Engineering at Duke University, Pratt School

“Key” Genetic Search of Novel Electrical Crystals

May 14, 2012

DURHAM, N.C. – After creating a master “ingredient list” describing the properties of more than 2,000 compounds, Duke University engineers have now developed the a key to turning these ingredients into the next generation of electrical components.

Creating Nano-Structures from the Bottom Up

April 24, 2012

DURHAM, N.C. -- Microscopic particles are being coaxed by Duke University engineers to assemble themselves into larger crystalline structures by the use of varying concentrations of microscopic particles and magnetic fields. These nano-scale crystal structures, which until now have been difficult and time-consuming to produce using current technologies, could be used as basic components for...

Dowell Named MEMS Chair

April 10, 2012

Earl Dowell has been named chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. The announcement was made by Pratt Dean Tom Katsouleas. Dowell, William Holland Hall Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, had been serving as chair since 2010 when Tod Laursen left to become president of Khalifa University...

Metamaterials Will Change Optics

March 20, 2012

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University engineers believe that continued advances in creating ever-more exotic and sophisticated man-made materials will greatly improve their ability to control light at will.

Process Makes Polymers Truly Plastic

March 15, 2012

DURHAM, N.C. -- Just as a chameleon changes its color to blend in with its environment, Duke University engineers have demonstrated for the first time that they can alter the texture of plastics on demand, for example, switching back and forth between a rough surface and a smooth one. By applying specific voltages, the team has also shown that it can achieve this control over large and curved...

Research Highlights

May 14, 2012

“Key” Genetic Search of Novel Electrical Crystals

DURHAM, N.C. – After creating a master “ingredient list” describing the properties of more than...

April 24, 2012

Creating Nano-Structures from the Bottom Up

DURHAM, N.C. -- Microscopic particles are being coaxed by Duke University engineers to assemble...

April 10, 2012

Dowell Named MEMS Chair

Earl Dowell has been named chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials...

Student Highlight

I’ll Take Dream Fulfillment for 100, Alex

Watch Greer compete Thursday, Feb. 8, at 7. p.m. on the ABC network's Durham's affiliate WTVD-TV....

Wringing More Energy Out Of Everyday Motions

DURHAM N.C. – Randomness and chaos in nature, as it turns out, can be a good thing – especially...

Alumni Highlights

Monseratte: Drawn to Environmental Engineering

The Career of Gene Goodson

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05.02.2012 | Huffington Post

Great Smoky Mountains: Climate Change Could Affect Region

04.16.2012 | NPR -- Talk of the Nation

Engineering For Success By Building on Failure

04.09.2012 | Washington Post

100 Years After the Titanic, We’re Still not Unsinkable

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May 21, 2012

Leadership Concepts for the Technically Gifted: What Your PhD Research May Not Teach You About Success

May 22, 2012

ME Seminar Series: Reduced Order Modeling of Bifurcation Problems

May 28, 2012

Memorial Day Holiday. No Classes Are Held

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