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A small tablet in a dish. The small tablet can be placed under the tongue where it immediately dissolves and delivers the vaccine into the body Featured

November 28, 2022 | Duke Engineering

Tablet-Based Vaccine Prevents Urinary Tract Infections in Mice

Quick-dissolving tablet shows long-lasting protection from bacteria that causes UTIs

The two manikins are side-by-side. Helga is covered in blue fabric while Zohar has a black vest

November 17, 2022 | Duke Engineering

Artemis I Moon Mission: Collaboration with Duke Researchers Sends Manikins to Measure Radiation

Avatars 'Helga' and 'Zohar' will collect valuable data about radiation that astronauts are exposed to during spaceflight

Clockwise from top left: Stefano Curtarolo, Charles Gersbach, Tony Huang, Mark Wiesner, David Mitzi

November 15, 2022 | Duke Engineering

Five Duke Engineers Make 'Highly Cited' List

Duke engineers are among the discipline's most influential scholars in 2022, according to Clarivate analytics

Jessilyn Dunn and one of her graduate students study the data gathered from a smartwatch

November 15, 2022 | Duke Engineering Magazine

Customizing the Duke BME Master's Degree

Fluorescent microscopy image showing robust uptake of SARS-CoV-2 by human stem cell-derived kidney podocytes. The infected cells express viral nucleocapsid protein (Red) and the podocyte cell lineage identification marker, nephrin (Cyan)

November 15, 2022 | Duke Engineering Magazine

Detecting How COVID-19 Can Directly Infect and Damage Human Kidney Cells

Students conduct an experiment in the Duke BME wet lab space

November 14, 2022 | Duke Engineering Magazine

Engineering the Duke BME Wet Lab Space

First-year engineering students Rania Challita, Ahnaf Hossain, Liam Byrne, Ashley Huang, with their prototype at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.

October 31, 2022 | Nasher Museum of Art

Helping in a Pinch: Duke Engineering Students Design a Solution for The Nasher

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Science in Parallel | October 26, 2022

Pushing Limits in Computing and Biology

Featuring Amanda Randles

Forbes | October 5, 2022

Massive Digital Library Released To Accelerate Clinical Research And Cut Costs

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Forbes | September 7, 2022

Top 2023 IEEE Biomedical Engineering Awardee Professor Nimmi Ramanujam Shares Deep Insights

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