A 3D rendering of the first fully recyclable, printed transistor. Credit: Duke University New technique reclaims nearly 100% of all-carbon-based transistors while retaining future functionality…
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A new study sequencing the genome of four species of sifakas (Propithecus), a genus of lemurs found in Madagascar’s forests, reveals that these animals’ taste…
Inland-creeping saltwater is changing U.S. coastal wetlands, and now you can see the effects from space. Credit: NASA / U.S. Geological Survey Rising seas and…
Bitty Critter With A Giant Claw Lives Under the Dock at Duke Marine Lab The world’s most technologically advanced robots would lose in a competition…
These distant primate cousins of humans are among the few mammal species in which male-female partners stick together year after year. Credit: David Haring, Duke…
A close-up depiction of the new fiber-free optical WiFi antenna. Silver nanocubes are spaced just a few nanometers above a silver base, with fluorescent dyes…
The three-dimensional structure of a protein called the stringent starvation protein A, a member of a multi-protein complex that Francisella tularensis uses to infect macrophage…
Evolution of atomic lattice oscillation waves upon heating the tin sulfide crystal, as measured with neutron scattering. Credit: Tyson Lanigan-Atkins, Delaire group, Duke University ‘Cold…
A 35-year study of more than 540 wild baboons in Kenya links strong social bonds to better chances of survival. Credit: Susan Alberts, Duke University…
Credit: Duke University School of Medicine Getting through the day with your mask Use these helpful tips to properly wear and store your mask throughout…
Michael Troxel has always liked puzzles, especially challenging ones. Which is fortunate, since his job is solving some of the most perplexing, fundamental mysteries of…
This deep-sea dragonfish has ultra-black skin capable of absorbing the bioluminescent light that might blow its cover. Credit: Photo by Karen Osborn, Smithsonian National Museum…
As a control algorithm moves robots through a space, each state the robots can be in is represented by a spot on the 3D graph.…
The system automatically increases any image’s resolution up to 64x, ‘imagining’ features such as pores and eyelashes that weren’t there in the first place. Credit:…
A smiley-face-shaped antenna (left) is correctly identified by a new method for passively locating radio wave sources (right). Credit: Aaron Diebold, Duke University Passive method…
Optical Illusion Created by Butterflies’ Wing Scales Is Secret to Ultra-Black, Lightweight Materials
The black patches on the wings of some butterflies are 10 to 100 times darker than everyday black objects. Clockwise from top left: Catonephele numilia,…
Mixtures of POPs (green) and ELPs (blue) can be used to create a variety of new microparticle architectures including porous particles (left) and ‘fruits-on-a-vine’ networks…
(Click image for full view.) A French helmet from World War I sits beneath a shock tube to test how well it protects the dummy…
This micro-CT scan of a newborn giant panda skull casts doubt on an old idea about why bears are born so tiny.Credit: Peishu Li and…
New research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business on chess and tennis shows that even when competitors are evenly matched, players perform worse against…