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September 25, 2023 | 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 Illustration of positive charge carriers within a class of materials called perovskites

August 31, 2023 | Duke 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 low-profile, wearable imaging tool will be able to provide physicians with accurate, detailed, 3D brain images

July 25, 2023 | Duke 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 everywhere to diagnose strokes and other neurological issues
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July 19, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Unlocking the Future Potential of Living Materials

Researchers across campus aim to harness bacteria to engineer adaptive living materials

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June 08, 2023 | Duke OTC

How the Partnership of a Duke Ph.D. and a Professor Led to Multiple Medical Device Start-Ups

Alumnus Cambre Kelly is developing innovative solutions to difficult clinical problems in orthopedics through two start-ups
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May 22, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Flexing Crystalline Structures Provide Path to a Solid Energy Future

Machine learning approach opens insights into an entire class of materials being pursued for solid-state batteries
a person grabbing their lower leg that is glowing red a person grabbing their lower leg that is glowing red

May 22, 2023 | Duke Health

Biologic Used by Athletes Could Also Ease Nerve Pain from Chemo, Diabetes

Autologous conditioned serum (ACS) -- a biologic therapy that famous athletes swear by to treat arthritis and sports injuries -- also shows benefit for the kind of neurological pain caused by chemotherapy or diabetes
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May 15, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Sparking Imaginative Discussions to Fight Climate Change with Materials Science

The inaugural Duke Materials Initiative Symposium on Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change set a high bar for the new event series
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April 27, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Extracting Potent COVID-Fighting Pharmaceuticals for Protective Sprays

Research shows that niclosamide can readily be extracted and dissolved from commercial tablets in quantities sufficient to create throat and nasal sprays
An ink jet printer printing silicon electronic onto a plastic sheet An ink jet printer printing silicon electronic onto a plastic sheet

March 07, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Putting the SE Back in Silicon Electronics

Researchers from across the southeastern US gathered at Duke University to answer the CHIPS and Science Act’s call to reinvigorate the nation’s silicon-related research and manufacturing abilities