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Aug 30, 2012 Photonic Interactions at the Atomic Level DURHAM, N.C. – By measuring the unique properties of light on the scale of a single atom, researchers from Duke University and Imperial College, London, believe that they have characterized the... FULL STORY	Jul 05, 2012 Precise Indoor Localization? There's an App for That DURHAM, N.C. -- GPS has been a tremendously successful technology for positioning users in outdoor environments. But attaining GPS-like accuracy indoors has eluded telecommunication researchers for... FULL STORY
Jun 20, 2012 Megapixel Camera? Try Gigapixel DURHAM, N.C. -- By synchronizing 98 tiny cameras in a single device, electrical engineers from Duke University and the University of Arizona have developed a prototype camera that can create images... FULL STORY	Feb 29, 2012 Exotic Material Boosts Electromagnetism Safely DURHAM, N.C. – By using exotic man-made materials, scientists from Duke University and Boston College believe they can greatly enhance the forces of electromagnetism (EM), one of the four fundamental... FULL STORY
Nov 14, 2011 Tracking Dragonflies on the Wing Duke University electrical engineers have developed a wirelessly powered telemetry system that is light and powerful enough to allow scientists to study the intricate neurological activity of... FULL STORY	Oct 07, 2011 Mine Detection Software Identifies Cancer Cells Medical researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that software developed by a Duke University electrical engineer for finding and recognizing undersea mines can help doctors... FULL STORY
Aug 11, 2011 Effortless Sailing with Fluid Flow Cloak DURHAM, N.C. – Duke engineers have already shown that they can “cloak” light and sound, making objects invisible -- now, they have demonstrated the theoretical ability to significantly increase the... FULL STORY	Aug 01, 2011 Manipulating Light at Will DURHAM, N.C. – Duke electrical engineers have developed a man-made material that they say literally allows them to manipulate light at will. FULL STORY
Jul 27, 2011 A Fractal Design Approach to Ease Verification In 1994, a small glitch was uncovered in a floating point unit in the Pentium P5 microprocessor. Unfortunately, it wasn’t detected until after it had been installed in countless computers, which... FULL STORY	Jun 30, 2011 WiFi "Napping" Doubles Phone Battery Life DURHAM, N.C. – A Duke University graduate student has found ways to double the battery life of mobile devices – such as smartphones or laptop computers – by making changes to WiFi technology. Wifi is... FULL STORY