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How Metamaterials Are Making Their Mark
12/12/24 Pratt School of Engineering

How Metamaterials Are Making Their Mark

Experts from around the world gathered at Duke for the first Advanced Multifunctional Metamaterials Workshop to shape the future of the field

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Teaching Robots How to Learn
11/25/24 Duke Engineering YouTube

Teaching Robots How to Learn

Join Dean Jerry Lynch and General Robotics Lab Director Boyuan Chen as they dive into the transformative world of intelligent systems and robotics at Duke University.

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Data+, the Exemplar of Experiential Education at Duke
11/20/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Data+, the Exemplar of Experiential Education at Duke

For more than a decade, Data+ has helped hundreds of Duke students build their resumes through data-driven, interdisciplinary projects and inspired numerous other programs on campus.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Machine Learning Master’s Program Adapts to Meet Industry Needs
11/4/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Machine Learning Master’s Program Adapts to Meet Industry Needs

A new curriculum in the master’s program in Electrical and Computer Engineering’s Machine Learning and Big Data study track will debut in Fall 2025, aligning student training with current industry needs.

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The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics

Engineers are facing more ethical dilemmas in their professional lives than ever before. Students need to be taught how to handle them

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Most Tropical Lightning Storms Are Radioactive
10/2/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Most Tropical Lightning Storms Are Radioactive

New observations from a retrofitted U2 spy plane reveal a surprising amount and variety of gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms

Xiang Cheng
Xiang Cheng: Using Geometry to Push AI’s Boundaries
9/19/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Xiang Cheng: Using Geometry to Push AI’s Boundaries

New faculty member Xiang Cheng exploits geometric patterns in data and algorithms to find better ways to train advanced AI programs