Research News

Two-photon imaging shows neurons firing in a mouse's brain.

April 12, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Artificial Intelligence Singles Out Neurons Faster Than a Human Can

Deep-learning algorithm maps active neurons as accurately as humans in a fraction of the time

Miroslav Pajic kneeling with research group and small toy car

March 25, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Pajic Receives ACM SIGBED Early Career Researcher Award

Award recognizes outstanding contributions by early career investigators in the area of embedded, real-time and cyber-physical systems

long plastic device with what looks like different staircases etched in

March 07, 2019 | Duke Engineering

“Meta-Mirror” Reflects Sound Waves in Any Direction

New device perfectly controls the angle of reflection of sound waves

A computer rendering of a field of short cylinders hovering above a flat surface

February 15, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Researchers Discover Anti-Laser Masquerading as Perfect Absorber

With a tweak of only 0.3 millimeters, a material designed to absorb all light of a specific color demands the waves be synchronized as well

Ingrid Daubechies

February 12, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Daubechies Named North American Laureate of 2019 L'Oréal-UNESCO International Award For Women in Science

Award presented annually since 1998 to five outstanding women in chemistry, physics, materials science, mathematics and computer science

Vahid Tarokh, Ana Barros, and the NAE logo

February 08, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Barros, Tarokh Elected Members of the National Academy of Engineering

Duke Engineering faculty recognized for contributions to water-cycle modeling and wireless communications

Aditi Dighe working in SMIF

February 06, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Laser Love

ECE student Aditi Dighe’s lifelong fascination with photonics may lead to a patent as well as a PhD

Benjamin Lee standing in front of computer servers

January 29, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Computational Sprints in Concert

Game theory provides a new framework to optimize processor sprints and power consumption for large server farms

graphic showing red, green and blue light coming into a small, flat device and creating a three-color projection of a bird

January 24, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Multicolor Holography Technology Could Enable Extremely Compact 3D Displays

Lens-free holography method could bring color 3D displays to augmented reality glasses and smartphones

Researchers Brian Hawkins, Katelyn Sellgren and James Thostenson work together at the Center for WaSH-AID.

January 10, 2019 | Duke Engineering

Fecal Matters: Learning About Health Through Waste

The Duke "Smart Toilet" looks to make use of the valuable information about our health that we literally flush away multiple times a day.