Abstract: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) policies have recently emerged as a promising paradigm for generalist robot autonomy. However, VLAs have several challenges that must be overcome before they can achieve their potential. […]
Abstract: Electrocatalysis has the potential to enable sustainable chemical infrastructures via the generation of commodity chemicals such as hydrogen, hydrocarbons, and ammonia with renewable energy, but electrochemical devices such as […]
Abstract: Continuum robots are slender elastic structures that can be remotely actuated and steered, with many potential applications in medicine. Many such structures have been explored by the robotics community […]
The Triangle Soft Matter Workshop has for the past 17-years brought together researchers, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars from across the Research Triangle to share advances in soft materials research. […]
Abstract: All interactions of materials with their respective environments are controlled by the topography and chemical composition of their surfaces. Examples are the adhesion between two objects, wetting of surfaces […]
The Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science hosts Professor Tim Lieuwen (Georgia Tech) to present the MEMS Distinguished Seminar, "Patterns and Structure in the Fury and Noise: […]
Abstract: Spatially resolving stimuli can allow us to better understand physicochemical processes in complex environments . Towards this goal, we develop ways of integrating Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) chemistry […]
Spatially resolving stimuli can allow us to better understand physicochemical processes in complex environments . Towards this goal, we develop ways of integrating Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) chemistry into […]
Kickoff Lunch Please RSVP here: https://duke.kualibuild.com/app/6a6a085327a10f029e5f0530/start The goal of the Justice in AI PopUp Institute is to bring together disparate groups on campus whose work is relevant to justice in […]
Abstract: Architected materials typically derive their mechanical properties from continuous, rigidly connected networks of struts, plates, or shells. In this talk, I will introduce an alternative design paradigm based on […]
The Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science hosts Dr. Kristina Johnson to present the MEMS Distinguished Seminar.
The Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science welcomes Kristina Johnson to present the MEMS Distinguished Seminar, "The Intentional Entrepreneur" on Wed. September 9, 2026. ABSTRACT: Entrepreneurship is […]
