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Bringing Together Regional Industry and Duke Materials Science
12/17 Duke Materials Initiative

Bringing Together Regional Industry and Duke Materials Science

The Duke Materials Initiative and the Duke Critical Minerals Hub, in conjunction with Duke’s Office for External Partnerships, hosted the inaugural Duke-Industry Materials Connect event, an afternoon focused on collaboration, innovation, and networking across the broad space of materials science.

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Wax Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
12/11 Pratt School of Engineering

Wax Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Adam Wax received one of the top honors for academic inventors in recognition of his work to translate research in optical spectroscopy to biomedical diagnostics.

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Harnessing Energy Under Our Feet
12/8 Pratt School of Engineering

Harnessing Energy Under Our Feet

The Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium explored the history of geothermal energy at Duke and accelerate its use along the East Coast.

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Natalia Litchinitser Named a Fellow of IEEE
12/4 Pratt School of Engineering

Natalia Litchinitser Named a Fellow of IEEE

Litchinitser was honored for contributions to the photonics field, including antiresonant photonic-crystal fibers and structured light engineering.

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How to Heal a Broken Heart
12/1 Duke Today

How to Heal a Broken Heart

Nenad Bursac is growing beating human heart tissue in his lab to test emerging heart repair treatments such as gene therapy.