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3/19/24 Podcast

Pop Quantum

The word "quantum" is quickly creeping into the lexicon of American culture. But what does it actually mean? And what does Chris Nolan get right that Marvel gets wrong? Members of the Duke Quantum Center have answers.

Strength test of concrete conducted by researchers — Duke Researchers Find New Dimensions in Decades-Old Strength Test

3/18/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Duke Researchers Find New Dimensions in Decades-Old Strength Test

Researchers are reevaluating the Brazilian test due to concerns about its accuracy and the underlying theory of material failure.

color gradient like light through a prism — Researchers Prove Fundamental Limits of Electromagnetic Energy Absorption

3/14/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Researchers Prove Fundamental Limits of Electromagnetic Energy Absorption

Mathematical solution evaded discovery for over two decades

a small wobbly object spinning around and glowing blue — Water Droplet Spun by Sound Screens for Colon Cancer

3/13/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Water Droplet Spun by Sound Screens for Colon Cancer

New platform separates biomarkers with a water droplet-based centrifuge that spins up to 6000 RPM, pushed only by sound waves

Chatterjee Lab — Chatterjee Receives Donation to Study Fatal Neurological Disease

3/12/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Chatterjee Receives Donation to Study Fatal Neurological Disease

Pranam Chatterjee will explore how to degrade a key protein that causes Alexander Disease

A man talking at a podium with a white banner beside him — Risky Business: Climate Threats Bring Change to Insurance and Finance Sectors

3/12/24 The Nicholas Institute

Risky Business: Climate Threats Bring Change to Insurance and Finance Sectors

Duke symposium launches public-private research effort on managing climate risks

alternating images of colorful patterns contained within a circle — Industrious Communities Can Create Cheaters, Even in Bacteria

3/6/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Industrious Communities Can Create Cheaters, Even in Bacteria

Bacterial colonies fail to reach their potential when cooperative growth creates opportunities for laziness

Group photo of Duke NSBE members in front of the chapel — Working To Uplift Underrepresented Student Voices in Engineering

2/29/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Working To Uplift Underrepresented Student Voices in Engineering

The National Society of Black Engineers at Duke continues to promote principles of equity and collaboration between researchers across the industry who come from underrepresented communities.