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Earl Dowell sits down with high school students from the Payton Aerospace Engineering club to share stories and insights from his 60+ years in the aerospace field.

Earl Dowell adds context and comments to new research solving a long-standing theoretical question of how an underwater "reverse sprinkler" would rotate.

Xiaoyue Ni has unlocked robotic building blocks using electrically heated elements that turn solids to liquids, which allows the material to mimic a wide range of mechanical behaviors.

While Argus looks like a sea urchin, Boyuan Chen and his lab took cues from physics, not biology.

A robot being developed at Duke University is almost ready to face the world, in any direction.

From 3D printed braces used by the NFL to a gel that can help regrow bones, all kinds of innovations are coming out of a Duke incubator called the BRiDGE.

Tony Jun Huang demonstrats an ultrasound-triggered delivery platform designed to improve intracellular delivery of PROTACs.

Lego-like blocks from Xiaoyue Ni let robots rewrite stiffness and motion by reprogramming solid materials in real time.

Leila Bridgeman and her team at Duke University Pratt School of Engineering are developing software that will improve upon existing techniques to ensure robust and safety-assured control for complex autonomous systems such as drones and medical robotics.

The News and Observer highlights some of the state's biggest startup successes of 2025, including Duke Engineering startups focused on genetic health solutions and bespoke 3D-printed orthopedic implants.

At Duke University’s General Robotics Lab, a diverse team is giving robots a new sense—teaching machines to listen, move, and even learn on their own.

Ken Gall's startup restor3D sells customized ankle, knee, hip and shoulder joints forged by 3D printer lasers inside Research Triangle Park.