News Archive | Duke Pratt School of Engineering

A research team stands around a laboratory workstation with optical equipment, computers, and a laser system. — From Physics to Treatment: How Fundamental Research Improves Kidney Stone Care

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From Physics to Treatment: How Fundamental Research Improves Kidney Stone Care

An overview of Pei Zhong’s work over the past several decades reveals how fundamental engineering research — often done far from the clinic — plays a critical role in shaping safer, more effective medical technologies.

Eunso Shin stands at an optical table in Maiken Mikkelsen's lab. — Trapping Light on Thermal Photodetectors Shatters Speed Records

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Trapping Light on Thermal Photodetectors Shatters Speed Records

Metasurfaces featuring tailored silver nanocubes could allow thermal photodetectors to approach speeds akin to traditional digital cameras.

a room full of students work on various projects in the Design POD — Built to Lead: How Duke Engineers are Building Character from Day One

3/4 Student Experience

Built to Lead: How Duke Engineers are Building Character from Day One

Duke Engineering's "Character Forward Initiative" is helping to shape students' outlooks and perspectives beginning in EGR 101.

hand drawn sketches of a medical device in a notebook — Industry Experience Enhances Critical Lessons for MedTech Design Students

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Industry Experience Enhances Critical Lessons for MedTech Design Students

Two ever-popular courses in Duke’s Master of Engineering for MedTech Design program led by industry-seasoned faculty exemplify the program’s value.

Rebecca Du in front of the Duke Chapel — Why Duke? A Beautiful Campus, Welcoming Community, and Top-Notch Facilities

3/2 Student Experience

Why Duke? A Beautiful Campus, Welcoming Community, and Top-Notch Facilities

Rebecca Du, an MS in ECE student, talks about what sets Duke apart: world-class research spaces, beautiful architecture, and a close-knit community. Hear how Duke offers a balance of big-school resources and small-school connection for graduate students.

Pat Pensabene talks with Tyler Bletsch — From ECE Master’s to the High-Performance Computing Industry

3/2 Alumni Engagement

From ECE Master’s to the High-Performance Computing Industry

Patrick Pensabene, MEng '14, shares his experience in the ECE master's program at Duke University. A rigorous curriculum plus supportive faculty with industry connections opened the path to the exact career he wanted in high-performance computing.

2/27 Awards

Duke’s Robert Calderbank Receives Marconi Prize

Digital communications pioneer recognized for foundational contributions to technologies enabling billions of devices from early modems to modern smartphones.

Victoria Ravel works in a lab — Study Finds Next-Generation Transistor Performance Inflated in Most Lab Testing

2/26 Research

Study Finds Next-Generation Transistor Performance Inflated in Most Lab Testing

Duke engineers show how a common device architecture used to test 2D transistors overstates up to sixfold their performance prospects in real-world devices.