A team led by scientists at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working "invisibility cloak." The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around a "hidden" object inside with little distortion, making it appear almost as if nothing were there at all.
Grammy Award-winning producer Ninth Wonder explained his craft of record sampling at an event the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Professors Mark Anothony Neal from Duke and Kawachi Clemons from North Carolina Central University commented on the musical form's cultural roots. Learn more at http://www.nasher.du ke.edu.
Duke University students audition to become the "Blue Devil" mascot that entertains crowds at sports games. Learn more at http://www.goduke.co m/ViewArticle.dbml?D B_OEM_ID=4200&KEY=&A TCLID=242333&SPID=34 12&SPSID=57120
Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist. Each microrobot is shaped something like a spatula but with dimensions measuring just microns, or millionths of a meter.
To determine the emotion displayed on a stranger's face, children focus on the eyes, nose and mouth, much as adults do. That is the finding of a research project by Duke University senior Jasmine Pettiford. Pettiford did her experiments in Professor Kevin Pelphrey's lab and published her results in the student-run Duke Mind journal.
Professor Dan Ariely tries to understand why people sometimes make irrational choices. In one experiment he found that people preferred the taste of beer mixed with balsamic vinegar over straight beer, but only if they didn't know they were drinking vinegar. He first got ideas for experiments while he was recovering in the hospital from severe burns.
With fiddles, banjos and even a jug, the Durham-based Carolina Chocolate drops played Thursday to a crowd of more than 100 at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The concert was the first in the Summer Music in the Gardens series.
Duke University students from the school's Arts Theme House hosted the Young Artists' Showcase to present to campus the largely unseen talents of underclassmen.
Duke students, staff, faculty and supporters skydived onto campus Wednesday. The event raised $6,000 for Duke Children's Hospital. Each Duke jumper was attached to a member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team for the tandem jumps that included 60 seconds of free fall.
A multi-institutional consortium including Duke University has created startlingly crisp 3-D microscopic views of tiny mouse brains -- unveiled layer by layer -- by extending the capabilities of conventional magnetic resonance imaging. Learn more at http://www.civm.duhs .duke.edu.
Duke University historian Timothy Tyson's book "Blood Done Sign My Name" is being turned into a movie. The story follows a murder in 1970 in the town of Oxford, N.C. and ensuing racial tensions. One of Tyson's intellectual heros, Dr. John Hope Franklin, makes a guest appearance.
In a public conversation Feb. 2 in Duke Chapel, celebrated authors Toni Morrison and Reynolds Price both debuted new works. Price read a poem "To Toni From Reynolds" honoring their friendship. Morrison read an extended excerpt from her as-yet-unpublished novel.
Duke students, staff and faculty worked Thursday to draw attention to issues of climate change, energy conservation and environmental stewardship. Many student "Cameron Crazy" fans donned green "Bleed Blue, Live Green" t-shirts for the Jan. 31 nationally televised men's basketball game against North Carolina State University. Learn more at www.duke.edu/sustain ability.
Ebrahim Moosa delivered a lecture, "Ethical Challenges in Contemporary Islamic Thought," that was hosted by His Majesty King Muhammad VI of Morocco and was held in the renovated Qarawiyin Mosque in the historic city of Fez. Learn more at http://www.dukenews. duke.edu/2007/10/moo sa.html.
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