Research News

A man with a virtual reality headset on manipulating a heart with arteries in the air

May 13, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Virtual Reality Blood Flow Simulation To Improve Cardiovascular Interventions

3D interface provides cellular-level, full-body blood flow modeling to study and treat cardiovascular disease

A cartoon graphic of the pieces of a new way to read fluorescent biomarkers

May 12, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Silver Nanocubes Make Point-of-Care Diagnostics Easier to Read

Researchers use plasmonics to enhance fluorescent markers in lab-on-a-chip diagnostic devices

Amanda Randles

May 06, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Randles Receives NSF CAREER Award to Model the Movement of Cells Through Fluid

Competitive five-year grant will help Amanda Randles create a computational model to explore how different types of cells flow through fluid

Cassio Fontes demonstrates a prototype of the D4 assay, which might be used to quickly test for COVID antigens, using blood drops and a hand-held scanner.

April 27, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Duke Engineers Adapt Rapid Testing Platform to See If It Can Catch COVID-19

Biomedical engineers adapt simple, low-cost platform to diagnose the new coronavirus

A fluorescent green tangled web against a black background

April 27, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Light-Based Deep Brain Stimulation Relieves Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Fast-acting, light-reactive genetic tools could reveal how deep brain stimulation works

The D4 Assay

April 13, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Chilkoti Receives $13.7 Million in Funding to Prototype a Rapid, Portable Diagnostic for Soldiers and Global Health

In two newly-funded projects, Ashutosh Chilkoti will explore how to use his lab’s signature diagnostic platform to detect bioterrorism agents and to diagnose breast cancer in resource limited settings

A yellow patch of microelectronics wrapped around a thin glass tube

April 08, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Protecting Thin, Flexible Brain Interfaces from the Human Body

Next-generation brain implants with more than a thousand electrodes can survive for more than six years

The CovIdentify team will use biometric data from smartwatches and smartphones to identify early signs of COVID-19 infection.

April 07, 2020 | Duke Engineering

‘CovIdentify’ Pits Smartphones and Wearable Tech Against the Coronavirus

New Duke research study seeks volunteers to provide data from smartphones, smartwatches and health surveys to help detect COVID-19

A woman stares up into a giant box with a soft blue light inside

April 02, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Duke Leverages Cryo-Electron Microscope Facility in the Race for Coronavirus Vaccine

Despite most of campus being shut down, Duke Engineers are keeping an advanced electron microscope running to help find the coronavirus's Achilles heel

Sina Farsiu

April 01, 2020 | Duke Engineering

Farsiu Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Honor represents top two percent of medical and biological engineers