Liquid-Like Molecular Dynamics Power Solid Battery Materials
Unusual atomic vibrations in a crystalline structure explain potential solid-state battery material’s superionic transport abilities
Signature Research Topics
Designing the future of mechanical systems and materials
Duke MEMS research is focused on solving some of the biggest challenges facing humanity and our planet, including clean and abundant energy, reliable autonomous technology, and biomechanical devices and biomaterials to improve human health. Aligned with these efforts, our faculty also employ advanced computational tools, such as AI, to accelerate the design of mechanical systems and the discovery of new materials.
Major Research Programs
Aerodynamics & Aeroelasticity
Working at the intersection of fluid mechanics, structural mechanics and dynamics, we are investigating a diverse range of aerospace problems
Biomechanics & Biomaterials
We are exploring natural phenomena to inspire new biomaterials as well as engineering clinically relevant analytical and biomechanical solutions
Computation & Artificial Intelligence
Our faculty advance scientific computing and develop new computational approaches, including artificial intelligence, to apply to engineering challenges
Energy Systems & Materials
Duke MEMS faculty are leaders in developing new energy materials, improving energy-related technologies and exploring underlying chemistry and physics
Robotics & Autonomy
Duke MEMS researchers are at work on methods of robust and optimal control and automation, especially in systems that operate in challenging environments
Soft Matter & Nanoscale Materials
Our faculty lead in the computational discovery of new matter and the investigation and creation of polymers, soft-wet materials and nanomaterials
Latest Research News
A Launch Pad for Human-AI Teaming
Researchers at Duke University’s General Robotics Lab present CREW, a platform facilitating seamless interaction between humans and AI to enable more intuitive and effective partnerships
Superfast Cooling Explores New Abilities for Promising Next Generation Optoelectronic Materials
Stabilizing the glassy state of materials using rare instrumentation unlocks a new line of research for perovskites