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A group of about 18 students and mentors pose outdoors on a sunny day in front of a white tent, holding a blue rocket labeled “Duke Aero.” Most are wearing sunglasses, hats, and casual outdoor clothing, smiling for the camera after what appears to be a rocket competition or launch event.
A Student-Led Engineering Team Shares the Joy of Aerospace
10/14/25 Duke Today

A Student-Led Engineering Team Shares the Joy of Aerospace

Duke AERO is more than just a club — it’s a launchpad for future engineers, scientists and innovators, as well as an opportunity for students from other disciplines to learn more about rocketry.

several college students dancing in a dance class
Pinkies, Prototypes and Endless Possibilities
10/14/25 Duke Trinity School of Arts & Sciences

Pinkies, Prototypes and Endless Possibilities

BME junior Jackie No seamlessly melds together her love of art with her growing passion for improving accessibility in health care.

a large machine moves down a wall
Duke Startup Resolv to Deliver Valuable Building and Construction Insights
10/7/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Duke Startup Resolv to Deliver Valuable Building and Construction Insights

Resolv, a spinout of Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, closed on $5 million seed funding round to develop metamaterials-based device that could impact the $10 billion building construction and remediation industry.

Why Do You Study That with picture of David Smith
Bending Waves with Metamaterials: Why Do You Study That?
10/2/25 Duke Today

Bending Waves with Metamaterials: Why Do You Study That?

Metamaterials are materials engineered to bend light in ways nature never intended. From invisibility cloaks to seeing through objects, David R. Smith’s research shows how metamaterials are changing optics, physics, and the future of technology.

A researcher at the Duke Quantum Center works on a quantum computer.
Scaling Up: Building a 96-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2027
10/2/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Scaling Up: Building a 96-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2027

New $2.66 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support the construction of a 96-qubit quantum computer to enable future advances in the field.

A woman standing in front of a white board with lots of equations holding a small drone
Quelling Chaos Through Clever Control System Construction
9/23/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Quelling Chaos Through Clever Control System Construction

Leila Bridgeman is steadily laying foundations for the software needed to precisely control the large, complex networks of individual agents underscoring a wide range of applications from autonomous drones to laser-wielding surgical robotics.