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A group of mechanical engineering students gather at hydroelectric facility A group of mechanical engineering students gather at hydroelectric facility

| Duke Engineering

Here’s How Seniors Do Energy

Mechanical engineers tackle projects with real impact
Various configurations of structures made of spherical nanoparticles floating in two differently colored layers of liquid Various configurations of structures made of spherical nanoparticles floating in two differently colored layers of liquid

| Duke Engineering

Layered Liquids Arrange Nanoparticles into Useful Configurations

A new “oil-and-vinegar” approach could prove useful to applications in optics, plasmonics, electronics and multi-stage chemical catalysis.
Dani Levin adjusts piezoelectric device in Duke's wind tunnel Dani Levin adjusts piezoelectric device in Duke's wind tunnel

| Duke Engineering

Flutter Power

MEMS PhD candidate Dani Levin sees potential in generating energy from vibrations
Cate Brinson, the Sharon C and Harold L Yoh III Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Cate Brinson, the Sharon C and Harold L Yoh III Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

| Duke Engineering

Liberating Data to Discover New Polymer Nanocomposites and Metamaterials

New $5 million project aims to build an organized, searchable framework complete with analytical and predictive tools for materials discovery
Tony Huang Tony Huang

| Duke Engineering

Huang Wins 2019 ASME Mow Medal

Award recognizes Huang’s contributions to the field of bioengineering through his pioneering work on acoustofluidics
Shomik Verma Shomik Verma

| Duke Engineering

Verma Wins 2019 Marshall Scholarship

With an education steeped in novel solutions for solar energy production, Shomik Verma is the fifth Duke engineer to win the prestigious scholarship, and the first since 2011
atomic block atomic block

| Duke Engineering

Disordered Materials Could Be Hardest, Most Heat-Tolerant Ever

Computational simulations predict new class of carbides that could disrupt industries from machinery to aerospace
device peels mucous off a surface to measure adhesive strength device peels mucous off a surface to measure adhesive strength

| Duke Engineering

The Long Overdue Science of Phlegm

Researchers show why coughing can’t force mucus free from airways to help people battle cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis, and how new treatments could alter mucus to make coughing more therapeutic.