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"Photonics: Trick of the light " ~Nature.com

"Photonics: Trick of the light " ~Nature.com

An exerpt from Nature's "Photonics: Trick of the light " Neil Savage discusses  Antoine Moreau's publication Controlled-reflectance surfaces with film-coupled colloidal nanoantennas (abstract from publication below), doi:10.1038/nature11615 "Meta metal Glowing for gold: metal nanoparticles…

N.C. universities use federal funds for military-related research

N.C. universities use federal funds for military-related research

After a recent visit to Duke University, The Fayetteville Observer (a daily newspaper published in Fayetteville, North Carolina) published an article discussing federaly-funded programs within the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. The article also mentions UNC Chapel Hill and…

METAMATERIALS: Metamaterial imager eliminates lenses and moving parts

METAMATERIALS: Metamaterial imager eliminates lenses and moving parts

In a recent article by Gail Overton of Laser Focus World, the computational imager from Duke Scientists published in Science "Metamaterial Apertures for Computational Imaging" is discussed.

Publication included in exclusive New Journal of Physics (NJP) Highlights of 2012 Collection

Publication included in exclusive New Journal of Physics (NJP) Highlights of 2012 Collection

"Using a discrete dipole approximation to predict complete scattering of complicated metamaterials," published 2012 in New Journal of Physics (NJP) has been selected by the editors of NJP as a part of the exclusive 'Highlights of 2012' collection. The articles featured span some of the most…

Are invisibility cloaks finally here?

Are invisibility cloaks finally here?

Center Director and current Duke Professor, David R. Smith will speak at the University of California San Diego on Wednesday, February 27th for a free public lecture regarding the invisibility cloak. Read a preview interview with Gary Robbins of the San Diego Union.

Kymeta listed one of the "50 Disruptive companies" by MIT Technology Review

Kymeta listed one of the "50 Disruptive companies" by MIT Technology Review

Kymeta is a company that was recently launched out of Redmond, Washington, developing relatively small antennas that replace satellite dishes so planes and trains can get better broadband service. For a write up from Forbes magazine on Kymeta, click here. Kymeta is a spin-off company from…

Professor David R. Smith to lead the Metamaterials Commercialization Center at Intellectual Ventures

Professor David R. Smith to lead the Metamaterials Commercialization Center at Intellectual Ventures

David R. Smith will serve as Acting Director of the Metamaterials Commercialization Group at Intellectual Ventures (IV) in Bellevue, Washington, effective January 1, 2013.

Science Podcast with Graduate Student John Hunt

Science Podcast with Graduate Student John Hunt

In a podcast with Science Magazine reporter Kerry Klein asks John Hunt to describe the  innovative imaging tool for taking higher-efficiency microwave images described in   "Metamaterial Apertures for Computational Imaging" A full transcript of the podcast can be found below or by…

Scientists Develop Device for Image Compression

Scientists Develop Device for Image Compression

John Markoff of the New York Times recently spoke with ECE Graduate Student John Hunt and Professor David Smith on their Science Magazine publication "Metamaterial Apertures for Computational Imaging". His Full story "Scientists Develop Device for Image Compression" can be found here; or below…

Novel Sensor Provides Bigger Picture

Novel Sensor Provides Bigger Picture

by Richard Merritt DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University engineers have developed a novel “sensor” that is more efficient, versatile, and cheaper for potential use in such applicationsas airport security scanners, and collision avoidance systems for aircraft cars or maritime vessels.

Metamaterials Could Slim Down Millimeter-Wave Imagers

Metamaterials Could Slim Down Millimeter-Wave Imagers

Prachi Patle of the IEEE Spectrum, inside technology reported on Graduate Student John Hunt's Science publication titled, "Metamaterial apertures for computational imaging." Read the full IEEE article, "Simpler scanners with no moving parts could lead to portable weapons detectors."

"New Metamaterial Camera Has Super-Fast Microwave Vision"- WIRED

"New Metamaterial Camera Has Super-Fast Microwave Vision"- WIRED

In the recently published "Metamaterial Apertures for Computational Imaging" Duke University researchers discovered by leveraging metamaterials and compressive imaging, a low-profile aperture capable of microwave imaging without lenses, moving parts, or phase shifters can be demonstrated. Their…

NANOPHOTONIC METAMATERIALS: Nanocubes create tunable metamaterial absorber

NANOPHOTONIC METAMATERIALS: Nanocubes create tunable metamaterial absorber

Senior Editor Gail Overton from Laser Focus World discussed with researchers at Duke Univerity in the David Smith group the revelations from Nature's "Controlled-reflectance surfaces with film coupled colloidal nanoantennas". Her full feature can be found here, and mentioned below;

"The Year in Scientific Firsts- First Time Week"

"The Year in Scientific Firsts- First Time Week"

Daniel Knighton, journalist for BreakThru Radio (BTR) discussed the scientific accomplishments of 2012 and featured Duke University's research on the Invisibility cloak. Breakthruradio.com has been providing the world with the best in music related content since 2005. Read excerpt from the full…

New nano-technology create perfect absorber

New nano-technology create perfect absorber

Director David R. Smith recently interviewed with Frank Grotelüschen of dradio.de. The interview focuses on Smiths' recent Nature publication and nanocubes in respect to lightbulbs. The full text is translated from German to English below. "Silver than light swallowers New nano-technology create…