Duke ECE in the News

Check out the latest media coverage of Duke electrical and computer engineering research and education.

WRAL |

Duke team gets global attention for rainforest drone project

Martin Brooke

Mysterious Universe |

The Strange World and Weird Science of Real Invisibility Suits

An article depicting how metamaterial technology first developed by ECE Professor David Smith could someday lead to true invisibility suits.

The Washington Post |

‘Gigantic Jet’ Lightning Is a Mystery. These Researchers Are Solving It.

ECE Professor Steve Cummer is helping to crack the mystery of the phenomenon behind a massive electrical discharge that rose 50 miles into space.

Radio Health Journal |

Stranger Than Fiction: Using Electronic Tattoos To Monitor Health

ECE Professor Aaron Franklin describes how nanotechnology can revolutionize health care through the use of electronic temporary tattoos that monitor and treat patients.

Soft Robotics Podcast |

Metamaterial, Invisibility Cloak

David Smith

National Institute of Mental Health |

Adult “Picky Eaters” Recall Helpful Parent Feeding Strategies

Working with colleagues in the School of Medicine, ECE Professor Guillermo Sapiro asked a group of adults who identified themselves as “picky eaters” to reflect on their parents’ feeding strategies when they were children to better understand which strategies were perceived as helpful and which weren’t.

SPIE |

Turning on the Glass: Chalcogenides and the Future of Photonics

ECE Professor Natalia Litchinitser talks about how emerging materials called chalcogenide glasses has applications in the future of UV-light-based technologies.

American Banker |

How the SEC Threw a Wrench in Bank Regulators’ Crypto Custody Efforts

Jimmie Lenz provides insight into the consequences of a new SEC ruling into how institutions should treat digital assets they hold in custody. 

Tech Times |

Physics for AI: Venture to Help Artifical Intelligence to Make Own Discoveries, But Is It Ideal?

Is it a good idea to teach physics to AI to help it make novel discoveries, as ECE Professor Willie Padilla recently demonstrated with metasurface technology?

Boston 25 News |

Manhole Explosions Add Chaos to Morning Rush

ECE/CS Professor Cynthia Rudin explains why New York City might have been a special case in being able to predict which manhole covers were in danger of exploding after an incident in Boston.