MARCH 2025

Duke Engineering is betting on its own ingenuity, providing seed grants to teams pursuing transformative research in solid-state batteries, quantum computing networking, and greener materials for infrastructure, energy and resource health.

Incorporating weak bonds that lay the groundwork for new networks allows tougher double-network hydrogels that recover from damage. Come see just how far they can be pushed.

Prader-Willi syndrome causes a wide range of health problems, like a constant sense of hunger. Check out how Duke is using CRISPR to turn on a suite of genes in search of a treatment.

For the past six years, an interdisciplinary team of Duke faculty and students have worked to develop nature-inspired approaches for cleaning up the world's plastic. Find out why they believe bioengineered bacteria could be the answer.

Teaching the public about the quirky, confounding, curious field of quantum information science is tricky. See how Duke university faculty are using video and card games to instill fundamental knowledge on the topic into K-12 students.

Join Dean Jerome Lynch and Professor Genevieve Lipp as they discuss Duke’s new First Year Computing course, where students learn approaches to computational problem-solving that go beyond just writing code. 

Kicking Off the International Year of Quantum

Duke ECE faculty member Emily Edwards recently expertly moderated a powerhouse panel at the United Nations Opening Ceremony for the International Year of Quantum. Joining her on stage was Duke undergrad Elisa Torres Durney, the founder and CEO of Girls in Quantum.

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—KIM COSTON

nurse-turned-master's student in Duke's Master of Engineering in
Design & Technology Innovation program

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