Washington, May 7 (ANI): Anyone who can spend a couple thousand dollars on a non-industry grade 3-D printer can literally make a plastic cloak overnight that masks small objects under specific wavelengths of light, a Duke University engineer has said.

Washington, May 7 (ANI): Making a breakthrough in cell-based therapies, Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue.

Washington, Apr. 10 (ANI): People with low self-control prefer and depend on people with high self-control, possibly as a way to make up for the skills they themselves lack, a new research has suggested.

Washington, April 5 (ANI): Observing the evolution of a particular type of antibody in an infected HIV-1 patient has provided insights that will enable vaccination strategies that mimic the actual antibody development within the body.

Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): Researchers from the US, the UK and New Zealand have identified genetic risk factors that may help speed up a teenager's progression into smoking addiction.

Washington, March 10 (ANI): A new Duke University survey has found that women wake up far more grumpier than their male counterparts.

Washington, February 18 (ANI): Rats can't usually see infrared light, but they have "touched" it after Duke University neurobiologists fitted the animals with an infrared detector wired to electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes information related to the sense of touch.

London, February 15 (ANI): Laboratory rats acquired a "sixth sense" after US researchers implanted microelectrodes in their brains.

Washington, Feb. 8 (ANI): A fraternity at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has been suspended for hosting Asian-themed party opponents dubbed the 'racist rager'.

Washington, January 24 (ANI): Duke University engineers are layering atom-thick lattices of carbon with polymers to create unique materials with a broad range of applications, including artificial muscles.

London, Jan. 18 (ANI): Scientists from US, have used materials that have properties purposefully designed rather than determined by their chemistry called metamaterials, to build an imaging system, which samples infra-red and microwave light.

Washington, December 24 (ANI): Monkeys choose to offer their drink to another monkey they knew when they were put in a condition, where they can either reward their fellow primate or lose the treat altogether, a new study has found.

Washington, December 5 (ANI): About 75 percent of Africa's savannahs and more than two-thirds of the lion population once estimated to live there have disappeared in the last 50 years, a study, led by Duke University researchers, has revealed.

Washington, December 4 (ANI): A new study has found that male chimpanzees with central positions in the coalitionary network are most likely to father offspring and increase in rank

London, November 12 (ANI): Duke University electrical engineers reported its first functional "cloaking" device in 2006.

Washington, October 28 (ANI): A fire retardant used in polyurethane foam in a wide variety of products, ranging from mattresses to infant nursing pillows causes extreme weight gain, early onset of puberty and cardiovascular health effects in lab animals, according to a new study spearheaded by researchers from North Carolina State University and Duke University.

London, Oct 15 (ANI): A new method of reproducing a rare type of B cell in the laboratory and infusing it back into the body may provide an effective treatment for severe autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

London, Sept. 9 (ANI): Britain is spending money from aid budget to India on hiring consultants from across the world to tell India how it should run its own affairs.

Washington, August 28 (ANI): Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have described a unique property that makes mother's milk better than infant formula in protecting infants from infections and illnesses.

Washington, August 28 (ANI): An international research team has found that the persistent, dependent use of marijuana before age 18 cause lasting harm to a person's intelligence, attention and memory.

Washington, July 24 (ANI): Stroboscopic training, performing a physical activity while using eyewear that simulates a strobe-like experience, has been found to increase visual short-term memory retention, and the effects lasted 24 hours, according to a Duke University study.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Breast milk may hold key to developing vaccine for HIV.

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Using zebrafish, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified genes responsible for head size at birth.

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Duke University engineers have created a master "ingredient list" describing the properties of more than 2,000 compounds that might be combined to create the next generation of quantum electronic devices.

Washington, March 14 (ANI): If results of a new study are to be believed, candidates with lower-pitched voices may get more votes in elections.