Research News
May 18, 2020
‘Vortex Microlaser’ Encodes Information in Twisting Beams of Light
Engineers develop first tunable, chip-based vortex microlaser and detector, providing a new route to increasing the bandwidth of fiber optic communications
May 14, 2020
Yiran Chen Inducted into HPCA Hall of Fame
Chen Joins a Small, Prolific Group of Computing Experts
May 12, 2020
Silver Nanocubes Make Point-of-Care Diagnostics Easier to Read
Researchers use plasmonics to enhance fluorescent markers in lab-on-a-chip diagnostic devices
May 11, 2020
Inexpensively Locating Friendly (and Unfriendly) Radio Waves
Passive method for locating and characterizing radio waves could lead to cameras that can capture images using ambient radio waves
May 08, 2020
Litchinitser, Collaborators Win Aspen Institute Italia Award 2020
Duke professor of electrical and computer engineering Natalia Litchinitser belongs to a US-Italy team that has produced a “revolutionary” microlaser that twists light
May 07, 2020
Ask a Scientist: Lightning
Steven Cummer answers your questions about the physical processes that happen when lightning strikes, and the effects that we see and feel on the ground
March 19, 2020
Stretchable Supercapacitors to Power Tomorrow’s Wearable Devices
Researchers demonstrate robust supercapacitors that still work when stretched to eight times their original size
March 01, 2020
Machine Learning Protecting Human Privacy
Duke Engineers are pioneering techniques to scan a person’s face while ignoring certain sensitive features that someone might not want their device to access
February 20, 2020
Faster. Stronger. Smarter.
Artificial intelligence is shaping the future of eye care—and Duke is leading the way
February 17, 2020
Off-Grid Sanitation Systems Show Promise in Global Testing, Despite Toilet Paper Sabotage
Systems approaching viability in field tests of Duke-led Gates Foundation “Reinvent the Toilet” project