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January 18, 2011
The Shadows of the Cosmos
Black holes are probably not afraid of their shadows. They'd swallow them if they could.
But it's still surprising to think that these cosmic garbage cans, and all other matter, can actually cast patterns of darkness on space -- shadows.
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December 10, 2010
Gesture-Based Interfaces: My Research
Blogger Vansh Muttreja (Class of 2012 B.S.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering and B.S. Economics) updates us on his research:
Over the past three months I have been working on some very interesting projects as part of Duke SyNRG (Systems Networking Research Group) which is led by Dr. Romit Roy Choudhury, Nortel Networks assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
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November 12, 2010
The Gravity of Numbers
Gravity isn’t just for the physicists. The force, or at least the notion of it, actually influences how we interpret scientific data, so much so that when shown a donut chart, some people thought it might actually roll away, says Robert Kosara, a researcher at UNC Charlotte.
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September 3, 2010
A Mind-Expanding Experience
How's this for mind-expanding? Duke's neuroscience community is hosting an artist-in-residence this term.
Amy Caron from Salt Lake City will be here from Oct. 7 through Nov. 3, offering eight public performances of her installation "Waves of Mu," which explores brain anatomy and the somewhat controversial notion of "mirror neurons." She'll also be guest-lecturing around campus in both arts and sciences.
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