Research News

Lines of green, yellow, and orange overlay an image of a car on a road along with a transparent version of the car

March 14, 2022 | Duke Engineering

WARNING: Objects in Driverless Car Sensors May Be Closer Than They Appear

Industry-standard dual-camera LIDAR sensors on self-driving cars can be deceived
A black and white pencil sketch of an eye

March 07, 2022 | Duke Engineering

Simulated Human Eye Movement Aims to Train Metaverse Platforms

Virtual platform replicates how human eyes track stimuli from conversations to art galleries

Guillermo Sapiro

February 11, 2022 | Duke Engineering

Duke’s Guillermo Sapiro Elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering

The professor of electrical and computer engineering was recognized for three decades of transformative contributions to the theory and practice of imaging
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November 23, 2021 | Duke Today

Duke Science and Technology is 'Accepting the Challenge'

The faculty recruitment and retention effort, called Duke Science and Technology, will give the university resources to expand core strengths in Duke’s research, extending to nearly every corner of the university.
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November 22, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Information Theorists Settle 70-Year-Old Communications Question

Colleagues call Duke mathematical proof ‘stunning achievement’ that could have broad implications
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November 19, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Duke Engineering Launches ‘Athena’ Center for AI and Edge Computing

The new center’s kickoff event featured a showcase of proposed edge computing projects
Blake Wilson (second to left) poses with the other winners of the 2021 North Carolina Award. Credit: NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

November 19, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Blake Wilson Receives Top North Carolina Award

Wilson receives the state’s highest civilian honor in recognition of his pioneering role in developing cochlear implants
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October 12, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Duke Professor Wins $1 Million Artificial Intelligence Prize, A ‘New Nobel’

Cynthia Rudin becomes second recipient of AAAI Squirrel AI Award for pioneering socially responsible AI
A tube created by light blue boundaries with small particles within - all against a darker blue background

August 18, 2021 | Duke Engineering

‘Shadow Waveguide’ Casts Complex Acoustic Patterns to Control Particles

New approach to 'acoustic tweezers' could help push past limitations for cell and tissue engineering applications
Yiran Chen, Athena PI

August 17, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Diversifying the Edge Computing Ecosystem

New Duke-led, NSF-funded “Athena” center for AI seeks to advance next-generation mobile networks and make fast, secure edge computing accessible to more users