Time in the Mind
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.
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The Smart Toilet Era Is Here! Are You Ready to Share Your Analprint With Big Tech?
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 Godmother of the Digital Image
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.
Using Computers to Simulate, Optimize, and Understand Neural Responses to Electrical Signals to Treat Disease
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Why Are Charlotte’s Streetlights Turning Purple?
ECE Professor Nan Jokerst explains why some street lights in Charlotte are turning purple through a clever cupcake metaphor.
Smartwatches Track Our Health. Smart Toilets Aren’t Too Far Behind.
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.