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November 22, 2021 | Duke Engineering
Reversing Bone Loss Due to Osteoporosis
Current drugs for osteoporosis can only slow or stop progression of bone loss. What’s gone is gone. Duke University Professor Shyni Varghese has built a new molecule that rebuilds bone—and may transform osteoporosis treatment.
November 17, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Identifying Exposure Risks from Common Household Chemicals in Durham Homes
$1 million Durham study to examine exposure from chemicals in building materials and consumer products and evaluate mitigation strategies to reduce exposures during pregnancy
November 17, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Identifying Exposure Risks from Common Household Chemicals in Durham Homes
$1 million Durham study examine exposure chemicals building materials and consumer products and evaluate mitigation strategies reduce exposures during pregnancy
November 16, 2021
Six Duke Materials Scientists Named to Global Highly Cited List
Annual Clarivate Analytics list includes 38 Duke researchers
November 10, 2021 | Duke Nicholas School of the Environment
New Tests Track Sources of Lead Contamination in Urban Soils and Assess Its Risks
By distinguishing between lead from modern sources and lead from pre-1970s vehicle exhaust fumes and leaded paint, the new test may be especially useful for assessing the hidden risks of legacy contamination
November 08, 2021 | Neuroscience News
Flame Retardants Cause Brain Changes in Mice of Offspring
Female mice exposed to PBDEs, a type of flame-retardant found on everyday household items, pass on the chemicals to their developing offspring, which can cause alterations in social memories and behaviors reminiscent of human compulsive behaviors associated with autism
November 03, 2021 | American Physical Society
A Less Invasive Approach to Rheology Measurements
Duke University researchers have demonstrated a method of probing a soft material’s properties that could allow them to capture those properties more accurately and for smaller systems than current methods
October 28, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Smart Material Switches Between Heating and Cooling in Minutes
Deployed on roofs or facades, passive technology could greatly reduce HVAC energy consumption in buildings
October 28, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Smart Material Switches Between Heating and Cooling in Minutes
Deployed on roofs or facades, passive technology could greatly reduce HVAC energy consumption in buildings
October 22, 2021 | Duke MEDx
iMED Brings Engineering Innovation to Medicine Through the Power of Graduate Students
Andreas Seas, Jay Rathinavelu and Justin Chan are three medical students driving the rebranding of the MEDx-sponsored interest group, iMED (Innovative Medicine), formerly known as the Medicine and Engineering Interest Group
October 20, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Duke Soft Matter Symposium Attracts Worldwide Audience
Duke Materials Initiative’s milestone event on polymer networks engages 300+ attendees from 16 nations
October 20, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Duke Soft Matter Symposium Attracts Worldwide Audience
Duke Materials Initiative’s milestone event on polymer networks engages 300+ attendees from 16 nations
October 13, 2021
Charbonneau Named Fellow of APS
Duke Professor of Chemistry and Physics Patrick Charbonneau honored by the American Physics Society for contributions to understanding glassy materials
October 12, 2021 | MSN News
Quebec Physicist Linked to Nobel-Winning Research Urges Canada to 'Value Science'
Duke Chemistry Professor Patrick Charbonneau has worked closely with Giorgio Parisi, co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Physics
October 11, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Cell-Filled Pouch Creates Temporary “Chimeras” to Treat Disease
Device protects human liver cells producing critical biomolecules for six months in mice