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
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Boyuan Chen, Now With Duke MEMS, Develops a Robotic Arm That Learns to Imagine Itself
A robot learns to perceive its own physical constraints
Triangle Soft Matter Workshop Reunites Materials Researchers in Person
The symposium drew 180 from Duke, NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill to discuss polymers, biomaterials and more
Cells Dancing to Harmonic Duets Could Enable Personalized Cancer Therapies
Acoustic tweezers manipulate particles and cells with complex sound waves
Eco-Friendly Plastics Made From Sugars Boast “Unprecedented” Properties
Pursuing more sustainable alternatives, Duke materials scientist Matt Becker and University of Birmingham colleagues have produced a new form of plastic using sugar alcohols
Innovative Textile Vents to Release Heat When You Sweat
Moisture opens the vents, rather than electronics
Duke Science and Technology is ‘Accepting the Challenge’
The faculty recruitment and retention effort, called Duke Science and Technology, will give the university resources to expand core strengths in Duke’s research, extending to nearly every corner of the university.
Smart Material Switches Between Heating and Cooling in Minutes
Deployed on roofs or facades, passive technology could greatly reduce HVAC energy consumption in buildings
Duke Soft Matter Symposium Attracts Worldwide Audience
Duke Materials Initiative’s milestone event on polymer networks engages 300+ attendees from 16 nations
NSF Creates Polymer Chemistry Optimization Center at Duke for Future Materials
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $20 million grant to Duke University researchers to explore and optimize the chemical structure and physical properties of individual molecules in a polymer network.
Addressing Climate Change with Energy Materials
Duke engineers and materials scientists are discovering and designing new materials to meet energy demands for a more sustainable future
$100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research
The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is supporting Duke University’s efforts to expand its faculty in computation, materials science and the resilience of the body and brain by completing the second phase of a $100 million investment. This is the largest award Duke University has ever received.