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November 19, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Twenty Graduate Students Earn External Fellowships
Highly competitive national awards will help 20 new and returning Duke Engineering graduate students conduct research on campus
November 19, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Predicting Forces between Oddly Shaped Nanoparticles
Simplified model of van der Waals forces will allow previously impossible simulations of how faceted nanoparticles self-assemble into larger structures
November 18, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Four Duke Engineers Recognized as Most Cited
Four Duke Engineers are included in the most highly-cited list this year. Their scholarly publications are viewed as important and influential by their peers.
November 17, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Cooling Fabrics Fight Climate Change, As Well As Sweat
Duke engineers are developing comfortable textiles that reduce demand for air conditioning
November 09, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Wound-Healing Biomaterials Activate Immune System for Stronger Skin
New hydrogel triggers adaptive immune system, leading to improved tissue repair
October 13, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Chiral Ingredients Split Electron Spins in Hybrid Semiconductors
Adding left- or right-handed organic molecules to hybrid perovskite semiconductors may offer a path toward spintronic computing
October 08, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Segura Receives the Acta Silver Medal Award
Tatiana Segura was recognized for her pioneering work to use biomaterials to jump-start the body’s innate healing abilities
October 06, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Duke Names Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Department for Benefactor Thomas Lord
MEMS department and chair position named to recognize long-term contributions of former LORD Corporation chair Thomas Lord and president Donald Alstadt
September 21, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Filling an AI and Materials Science Training Gap
Duke University awarded $3 million to develop a graduate training program at the nexus of artificial intelligence and materials science
September 04, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
‘Floppy’ Atomic Dynamics Help Turn Heat into Electricity
‘Cold neutrons’ uncover atomic dynamics that give thermoelectric materials low-heat conductivity
September 03, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Sophisticated Modeling Boosts Split Ventilators to Emergency FDA Review
Duke engineers and clinicians devise a system for ensuring patients receive just the right amount of air
August 26, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Work Better in Tethered Combination Therapy
Slow-release molecule featuring two complementary type 2 diabetes drugs controls blood sugar levels while promoting weight loss in mice for one week following a single injection
August 24, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Nanotechnology Network Meets National and Research Triangle Research and Educational Needs
Renewal grant ties Duke together with Triangle universities to help researchers, businesses and educators pursue nanotechnology innovation
August 18, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Xiaoyue Ni: Designing Smart Materials and Wearable Technologies to Improve Health
New faculty member Xiaoyue Ni develops programmable materials and wearable electronic devices to advance precision medicine and health monitoring in the digital age
August 09, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Duke Materials Initiative Expands to Include Sustainable Materials Research
DMI adds Civil & Environmental Engineering and Environmental Toxicology faculty who research environmental impacts of materials