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June 05, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Duke Rainforest XPRIZE Team to Compete in Singapore

A team of Duke engineers and computer and environmental scientists aims to be the fastest and most efficient at unlocking the rainforest’s secrets

July 10, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Data-based detective work

New faculty member Guillermo Sapiro is particularly excited by the new directions his work is taking in this highly interdisciplinary environment

July 10, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Big Data, Big Insights

The new Information Initiative at Duke (iiD) brings together a supergroup of experts to translate massive data into major breakthroughs—in arenas from homeland security to human health.

June 18, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Pratt Engineers Awarded Four Department of Defense Grants

These highly sought-after grants from the MURI program are designed to promote basic research conducted by consortiums of universities.

May 29, 2013 | Duke Engineering

George Jordan: Turning a Passion for Technology into a Legal Career

Pratt Alumni Profile: George Jordan BSEE’93

January 15, 2009 | Duke Engineering

Next Generation Cloaking Device Demonstrated

Duke engineers have produced a device with a broad frequency bandwidth

December 01, 2006 | Duke Engineering

Invisibility Cloak Lands Duke Engineers on ‘Scientific American 50′

Two researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have been named to the "Scientific American 50" for their work on developing an "invisibility cloak."

October 19, 2006 | Duke Engineering

First Demonstration of a Working Invisibility Cloak

A team led by scientists at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working "invisibility cloak." The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around a "hidden" object inside with little distortion, making it appear almost as if nothing were there at all.

Marie Foote Reel, left, and Muriel Theodorsen Williams, members of the Class of 1946.

December 01, 1986 | Duke Engineering

Duke's First Women Engineers Remembered

In 1986, a student profiled the first two female graduates of Duke's College of Engineering