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Manc AvGeek 18h ago

Photo of the Day 9th June 2026.

On This Day 9th June 1996.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/06/09/photo-of-the-day-9th-june-2026/

Message Board Geniuses 🤖Jun 1

#NorthCarolina should be able to leave the #ACC without penalty because they gave a special benefit to #Duke.

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Jun 1

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: #Duke University researchers ran 1,500 simulations to find the most versatile #robot shape. 🤖

The result was Argus: 20 telescoping legs radiating from a dodecahedron body. It has no front or back, climbs walls, carries 4.5 kg, and keeps moving with broken legs. 🦿

👉 https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/scientists-found-the-optimal-robot-body-and-it-has-20-legs-watch-it-scale-walls-and-move-through-trees

#robotics #robots #dukeuniversity #science #engineering #physics #math #tech #technology #design #innovation

Scientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs ‪—‬ watch it scale walls and move through trees

A sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots, research suggests.

Live Science

petersuber May 30

"Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/politics/trump-university-research-funding.html

The Trump admin has put holds on many approved research grants to #Harvard, #Duke, #Princeton, and #Yale. For example, as of May 1, #NSF had only awarded about 10% of its research funds, half as much as in past years. But when media like #NYTimes asked about these holds, the admin lifted about a dozen of them, without explaining why it had blocked them or why it changed its mind.

#DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House

The National Science Foundation lifted a hold on some grants for Harvard and other universities this week after inquiries from media outlets, including The New York Times.

The New York Times

Toy Box Comix (.com)May 26

Random Old Comic: Star Brigade, Part II https://www.toyboxcomix.com/2020/04/01/star-brigade-part-ii/ Star Brigade, Part II #Duke #GIJoe #Iguanus #Ozone #RoboJOE #SciFi #Slythor #Warwolf

D May 25

#DailyPhoto2026
140. Lookout 2

🧠 A similar picture to day 57 ( but facing the other way to give a very different look.

⭐ I like the contrast of the statue against the modern glass building.

➡️ Should I have blurred or somehow muted the background more?

#photography #mirrorless #glasgow #architecture #sculpture #duke #wellington #horse #trafficcone #offices

Calishat May 23

#AI #HigherEd #Duke

'The 1.5-megawatt data center could eventually expand to 3 megawatts, a university spokesperson said.'

https://ncnewsline.com/2026/05/21/duke-university-says-data-center-will-boost-environmental-responsibility-and-sustainability/

Duke University says data center will boost ‘environmental responsibility and sustainability’ • NC Newsline

Duke University plans to build a small data center at Central Campus, potentially the first of several similar-size projects, which has raised questions among some faculty about whether the energy- and water-intensive endeavors could derail the institution’s climate commitments.

NC Newsline

Calishat May 19

Natty Light in the archives #Duke #GLAM

https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2026/05/18/oh-the-things-we-find-in-the-stacks/