Research News
August 17, 2021
Diversifying the Edge Computing Ecosystem
New Duke-led, NSF-funded “Athena” center for AI seeks to advance next-generation mobile networks and make fast, secure edge computing accessible to more users
July 26, 2021
Catching Waves
Duke ECE’s Steven Cummer, the William H. Younger Distinguished Professor of Engineering, discusses new metamaterials research in this Q&A– and explains why invisibility paint is not on the horizon
June 08, 2021 | Duke Today
$100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research
The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is supporting Duke University’s efforts to expand its faculty in computation, materials science and the resilience of the body and brain by completing the second phase of a $100 million investment. This is the largest award Duke University has ever received.
April 06, 2021
Engineering Systems for Future Computing
In this Q&A, quantum information scientist Kenneth Brown explains why Duke is situated to lead the quantum systems charge, and how students can begin to explore the field
March 03, 2021
Comparing the Swab to the Sewer
Duke pilot testing effectiveness of campus wastewater sampling to detect SARS-CoV-2, and comparing it to nasal swabs
February 18, 2021
The Intersection of Electrical Engineering and Materials Design
In this Q&A, professor Adrienne Stiff-Roberts explains how electrical engineering and materials research intersect, and talks about the multidisciplinary approach that makes Duke special
November 16, 2020
Duke to Launch Quantum Center
The Center's Scalable Quantum Computing Laboratory, or SQLab, aims to put quantum computers directly into the hands of users
November 13, 2020
Duke Awarded $4.5 Million to Advance Global Research Technologies in Sanitation, Public Health
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant awarded to the Center for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Infectious Disease (WaSH-AID)
October 27, 2020
Duke Researchers to Monitor Brain Injury with Machine Learning
Duke researchers received a multi-year scientific research agreement from CortiCare to engineer a machine-learning approach to continuously monitor patients with brain injuries
October 20, 2020
Duke to Lead $5 Million Center to Develop U.S. Air Force Wireless Communications Protocols
National initiative will develop AI-informed communication and networking protocols fast and reliable enough to handle Air Force requirements