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Tying Light from Lasers into Stable “Optical Knots”
4/17 Pratt School of Engineering

Tying Light from Lasers into Stable “Optical Knots”

Interference patterns between overlapping laser beams could transmit encoded information over thousands of feet through chaotic environments.

Adam Davidson watches as a student adjust a robot in the IDC.
Engineering Robots in the Integrated Design Challenge
4/15 Pratt School of Engineering

Engineering Robots in the Integrated Design Challenge

Every year, the fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering, a first-year ECE lab, introduces key engineering concepts like sensors, hardware and coding.

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The Fungal Fallout of Climate Disasters 
4/10 Duke University School of Medicine

The Fungal Fallout of Climate Disasters 

A-Andrew Jones is working with an interdisciplinary team across Duke to study how fungal and bacterial microbes spread in the wake of natural disasters.

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Want to 3D Print a Walking Robot? Just Ask Your Computer.
4/9 Pratt School of Engineering

Want to 3D Print a Walking Robot? Just Ask Your Computer.

Researchers have developed a platform called Text2Robot that leverages generative AI to design and deliver functional robots with just a few spoken words.

Tingjun Chen works looks at a device with two students on Duke's campus to measure wireless signals.
At the Edge of Wireless Innovation
4/2 Pratt School of Engineering

At the Edge of Wireless Innovation

More than three decades after Duke faculty helped develop modern wireless technology, the university remains at the forefront of its future.