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February 26, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Writing New Recipes for High-Performance Materials
Duke materials scientists and engineers deploy AI and other digital tools to accelerate development of new materials to harvest energy, heal the body and more
February 24, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Strengthened by Chaos, New Super-Hard Materials Will Stir Steel Together
Department of Defense project will create AI-materials tools to design recipes for a new class of materials tailored to super-hard, high-temperature applications
February 18, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
The Intersection of Electrical Engineering and Materials Design
In this Q&A, professor Adrienne Stiff-Roberts explains how electrical engineering and materials research intersect, and talks about the multidisciplinary approach that makes Duke special
February 16, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Why Virtual Conferences Are Here to Stay
As Duke community members gain experience with virtual conferences, learn why they feel they’re here to stay
February 11, 2021 | Duke Today
Duke Celebrates Women and Girls in Science Day
DMI faculty among those celebrated as Duke's path-breaking women scientists
February 09, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Capturing Free-Space Optical Light for High-Speed WiFi
Plasmonic speed enhancements previously constrained to nanoscale phenomena are replicated on macroscopic devices
February 09, 2021 | Duke Today
Faculty Scholar Awardee Wants to Fight Climate Change with Materials Science
Xiaochen Du, who has worked with DMI faculty members Volker Blum and David Beratan, is interested in accelerating materials discovery to fight climate change
February 04, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Re-Engineering the Consumer Product Life Cycle
Duke civil and environmental engineers are working to make raw materials more sustainable and reimagining how we deal with harmful waste
January 11, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Post-Surgical Patch Releases Non-Opioid Painkiller Directly to the Wound
New polymer promises localized pain control for critical first four days
January 05, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Payne Named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
MEMS Associate Professor Christine Payne recognized for outstanding contributions to chemistry with research on interaction between materials and cells
December 16, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
2020 Triangle Hard Matter Workshop Was a Resounding Success
Milestone inaugural event for Duke Materials Initiative features top speakers and 300+ attendees
December 16, 2020 | Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics
Using Quantum Rules to Move Chemistry into Uncharted Territory
Center for Synthesizing Quantum Coherence uses ultra-fast lasers to design and control chemical reactions at the quantum level before thermal effects take over
December 03, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Gut Microbiome Snapshot Could Reveal Chemical Exposures in Children
Study of how semi-volatile organic compounds affect bacteria and fungi reveals new relationships and bacteria used for bioremediation in children's guts
December 02, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Nanomaterials Enable Passive Dual-Mode Heating and Cooling Device
Dual-mode device to heat and cool buildings could cut HVAC energy use by nearly 20% in the U.S.
November 25, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Brinson Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
MEMS Chair Cate Brinson is among six Duke faculty named AAAS Fellows