Engineering http://today.duke.edu/topic/14/rss en Setting Robots in Motion Quickly http://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/setting-robots-motion-quickly-and-efficiently Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:28:00 -0400 Daniel Sorin, George Konidaris: Setting robots in motion, quickly and efficiently https://theconversation.com/setting-robots-in-motion-quickly-and-efficiently-61493 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:14:00 -0400 Directly Reprogramming a Cell's Identity with Gene Editing http://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/crispr-neuronal-cells Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:07:00 -0400 Robot-like machines helped people with spinal injuries regain function http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/08/11/489524505/robot-like-machines-helped-people-with-spinal-injuries-regain-function Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:36:00 -0400 Paraplegics moving again years after spinal cord injuries http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/health/paralysis-brain-machine-interface/index.html Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:35:00 -0400 Slowly Pulling Proteins Apart Reveals Unexpected Path to Stability http://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/slowly-pulling-proteins-apart-reveals-unexpected-path-stability Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:08:00 -0400 Data+ Project Researches Connection Between Type 2 Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer https://ssri.duke.edu/news/type-2-diabetes-and-pancreatic-cancer Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:34:00 -0400 Perpetual 'Ice Water': Stable Solid-Liquid State Revealed in Nanoparticles http://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/perpetual-ice-water Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:13:00 -0400 Handheld Device Takes High-Resolution Images of Children's Retinas http://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/handheld-device-takes-high-resolution-images-childrens-retinas Device allows researchers to gain detailed information about the eyes of infants Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:15:00 -0400 Of Heartbeats, Bones and Brushstrokes http://today.duke.edu/2016/08/daubechies Training computers to find patterns in massive datasets from medicine to art history Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:00:00 -0400 Pratt Alumnus helps expose students to grand civil engineering challenges in south Florida http://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/visiting-civil-engineering%E2%80%99s-sweet-spot Wed, 27 Jul 2016 19:42:00 -0400 Missy Cummings comments: Facebook's Aquila drone completes first test flight http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/07/21/facebooks-aquila-completes-first-test-flight/87368910/ Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:13:00 -0400 Campfires, explained http://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12212472/how-to-build-a-fire-like-a-caveman Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:18:00 -0400 DIVE, Art Historians Recreate 8,000-Year-Old City http://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/recreating-catalhoyuk%E2%80%99s-historical-excavation-virtual-reality Researchers recreate Catalhoyuk’s historical excavation in virtual reality Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:23:00 -0400 Plans for self-driving cars have pitfall: The human brain http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/19/us/politics/ap-us-self-driving-cars-humans.html Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:05:00 -0400 Missy Cummings: The quest for the next human-computer interface http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/what-comes-after-keyboards/490511/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:18:00 -0400 Duke Offers New Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability Engagement http://today.duke.edu/2016/07/sustengagecert Certificate encourages sustainability engagement through interdisciplinary courses and experiential learning Tue, 12 Jul 2016 06:58:00 -0400 Mary “Missy” Cummings comments: Deadly force by robot may be first for law enforcement http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/07/deadly_force_by_robot_may_be_first_for_law_enforcement Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:34:00 -0400 Bouncing nano-droplets remove contaminants http://www.digitaljournal.com/science/bouncing-nano-droplets-remove-contaminants/article/469470 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 15:36:00 -0400 Mary “Missy” Cummings comments: Automakers worry Tesla autopilot crash could have chilling effect on driverless car industry http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2016/07/06/50247/will-the-tesla-autopilot-crash-have-a-chilling-eff/ Thu, 07 Jul 2016 16:25:00 -0400