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Photonic Interactions at the Atomic Level

Aug 30, 2012

DURHAM, N.C. – By measuring the unique properties of light on the scale of a single atom, researchers from Duke University and Imperial College, London, believe that they have characterized the limits of the ability of metals to be used in devices...

Bigger Creatures Live Longer, Travel Farther for a Reason

Aug 24, 2012

DURHAM, N.C. -- A long-standing mystery in biology about the longer lifespans of bigger creatures may be explained by the application of a physical law called the Constructal Law (please link here www.constructal.org).

From Startup to Google

Aug 17, 2012

When Karna Vishwas finished his Pratt master’s degree in engineering management in 2009, the job market was bleak for most graduates. But Vishwas’ blend of technical, business, and management expertise landed him a position at a Silicon Valley...

Pratt, RTI to Develop Waterless Toilets

Aug 12, 2012

Jeff Glass, Hogg Family Director of Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship, and RTI International researchers have been awarded a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a toilet for use in developing nations that converts...

Needham Receives Prestigious Professorship

Jul 26, 2012

As a new Niels Bohr Professor, Duke engineer David Needham will establish the Center for Single Particle Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), in Odense, Denmark. One of the center’s primary goals will be to develop...

Katsouleas Reappointed Dean

Jul 23, 2012

Thomas Katsouleas has been reappointed to a second five-year term as dean of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, Duke President Richard H. Brodhead and Provost Peter Lange announced July 23, 2012. Duke regularly conducts five-year reviews...

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