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September 21, 2022
Artificial Soft Surface Autonomously Mimics Shapes From Nature
Soft surface adapts and reshapes itself to match a wide array of objects and motions
September 14, 2022
Expanding the STEM Pipeline’s Flow Rate in Durham
Students from Durham, NC, learn engineering fundamentals through two summer outreach programs at Duke
September 13, 2022 | Duke University School of Medicine
Duke Engineering-hosted Cryo-EM is a Workhorse in Search for a Vaccine for HIV
Cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) rapidly creates high-resolution images of the smallest pieces of proteins at the atomic level.
September 13, 2022 | A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation
Duke Welcomes Newest Clark Scholars from 8 US States, Australia and Ghana
Through tight-knit cohorts, the unique endowed program provides financial aid, dedicated advising, a summer bridge program, and opportunities for research and entrepreneurship.
August 25, 2022 | Duke Today
Meet the QuadEx Faculty Fellows
Through their engagement with quad communities, fellows will support undergraduate intellectual exploration outside of the classroom
August 23, 2022 | Duke Today
Patient Wearables, Meds-by-Tattoo, Pollution Detection & Ag Tech Among 2022 Duke Science & Technology Seed Grants
This year’s DST Seed Grant winners represent the great potential for significant medical, engineering and scientific contributions to region and nation.
August 19, 2022
Siobhan Rigby Oca: Designing Robotics Education at Duke
With expertise in course design, the Duke PhD graduate and new MEMS professor of the practice will also serve as an assistant director of master's degrees
August 15, 2022 | Duke Today
Stiff, Achy Knees? Lab-Made Cartilage Gel Outperforms the Real Thing
Duke researchers have developed a gel-based cartilage substitute to relieve achy knees that’s even stronger and more durable than the real thing
July 26, 2022 | Columbia University
New Duke MEMS Faculty Member Boyuan Chen Trains AI to Advance Physics
The AI observes physical phenomena to uncover relevant variables—a necessary precursor to any physics theory
July 18, 2022
Boyuan Chen: Making General-Purpose Robots That Are Smarter and Self-Aware
The new Duke MEMS faculty member is developing robots that will help release human creativity
July 14, 2022 | Columbia University
Boyuan Chen, Now With Duke MEMS, Develops a Robotic Arm That Learns to Imagine Itself
A robot learns to perceive its own physical constraints