Ice Cube neutrino observatory nears completion

Sep 1 | News

The world’s first kilometer-scale neutrino, buried deep under Antarctic ice, should be all systems go by Christmas 2010. With 5,160 sensors occupying a gigaton of ice, researchers hope to detect the small neutrino fluxes that could reveal the sources of cosmic rays and the particle nature of dark matter.

Secrets of the gecko foot help robot climb

Aug 26 | News

A Stanford mechanical engineer is using the biology of a gecko's sticky foot to create a robot that climbs. In the same way the small reptile can scale a wall of slick glass, the Stickybot can climb smooth surfaces with feet modeled on the intricate design of gecko toes.

Popping Bubbles Hold Promise in Cellular Drug Injection

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A new technique that harnesses the power of mighty microscopic bubbles, developed by Duke engineers, can open for a blink of the eye nanometer-sized entries into individual cells.

Title VI Success

2 hours ago | News

Record number of international grants affirms Duke's global strategy

Stretched Molecule Ends Up Shorter Than It Started

2 hours ago | News

Polymer May Help Chemists Watch Reactions As They Happen

Physicists find fractal boundaries in crystals

Sep 2 | News

Cornell researchers, using computational modeling, are providing new insight into how atoms in crystals rearrange as the material is bent and shaped.

$3.3 million in grants aims to improve farming in Africa

Sep 2 | News

Funding from the NSF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will partner advanced research expertise with the developing world to improve soil and plant breeding.

Near infrared light may open new frontier in fighting cancer

Sep 2 | News

A “game-changing” technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases. University of Central Florida chemists used near infrared light and fluorescent dye to take pictures of cells and tumors deep within tissue.

Laser-based missile defense for helicopters being developed

Sep 2 | News

Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company. Using inexpensive, off-the-shelf telecommunications fiber optics, sturdy and portable "mid-infrared supercontinuum lasers" are being developed that could blind heat-seeking weapons from a distance of 1.8 milles away.

Advanced Photon Source helps answer key questions about common cold virus

Sep 2 | News

In a world where doctors can treat the most devastating illnesses, the common cold remains elusive. That's because up until recently, scientists knew little about the viruses that spread this seasonal nuisance. But that may be changing now that researchers have mapped one virus's atomic structure using the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the Argonne National Laboratory.

Cornell leads fight against invasive emerald ash borer

Sep 1 | News

As the emerald ash borer starts to invade New York and kill off its ash trees, Cornell researchers are leading the fight against the invasive pest.

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The irresistability of the end

Aug 26 | RDBlog

What is it about doomsday scenarios? Every once in a while, it seems, the general public can’t get enough of predictions about impending disaster. And the most recent spate of disaster ruminations seems more pervasive than ever.

Am I Buggin’ You?

Aug 2 | RDBlog

Two bugs are making a comeback tour, and one is as annoying as the other is deadly. One bites skin, one attacks cells. There’s no vaccine, the treatments are less and less effective with each passing year, and they are beginning to take over the neighborhood. Itchy yet?

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Stockholm

Jul 19 | Videos

Smarter traffic systems create better cities. IBM worked with the City of Stockholm to implement smart toll systems that cut gridlock by 20% and saved the citizens both time and money.

Curiosity spins its wheels

Jul 15 | Videos

Engineers just installed six new wheels on the Curiosity rover, and rotated all six wheels at once on July 9, 2010. This milestone marked the first in a series of "tune ups" to get the rover ready for a drive in the clean room where it is being assembled at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Curiosity is the centerpiece of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is expected to launch in late 2011, and touch down wheels-first in summer 2012.