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Time in the Mind
9/27/21 Psychology Today

Time in the Mind

MEMS Professor Adrian Bejan theorizes that the reason we remember our childhood as lasting much longer than our adult life is due to the fact that our brains process images more slowly as our bodies age.

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Introducing: The Duke Space Initiative
9/20/21 Duke Research Blog

Introducing: The Duke Space Initiative

Dan Buckland helps launch the Duke Space Initiative to serve in the near-term as a resource center for higher education on space, and eventually as the home of a space studies certificate program for undergraduates at Duke

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Engineering for Impact: Meet Duke Engineering’s Next Dean
9/16/21 Pratt School of Engineering

Engineering for Impact: Meet Duke Engineering’s Next Dean

Jerome Lynch shares his perspectives on Duke Engineering, initial priorities as dean, and vision for the transformative role engineers can play in society

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NSF Creates Polymer Chemistry Optimization Center at Duke for Future Materials
9/2/21 Duke Today

NSF Creates Polymer Chemistry Optimization Center at Duke for Future Materials

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $20 million grant to Duke University researchers to explore and optimize the chemical structure and physical properties of individual molecules in a polymer network.

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Duke Takes Top Prizes in RoboSub Competition
8/31/21 Pratt School of Engineering

Duke Takes Top Prizes in RoboSub Competition

Competing virtually for a second year, the Duke Robotics Club won awards for its technical design report, propulsion system and sensor optimization

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Algorithms That Show Their Work
8/30/21 Duke Science and Technology

Algorithms That Show Their Work

Cynthia Rudin writes machine learning algorithms that are interpretable, which increases their accuracy and usefulness