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Materials Paper Selected as an Editors’ Suggestion by Physical Review E (PRE)

Authored by Octavio Albarrán, Renata Garcés, Giacomo Po, Christoph F. Schmidt, and Jeff D. Eldredge

Buzz About Thermoelectrics Heats Up With Promising New Magnesium-Based Materials

Researchers have gained new fundamental insights into two magnesium-based materials that have the potential to significantly outperform traditional thermoelectric designs

7/21/21 CBS 17

Duke University Engineers Developing Special 3D Printer for Bone Reconstruction

Duke engineers led by Ken Gall, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, are developing special 3D printed bone implants to save limbs from amputation

7/15/21 Duke Engineering

New Undergrad Certificate Offers Experience in Materials Science and Engineering

Duke’s newest undergraduate certificate program covers fundamentals at the intersection of physics, chemistry and engineering

7/15/21 National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Engineers Build Nanostructures That Fight Inflammation

Duke engineers are building nanofiber-based treatments that stimulate the body to mount its own biological attack on immune disorders, which avoid side-effects of current anti-inflammatories

6/28/21 Duke Today

Padilla Helps Develop Course on Race

DMI faculty member Willie J. Padilla will co-teach with more than a dozen Duke faculty an undergraduate course titled, "The Invention and Consequences of Race"

6/28/21 Duke Engineering

Veveakis Wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Prestigious five-year award will help uncover the hidden warning signs of impending geological disasters

6/25/21 Duke Engineering

Test Distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 from Other Coronaviruses with 100% Accuracy

Platform could also predict COVID-19 case severity and immunity against variants

6/10/21 Innovation@Duke

Spring 2021 Duke Incubation Fund Awards Announced

MEMS Professor Ken Gall receives funding to pursue a minimally invasive system for the surgical stabilization of rib fractures

6/8/21 Duke Today

$100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research

The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is supporting Duke University’s efforts to expand its faculty in computation, materials science and the resilience of the body and brain by completing the second phase of a $100 million investment. This is the largest award Duke University has ever received.

6/3/21 Duke Engineering

Researchers Reveal the Inner Workings of a Viral DNA-Packaging Motor

Trilogy of papers provide insight into a critical step in how some viruses reproduce

6/2/21 Duke Today

Joel Collier Among 2021 Bass Fellows

BME Professor Joel Collier is among six Duke faculty members selected for their excellence both in research and undergraduate education

6/1/21 Duke Engineering

Developing Biomaterial Implants to Improve Human Health

Duke materials scientists combine engineering and medicine to treat bone injury, disease, pain and more

5/17/21 abc13 News

How a 10-Cent Wrist Band is Making NC Firefighters More Aware of Their Cancer Risk

A 10-cent wrist band could help researchers give North Carolina firefighters greater insight into their risks of cancer.

5/7/21 Duke Chemistry

David Beratan Receives the Morley Medal

The Cleveland Section of the ACS has named Professor David Beratan the recipient of the 2021 Edward Morley Medal in recognition of his many contributions to the fields of computational and theoretical chemistry

5/4/21 Duke Today

Stapleton and Meyer Study Environmental Justice, Racism in American South

DMI Sustainable Materials faculty members Heather Stapleton and Joel Meyer join Duke colleagues to study Chemical Industries, Environmental Justice and the Global History of Race in the American South as part of Duke's anti-racism efforts