Duke engineers are leading a Phase 1 Genesis project funded by the Department of Energy to develop an AI platform capable of designing large-scale DNA-based materials for next generation energy technologies. Researchers at Duke have used na…
Building multidisciplinary approaches Advance your career at Duke MatSci Transcending traditional boundaries Meeting the grand challenges of our time, from harvesting solar energy economically to securing cyberspace to developing better med…
The Duke Materials Initiative and the Duke Critical Minerals Hub, in conjunction with Duke’s Office for External Partnerships, hosted the inaugural Duke-Industry Materials Connect event, an afternoon focused on collaboration, innovation, an…
On Friday, November 21, 2025, the Duke Materials Initiative and the Duke Critical Minerals Hub, in conjunction with Duke’s Office for External Partnerships, hosted the inaugural Duke-Industry Materials Connect event, an afternoon focused on…
Building multidisciplinary approaches Advance your career at Duke MatSci Transcending traditional boundaries Meeting the grand challenges of our time, from harvesting solar energy economically to securing cyberspace to developing better med…
Duke is home to a globally-recognized group of researchers dedicated to the exploration of artificially structured materials and their potential impact across a broad range of technologies. Credit that satisfying clack of colliding billiard…
Duke undergraduates: Earn bachelor's and master’s degrees in just 5 years For this 4+1 Bachelor & Master of Science (MS) program, the bachelor’s degree can be from any of the eight participating academic departments in the Duke University P…
Many of the grand challenges that face society today require new and improved materials to help provide solutions, and this need is driving a resurgence in the importance and relevance of education and research in materials science and engi…
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Duke environmental engineers collaborate with scientists from the Duke Nicholas School of the Environment (#8 globally, U.S. News & World Report) and the Duke Superfund Research Center to focus on understanding current and emerging threats
It's about designing a better world. Ongoing interests include the molecular design of soft materials, nanomaterials, immune-active materials, scaffolds for tissue engineering, and basic investigations into the complex mechanisms by which m…
DMI provides strategic leadership to undertake this by harnessing the distinct combination of interdisciplinary expertise in technical and societal disciplines, research focus, development of advanced experimental and computational tools an…