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The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs
10/15 Pratt School of Engineering

The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs

Faculty entrepreneurs from Duke Engineering share their experiences of what it takes to spin a startup out of a university.

Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 
10/15 Pratt School of Engineering

Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 

Duke researchers are pursuing robots that learn like humans, help perform delicate surgeries, and look after crewed space flights.

Leveling Up Our Game 
10/14 Pratt School of Engineering

Leveling Up Our Game 

With more game studios finding a home in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, augmented and virtual realities growing in scope, and video game design reaching more diverse audiences, it’s time we start understanding the medium beyond its tropes and stereotypes.

Collegiate Inventors Competition finalist: Kishen Mitra, B.S. ‘24
10/10 Duke Office of Translation and Commercialization

Collegiate Inventors Competition finalist: Kishen Mitra, B.S. ‘24

Recent BME alumnus Kishen Mitra is taking his 3D-printed full meniscus replacement to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition

What’s New in Duke Courses
10/8 Duke Today

What’s New in Duke Courses

Duke has launched several new programs this fall aimed at filling a need, including the new Master of Engineering in Game Design, Development & Innovation

Most Tropical Lightning Storms Are Radioactive
10/2 Pratt School of Engineering

Most Tropical Lightning Storms Are Radioactive

New observations from a retrofitted U2 spy plane reveal a surprising amount and variety of gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms

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Soft Matter Matters
10/1 Pratt School of Engineering

Soft Matter Matters

A three-decade quest by Michael Rubinstein spanning multiple institutions has made the North Carolina Research Triangle into a hub of new scientific study