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August 21, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Miaofang Chi: Visualizing Energy Materials at the Atomic Scale

New faculty member Miaofang Chi is a leading expert in the development of new methods for cryogenic scanning electron microscopy systems
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September 25, 2023 | University of Colorado Boulder

Scientists Funded to Teach Computers How to Develop Solar Materials

David Mitzi joins a collaboration to accelerate the discovery of the structure-property relationships that underpin the hybrid organic inorganic structures of metal-halide perovskites
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August 31, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Growing Triple-Decker Hybrid Crystals for Lasers

Collaboration between Duke and Purdue explores the fabrication and optoelectric characterization of multilayered perovskites
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August 03, 2023 | Duke Engineering

DEFINE Academy Seeks to Expand the Future Faculty Pipeline
A low-profile, wearable imaging tool will be able to provide physicians with accurate, detailed, 3D brain images

July 25, 2023 | Duke Engineering

A Non-Invasive Way to Visualize the Deep Brain
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July 21, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Liang Feng: Creating Porous Materials for Enhanced Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Sustainable Energy Solutions
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July 19, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Unlocking the Future Potential of Living Materials

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MEMS Seminar: "Concepts for the direct conversion of heat to electricity with multiferroics"

- Fitzpatrick Center Schiciano Auditorium Side A, room 1464

Presenter: Professor Richard James

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Media Coverage

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Psychology Today | July 19, 2023

How to Slow Down Time (No, Really)

Featuring Adrian Bejan

DOE Office of Science | July 17, 2023

Halide Perovskite Material Exhibits Liquid-Like Atomic Vibrations

Featuring Olivier Delaire

Materials Today | May 24, 2023

New Electrolyte Material Identifies as Both Solid and Liquid

Featuring Olivier Delaire

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