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Duke Startup Resolv to Deliver Valuable Building and Construction Insights
10/7/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Duke Startup Resolv to Deliver Valuable Building and Construction Insights

Resolv, a spinout of Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, closed on $5 million seed funding round to develop metamaterials-based device that could impact the $10 billion building construction and remediation industry.

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Bending Waves with Metamaterials: Why Do You Study That?
10/2/25 Duke Today

Bending Waves with Metamaterials: Why Do You Study That?

Metamaterials are materials engineered to bend light in ways nature never intended. From invisibility cloaks to seeing through objects, David R. Smith’s research shows how metamaterials are changing optics, physics, and the future of technology.

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Scaling Up: Building a 96-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2027
10/2/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Scaling Up: Building a 96-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2027

New $2.66 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support the construction of a 96-qubit quantum computer to enable future advances in the field.

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Duke Engineering Ranked #17 Undergraduate Program in the Nation
9/23/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Duke Engineering Ranked #17 Undergraduate Program in the Nation

Rising three places, the ranking from U.S. News and World Report recognizes the school’s world-class program focused on design thinking, hands-on learning and purpose-driven results.

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How GSPS Shapes Student Life at Duke Engineering
9/19/25 Pratt School of Engineering

How GSPS Shapes Student Life at Duke Engineering

The Graduate Student Programs & Services team provides a uniquely embedded support system that empowers master’s and PhD students from around the globe to thrive academically, professionally and personally.

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Duke sees good federal funding news in quantum
9/12/25 News & Observer

Duke sees good federal funding news in quantum

The National Science Foundation awarded $4 million to the Duke Quantum Center to design a 256-qubit quantum computer in Durham.