ABSTRACT: Robotic assisted surgery (RAS) systems provide enhanced dexterity and precision but still require surgeons to control every motion, leading to long procedures and variable outcomes. While autonomous robotics has […]
Join us for Duke-Industry Materials Connect 2025! Faculty, students, and researchers are invited to connect with regional industry partners to explore opportunities for collaboration, internships, and innovation in materials and […]
Title: Automating Computational Materials Design with Explainable AI Abstract: High-throughput density functional theory (DFT) calculations have the capability to quickly screen thousands of materials to identify the top candidates for […]
Thomas Lord Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS) Spring 2026 Distinguished Seminar Speaker Series welcomes Laura McGill (Sandia) to present the Distinguished MEMS Seminar, "Engineering Challenges and Opportunities […]
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (MEMS), welcomes Dr. Subra Suresh, Vannevar Bush Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Professor at Large, Brown University, who will […]
Abstract: Cells are highly dynamic structures that are constantly converting chemical energy into mechanical work to pull and push on one another and on their surroundings. These pulls and pushes […]
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS) Spring 2026 Distinguished Seminar Speaker Series welcomes Carmel Majidi (Carnegie Mellon) to present the MEMS Seminar, "Soft-Matter Engineering for Robotics […]
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science hosts Dr. Seth Hutchinson (Northeastern) to present the MEMS Seminar, "Model-Based Methods in Today's Data-Driven Robotics Landscape." Abstract: Data-driven machine learning […]
Thomas Lord Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS) Spring 2026 Distinguished Seminar Speaker Series welcomes Dr. Jian Cao (Northwestern) to deliver the MEMS Distinguished Seminar, "Physics-based AI-assisted Design […]
ABSTRACT: In this talk, I will describe our work on robotic manipulation, including autonomous in-hand robotic manipulation (particularly through the US NSF HAND Engineering Research Center, and safe human collaborative […]
Abstract: Vulcan Elements has established a full supply chain to manufacture rare earth permanent magnets in the United States. This includes a network of raw material suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and […]
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science invites Dr. Olivier Delaire (Duke) to present the MEMS Seminar, "The Dynamics of Atoms in Solids - from Early Breakthroughs to […]
