Health and Healthcare Systems
Gel-like implant destroys pancreatic cancer in mice
A new approach for treating pancreatic cancer has eliminated 80% of tumours in trials. It uses a gel-like implant to insert radioactive iodine into tumours
Ken Kingery is Senior Science Communications Specialist for the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University
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Emerging Technologies
This soft, dragonfly-shaped robot could help resolve environmental issues
Scientists have created an entirely soft robot called DraBot which is shaped like a dragonfly, is electronics-free and reacts to environmental conditions.
Energy Transition
This new nanocube camera could improve surgeries, food inspections and farming
Researchers have demonstrated photodetectors that could span an unprecedented range of light frequencies.
Emerging Technologies
Light-up tattoos use electronics printed right onto skin
This new technique is delicate enough for human skin, which could enable technologies such as high-adhesion, embedded electronic tattoos, and bandages tricked out with patient-specific bi...
Why chronic gut inflammation increases the risk of cancer
Chronic inflammation in the gut increases the risk of colon cancer by as much as 500%, and now Duke University researchers think they know why.
Emerging Technologies
How new software could revolutionise synthetic biology
Duke University researchers have developed a computer programme that could drastically speed up processes in synthetic biology.
Emerging Technologies
What is CRISPR, and how has it changed genetic research?
Emerging Technologies
How to make a machine hear like a human
