Nanowire technology holds promise for touchscreens
By Sangwon Yun | September 12, 2013Future iPads could be a lot cheaper thanks to research conducted by Duke and the University of Pennsylvania.
Future iPads could be a lot cheaper thanks to research conducted by Duke and the University of Pennsylvania.
A study that challenges the former understanding of fungal sex could aid scientists in finding treatments for fungal infection.
According to research conducted at the Duke Lemur Center, lemur hibernation may hold the key to a good night’s rest—or successful inter-planetary travel.
A new study conducted by neuroscientists at Duke’s Nicolelis Lab shows that the part of the brain responsible for the sensation of touch may react to visual stimuli alone.
Although a lot of research happens in labs, one undergraduate student’s summer research took her to the Hawaiian Islands to see through the eyes of a monk seal.
Duke researchers are using bats' flight from illness to understand immunity overall.
Truffle hunting may be as convenient as digging in your backyard—if you live by a pecan orchard.
Modeled after a ketchup packet, an invention made by a Pratt School of Engineering class could revolutionize the way antiretrovirals are delivered to newborns.
Ventriloquists use association between sight and sound to trick us into thinking that sounds are coming from different places. But how exactly does this trick work?
Dr. Robert Lefkowitz and pharmaceutical companies are placing a new focus on the receptors' potentiality to become drug targets.
New findings suggest that children who are part of the bullying cycle may experience negative health effects and financial hardships later in life.
After many years of “I swear it works,” Duke researches have discovered a truth that might be shocking to some: pulling-out is not the move for preventing pregnancy.
A recent Duke study found that listing nutritional information in a mobile format could help encourage healthy eating.
Charles and Daneen Stiefel donated $1.3 million, which will be used by Dr. Patricia Lugar and Dr. Sandeep Dave.
Induced or augmented labor may be associated with an increased risk of autism, a new study finds.
Nobel Laureate Dr. Robert Lefkowitz leans back in his chair, propping his feet up on his desk and listening thoughtfully as his graduate students gave presentations on their latest research.
Duke has made a name for itself in groundbreaking scientific research earning a Nobel prize, numerous grants and countless headlines.
Duke has received a commitment of up to $62 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to launch a new research program.
Duke faculty are coming together to form a comprehensive research community known as BioCoRE, with student participants from all levels of the University community.
Duke has an office for taking University inventions and turning them into marketable products, but some faculty have questioned how effective it is.