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August 03, 2015
Acquisition of Spin-Out Company Bioptigen to Bring Duke Imaging Technology to New Markets
In June 2015, microscopy and imaging systems company Leica Microsystems acquired Bioptigen, Inc., a company born from Duke Engineering.
July 29, 2015
Shop Managers Nationwide Gather to Focus on Student Safety
Duke hosts the first ever Student Machine Shop Manager Conference to facilitate networking and talking about best practices
July 27, 2015
Superfast Fluorescence Sets New Speed Record
Plasmonic device has speed and efficiency to serve optical computers
July 15, 2015
Engineering a New Curriculum in Uganda
As the inaugural class of one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s first biomedical engineering (BME) programs celebrated its graduation in Kampala, Uganda this May, Duke professor William "Monty" Reichert cheered their success from Durham.
July 13, 2015
Chemotherapeutic Coatings Enhance Tumor-Frying Nanoparticles
Researchers at Duke University have devised a heat-induced nanoparticle drug delivery system to add firepower to a treatment already in clinical trials
July 10, 2015
Harnessing Supercomputers for Computational Materials Science
A new grant for more than $1.8 million will help materials scientists complete time-intensive quantum mechanical calculations by connecting multiple computational libraries
June 30, 2015
Beyond Engineering: Inventing Biomedical Prototypes
Students in Duke University’s Biomedical Device Innovation course series face engineering, marketing and business challenges while designing tools to fill clinical needs
June 29, 2015
Duke to Offer Free Online Data-Analysis Courses Through Coursera
Launching this fall, “Specialization in Data Analytics for Business” will help everyday professionals make the most of Big Data
June 26, 2015
Kenneth Hall Named Editor of ASME Journal of Turbomachinery
The journal publishes the best technical papers worldwide that advance the state-of-the-art of turbomachinery technology related to gas turbine engines.
June 24, 2015
MRI Technology Reveals Deep Brain Pathways in Unprecedented Detail
A Duke MD-PhD student improves brain imaging resolution 1000 times over, which could lead to better treatment of tremors and other neurological disorders