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A research team stands around a laboratory workstation with optical equipment, computers, and a laser system.
From Physics to Treatment: How Fundamental Research Improves Kidney Stone Care
3/11 Pratt School of Engineering

From Physics to Treatment: How Fundamental Research Improves Kidney Stone Care

An overview of Pei Zhong’s work over the past several decades reveals how fundamental engineering research — often done far from the clinic — plays a critical role in shaping safer, more effective medical technologies.

The Pocket Colposcope
A Pocket-Sized Diagnostic with Global Reach
2/26 Duke School of Medicine Magnify Magazine

A Pocket-Sized Diagnostic with Global Reach

Nimmi Ramanujam and colleagues are bringing AI‑powered cervical imaging to clinics in Kenya and rethink how diagnosis could work everywhere.

Lisa Satterwhite stands at the edge of the water on the North Carolina coast
Connecting Green Waters to Eastern NC’s ALS Problem
2/15 Outreach

Connecting Green Waters to Eastern NC’s ALS Problem

Duke researchers are working with public health professionals and citizen scientists in northeastern North Carolina to protects residents from neurotoxins released by giant algal blooms.

mouse on a stage with cameras
Mapping Behavior with Machine Learning
2/12 Research

Mapping Behavior with Machine Learning

By transforming movement into data, Timothy Dunn is reshaping how scientists can study behavior and the brain.

colorful high-resolution image of a mouse brain
A New Vision for Lymphatic Imaging
1/28 Pratt School of Engineering

A New Vision for Lymphatic Imaging

Pengfei Song is part of a team led by the University of Alberta, which has received an ARPA-H award to create high-resolution, 3D ultrasound for lymphedema imaging.