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New DLP Resin Yields Parts With Minimal Shrinkage and Residual Stress
10/30/24 Engineering.com

New DLP Resin Yields Parts With Minimal Shrinkage and Residual Stress

Duke researchers have developed a new solvent-free polymer resin specifically designed for DLP printing that not only eliminates shrinkage problems with finished pieces but also results in improved mechanical properties of the part.

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Learning to Fail Upward, on Land and Sea
10/25/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Learning to Fail Upward, on Land and Sea

Seniors in Duke's hands-on mechanical engineering capstone built an entry for the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, an annual event with roots dating to the 1960s.

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Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots
10/22/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots

Researchers give robots a sense of touch by “listening” to vibrations, allowing them to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects just like human hands

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The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics

Engineers are facing more ethical dilemmas in their professional lives than ever before. Students need to be taught how to handle them

Ken Gall, Aaron Franklin, Ashutosh Chilkoti, and Sonia Grego
The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs

Faculty entrepreneurs from Duke Engineering share their experiences of what it takes to spin a startup out of a university.

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Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 

Duke researchers are pursuing robots that learn like humans, help perform delicate surgeries, and look after crewed space flights.