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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
May 22, 2023 | Duke Engineering News
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
May 15, 2023 | Duke Engineering News
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
May 05, 2023 | Duke Today
Twelve Research Teams Launching Projects to Advance Duke Climate Commitment Priorities
Duke Climate Research Innovation Seed Program (CRISP) will fund 12 teams of Duke University scholars that include nine Duke engineers, to accelerate research on sustainable, equitable solutions to climate change and its effects
April 06, 2023 | Duke Engineering News
Fully Recyclable Printed Electronics Ditch Toxic Chemicals for Water
First-of-its-kind demonstration suggests a more environmentally friendly future for the electronics industry is possible
March 07, 2023 | University of Nottingham
Brain Tumour Discovery Paves Way for New Drug Treatments
MEMS prof David Needham and colleagues are working to confirm that some brain tumors feature high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors, which could inform therapeutics
March 07, 2023 | Duke Engineering News
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
February 23, 2023 | Duke Engineering News
Measuring the Lightest Touch Your Body Responds To
Duke engineers and neuroscientists put four touch-sensitive, electrically responsive proteins to the test
January 30, 2023
Video: Intro to Duke's Gradute Degree Programs in MatSci
Our graduate students learn materials design and engineering from Duke's world-class, multidisciplinary faculty
December 20, 2022 | Duke Engineering News
DMI Planning Retreat Peers into the Future of Materials Science
Students and faculty from every corner of campus gather to discuss the future of materials science research at Duke
October 28, 2022 | Duke Office of Postdoctoral Services
Chilkoti Wins Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award
Ashutosh Chilkoti won Duke's 2022 Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award after receiving a number of heartfelt nominations from trainees testifying to his support and encouragement.
October 20, 2022 | Duke Engineering News
Gel-Like, Radioactive Implant Obliterates Pancreatic Cancer in Mice
Combination of internal radiation and chemotherapy dissolves tumors in 80 percent of mice across multiple models
October 11, 2022 | Duke Engineering News
Heat-Proof Chaotic Carbides Could Revolutionize Aerospace Technology
Super-hard, high-temperature, “high-entropy” carbides demonstrate plasmonic properties useful for a wide range of aerospace applications
September 27, 2022 | Duke Research & Innovation
Managing and Sharing Data in the Natural Sciences: An Interview with Duke's Patrick Charbonneau
To facilitate data sharing, the chemist deposits data sets in Duke Libraries' Research Data Repository when he publishes a paper.
September 21, 2022 | Duke Engineering News
Artificial Soft Surface Autonomously Mimics Shapes From Nature
Soft surface adapts and reshapes itself to match a wide array of objects and motions