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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

New program seeks to build confidence in future faculty applicants by looking beyond traditional application materials
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

By developing a brain imaging tool that can stick directly to a patient's scalp, Xiaoyue Ni and Junjie Yao aim to make it easier for doctors everywhere to diagnose strokes and other neurological issues
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July 21, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Liang Feng: Creating Porous Materials for Enhanced Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Sustainable Energy Solutions

New faculty member Liang Feng is engineering platforms to store gasses for climate and energy applications such as capturing carbon or fueling vehicles
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July 19, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Unlocking the Future Potential of Living Materials

Researchers across campus aim to harness bacteria to engineer adaptive living materials

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July 13, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Taking Advantage of a Supportive Environment at Every Turn

PhD student Iran Hernandez Imbert is helping improve geothermal technology through a series of national and international fellowships

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June 22, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Christensen Family Center Teams With Knox Studios to Revitalize Durham’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

Duke University and Knox St. Studios hosted a weekend long program aimed at empowering participants to build and pitch small-business ideas
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June 08, 2023 | Duke OTC

How the Partnership of a Duke Ph.D. and a Professor Led to Multiple Medical Device Start-Ups

Alumnus Cambre Kelly is developing innovative solutions to difficult clinical problems in orthopedics through two start-ups
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May 22, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Flexing Crystalline Structures Provide Path to a Solid Energy Future

Machine learning approach opens insights into an entire class of materials being pursued for solid-state batteries