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Lightning Talks
7/17 Podcast

Lightning Talks

Take a deep dive into the flashiest secrets of this common but little understood natural phenomenon with leading researcher Steve Cummer.

Pratt Trailblazers: Jimmie Lenz
7/5 Pratt School of Engineering

Pratt Trailblazers: Jimmie Lenz

Jimmie Lenz embraced the transformative potential of blockchain technology and digital assets early on—a vision that ultimately reshaped his career trajectory and brought him to Duke University

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Pratt Trailblazers: Robert Calderbank
7/1 Pratt School of Engineering

Pratt Trailblazers: Robert Calderbank

Robert Calderbank continues to rewrite the wireless communications playbook decades after developing the space-time coding essential to today's wireless standards

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First Robotics Competition: Valence Robotics
6/25 Duke Engineering YouTube

First Robotics Competition: Valence Robotics

Duke Engineering students and faculty work with local high school students to compete in a national robotics competition

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Weird Science
6/13 Duke Magazine

Weird Science

David Smith studies metamaterials and how they turn our understanding of physics inside out

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Streamlining Military Personal and Equipment Readiness
6/3 Pratt School of Engineering

Streamlining Military Personal and Equipment Readiness

A Duke Engineering class launched a software startup called EZTrain that is poised to become a regular feature across several military branches

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Learning Coding Basics by Building PB&Js
5/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Learning Coding Basics by Building PB&Js

Adam Davidson recently led an outreach program that taught fourth grade students the fundamentals of coding through defining each step needed to build a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich