ELECTRONIC NANOSTRUCTURES

Postdoctoral fellow Sarah Goldberg analyzes self-assembled DNA nanostructures in the Finkelstein lab.

MEPG GROUP MEMBERS

(from left to right): Qiang Ye, Xing Zong, Nadira Williams, Sarah Clairborne, Georgio Laskaris, Haiyan Gao, Xin Qian, Min Huang, Wei Che.

BIRD BRAINS

Using mathematical models to understand the generation of zebra finch song.

SUPER KAMIOKANDE

The Super-K experiment is a neutrino detector deep underneath a mountain in central Japan.

A BANG-UP JOB

Heavy atoms smashing together at extremely high energies recreate conditions not seen since the big bang.

BEHRINGER GROUP

Junyao Tang investigates flow in a hopper using photoelastic particles.

GENE NETWORK

A synchronously updating boolean network model is used to study periodic gene expression.

BEHRINGER GROUP

Jie Ren uses photoelastic particles to understand jamming for granular materials.

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS

Modeling the conduction through a single molecule: a nanotube attaches to a organic molecule, a key element of future electronics.

UPCOMING EVENTS  [see all]

Duke Physics Colloquium:
Sami Amasha (Stanford University)

"Pseudo-spin Resolved Transport Spectroscopy of the Kondo Effect"
Monday, January 30, 2012
3:30 PM
Physics 128

Triangle Nuclear Theory Colloquium:
Richard Hill (U. of Chicago)

"Universal behavior in the scattering of heavy, weakly interacting dark matter on nuclear targets"
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
3:30 PM
Physics 298

Duke Physics Colloquium:
Jonathan Simon (Harvard University)

"Building Synthetic Materials from Ultracold Atoms"
Thursday, February 2, 2012
3:30 PM
French Family Science Center 2237

Duke Teaching Observatory:
Observe the sky through modern 10" telescopes, guided by Duke physicists. Everyone welcome. Weather dependent

"Public Stargazing"
Friday, February 3, 2012
6:30 PM
Duke Teaching Observatory

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