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Check out the latest media coverage of Duke engineering research and education.
STAT | September 30, 2021
A New Study Points to the Power of Wearables to Predict Even Presymptomatic Infections, Suggesting Use One Day Against COVID-19
Featuring Jessilyn Dunn
BME Professors Jessilyn Dunn and Geoffrey Ginsburg infected willing participants with common cold and flu viruses to provide the most rigorous evidence yet that wearable health monitors can predict infections, even before a person starts experiencing symptoms.
Psychology Today | September 27, 2021
Time in the Mind
Featuring Adrian Bejan
MEMS Professor Adrian Bejan theorizes that the reason we remember our childhood as lasting much longer than our adult life is due to the fact that our brains process images more slowly as our bodies age.
The Guardian | September 23, 2021
The Smart Toilet Era Is Here! Are You Ready to Share Your Analprint With Big Tech?
Featuring Sonia Grego
ECE Professor Sonia Grego is one in a wave of researchers pushing to unlock an incredible untapped opportunity for health data from a device that has barely changed in 100 years...the humble toilet.
The New York Times | September 14, 2021
The Godmother of the Digital Image
Featuring Ingrid Daubechies, Robert Calderbank, Cynthia Rudin
ECE/Math Professor Ingrid Daubechies is profiled by the New York Times from her early successes in transforming how digital information is created and conveyed to her current work applying her ingenious solutions to historic paintings and advocating for women in science.
The NIH SPARC Program | September 13, 2021
Using Computers to Simulate, Optimize, and Understand Neural Responses to Electrical Signals to Treat Disease
Featuring Warren Grill
NPR Charlotte | September 8, 2021
Why Are Charlotte’s Streetlights Turning Purple?
Featuring Nan Jokerst
ECE Professor Nan Jokerst explains why some street lights in Charlotte are turning purple through a clever cupcake metaphor.
The Wall Street Journal | September 8, 2021
Smartwatches Track Our Health. Smart Toilets Aren't Too Far Behind.
Featuring Sonia Grego
As part of a growing trend toward engineering smart toilets to monitor health, Sonia Grego talks about Duke's efforts in the space, including a recent prototype.