David Smith Selected for NASA NIAC Fellowship
Award will support the pursuit of robotically assembled metamaterials in space for radar systems enabling long-range situational awareness.
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AI Risk in 2026: What Happens When Engineers Don’t Understand It
Every day, AI tools get more capable, and deployment is outpacing our understanding of what they get wrong. Duke Engineering Dean Jerry Lynch connects with three Duke University experts to break down where that gap is already showing up: in cybersecurity, in the everyday AI tools people use to get advice, and in healthcare.
Untangling the Inequitable Effects of Heat and Air Pollution on Human Health
Duke Engineering researchers are working with local Durham households to study the compounding effects of heat and air pollution to help people worldwide.
Duke Materials Database to Power New AI-Driven Cloud Laboratory
Over a decade of work from the laboratory of Stefano Curtarolo will help researchers discover new materials through Georgia Tech’s new $18.1 million Programmable Cloud Laboratory.
Peter Vikesland Named Chair of Duke’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
A longtime collaborator with many faculty members at Duke, Vikesland brings a strong research portfolio in the chemistry of water droplets and collaborative, interdisciplinary leadership to the school.
AI and Robotics Accelerate Search for Better Gut Microbiome Therapies
New data-driven approach could enhance results for the quickly growing $130 billion probiotics and prebiotics industry.
Injectable Biomaterial Harnesses the Immune System to Promote Brain Repair After Stroke
Delivered more than 24 hours after a stroke in mice, the biomaterial promoted vascular repair, neural remodeling and improved motor performance
DOE Funds Duke-Led AI Platform to Design Transformative DNA-Based Materials
Duke engineers are leading a Phase 1 Genesis project funded by the Department of Energy to develop an AI platform capable of designing large-scale DNA-based materials for next generation energy technologies.
DOE-Funded Brain-Inspired Hardware to Enable Futuristic Robotic Systems
Duke engineers are leading a Phase 1 Genesis project funded by the Department of Energy to develop robotic AI processing hardware 10x faster and 100x more efficient than today’s top performers.
Thwarting Hidden Resume Hacks Targeting AI Hiring Tools
An academic-industry collaboration identifies 1% of resumes in a 200,000 sample across multiple sectors as containing concealed instructions meant to exploit AI systems.
From Quantum Error Correction to Emergent Gravity: Probing Holographic Universes
Crystal Noel co-led the development of a simplified model to understand how the fabric of space and time could emerge from fundamental quantum degrees of freedom.
Faculty Report Proposes Bold Vision for Advancing Computing Innovation at Duke
Jeff Glass helped lead a report that recommends a new cross-school academic unit to coordinate, connect expertise.