Research News

NSF Convergence Accelerator launches second cohort

September 17, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Duke-Led Team to Develop Privacy-Minded AI Health Learning Platform

A new $1 million NSF Convergence Accelerator award will support privacy-preserving machine learning models for health care
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September 02, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Duke Joins Peers on New National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee

Committee tasked with counseling the White House on ways to ensure continued American leadership in quantum information science
Michael Reiter

September 02, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Michael Reiter: Cybersecurity Is a Moving Target

New faculty member Michael Reiter spends a lot of time with his head in the clouds, but his work on computer security started long before 'the cloud' was even a thing
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September 01, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Duke Joins $115 Million Quantum Systems Accelerator

Five-year project seeks to energize the nation’s research community to ensure U.S. leadership in quantum R&D and accelerate the transfer of quantum technologies
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August 31, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Duke Researchers Join National Effort to Demystify Deep Learning

$10 million award will explore the mechanisms underlying deep learning algorithms to push AI applications to the next level
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August 24, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Nanotechnology Network Meets National and Research Triangle Research and Educational Needs

Renewal grant ties Duke together with Triangle universities to help researchers, businesses and educators pursue nanotechnology innovation
Tingjun Chen

August 21, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Tingjun Chen: Connecting Tomorrow’s Wireless World

New faculty member Tingjun Chen is developing technologies, designing algorithms and building systems that will enable next generation wireless networks
Chris Monroe

August 20, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Chris Monroe: Realizing Ion-Trap Quantum Computers to Solve Unsolvable Problems

An international leader in quantum computing, architect of the U.S. National Quantum Initiative, and member of the National Academy of Sciences, Chris Monroe will join longtime long-distance collaborators at Duke to build practical quantum computers for use in fields from finance to pharmaceuticals
Crystal Noel

August 20, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Crystal Noel: Hot on the Heels of a Long-Lasting Qubit

As the Duke Quantum Center comes online, Noel is already imagining what we need to build the next generation of quantum information systems
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June 11, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Sound Waves Transport Droplets for Rewritable Lab-on-a-Chip Devices

Vibrating transducers create tunnels in a thin layer of oil to transport droplets across a chip without leaving a trace behind