecular Modeling
2/19 Pratt School of Engineering

Engineering Tomorrow’s Batteries Through Molecular Modeling

A new Beyond the Horizon project seeks to provide the fundamental understanding of solid-state sodium-ion batteries to make them the preferred power source of the future

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New Method Makes High-Entropy Oxides in a Flash
2/17 Chemical & Engineering News

New Method Makes High-Entropy Oxides in a Flash

Stefano Curtarolo provides insight on a proposed method to quickly and cheaply synthesize an emerging class of super hard materials