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From Study Spots to Steel Beams: How the Lilly Renovation Brought One Duke Engineer Full Circle
Delaney Ortiz (E ’18) reflects on her time as a Pratt civil engineering student as she leads a group of current undergrads on a tour of the Lilly Library construction site.

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.

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.

Physics Reveals the Optimal Roof Ratios for Home Energy Efficiency
Even ancient builders knew how to maximize energy efficiency through rooflines.

MSI Acquires Innovative AI Software from Duke University Students to Power Smarter Construction Planning
Startup built by three Duke Engineering undergraduates is acquired by industry-leading construction planning platform.

New Center Brings Technological Advances to the Future of Health Care
The center focuses on three technologies: wearable devices, high performance computing (HPC), and extended reality (such as virtual reality).

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.

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.

Duke Researcher Strives to Keep ‘Forever Chemicals’ Out of North Carolina Water Supply
Lee Ferguson serves as a ‘watchdog’ for industrial pollutants.

Duke Engineering Breaks Into Top 20 in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Just over 10 years since first breaking into the top 30, Duke Engineering’s graduate program continues to climb amongst its peers.

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.