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Scientists Reveal Why Time Seems to Speed Up as We Age
10/13/23 The Daily Mail

Scientists Reveal Why Time Seems to Speed Up as We Age

An article exploring why most adults have said “time flies” at one time or another as they age explores MEMS Professor Adrian Bejan’s theory that the phenomenon has something to do with how quickly sensory signals are processed by our brains.

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Inside the XPRIZE Pressure Cooker
10/13/23 Pratt School of Engineering

Inside the XPRIZE Pressure Cooker

A Duke-led team of engineers and conservationists race to beat the clock in the semifinals of a $10M competition to sample rainforest biodiversity.

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Scientists Funded to Teach Computers How to Develop Solar Materials
9/25/23 University of Colorado Boulder

Scientists Funded to Teach Computers How to Develop Solar Materials

David Mitzi joins a collaboration to accelerate the discovery of the structure-property relationships that underpin the hybrid organic inorganic structures of metal-halide perovskites

Illustration of positive charge carriers within a class of materials called perovskites
Growing Triple-Decker Hybrid Crystals for Lasers
8/31/23 Pratt School of Engineering

Growing Triple-Decker Hybrid Crystals for Lasers

Collaboration between Duke and Purdue explores the fabrication and optoelectric characterization of multilayered perovskites

A low-profile, wearable imaging tool will be able to provide physicians with accurate, detailed, 3D brain images
A Non-Invasive Way to Visualize the Deep Brain
7/25/23 Pratt School of Engineering

A Non-Invasive Way to Visualize the Deep Brain

By developing a brain imaging tool that can stick directly to a patient's scalp, Xiaoyue Ni and Junjie Yao aim to make it easier for doctors to diagnose strokes