Research News

The Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium explored the history of geothermal energy at Duke and accelerate its use along the East Coast.

Story behind the discovery in North Carolina’s Haw River watershed offers insights and raises concerns for other communities dealing with high levels of PFAS

In eastern North Carolina, rates of ALS are so high that it can no longer be called a rare disease. Could the ever-greener-waters colored by neurotoxin-releasing algal blooms be to blame? Visit this close-knit community as researchers work to reclaim their gorgeous homes from fear and uncertainty.

Duke’s investment in state-of-the-art research tools empower scientists and engineers to uncover microscopic insights about everything from electronics to medicine.

Household robots and AI assistants illustrate how personality can make technology more approachable, while also amplifying ethical dilemmas.

Universities and insurers are joining forces to rethink how society understands and manages climate risk.

Students in the Climate & Sustainability Engineering Master of Engineering inaugural cohort embarked on summer internships where they tackled real-world climate challenges and learned more about working in the climate & sustainability space.

Advances in artificial intelligence for porous materials design could impact a wide variety of fields, from orthopedic implants to next-generation batteries.

Duke’s Artificial Intelligence for Materials (aiM) program trains graduate students to use AI to accelerate materials discovery.

Since 2018, Duke has been a critical node in efforts to field test sanitation systems across the world for projects funded by the Gates Foundation.

Experts across Duke are urgently thinking through ways for communities to become more resilient in the face of disaster.

Leanne Gilbertson is leading the new "Duke Critical Minerals Hub" to examine their full life cycle from extraction and mining to processing, use and reuse.