A new study by scientists at Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in Arkansas.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 15, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 1

Seven years ago, Duke University engineers demonstrated the first working invisibility cloak in complex laboratory experiments. Now it appears creating a simple cloak has become a lot simpler.

Physics - Optics & Photonics

May 06, 2013 4.7 / 5 (26) 11 |

(Phys.org) —Until recently, the only primate known to hibernate as a survival strategy was a creature called the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, a tropical tree-dweller from the African island of Madagascar.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 02, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0 |

As cicadas on the East Coast begin emerging from their 17-year slumber, a spritz of dew drops is all they need to keep their wings fresh and clean. Researchers at Duke University and James Cook University ...

Physics - General Physics

Apr 29, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

(Phys.org) —Capturing methane gas from hog farms and piping it into existing natural gas pipelines may be a cost-effective way to meet North Carolina's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), according ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 26, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 2

(Phys.org) —Black and Hispanic homebuyers paid about 3.5 percent more for comparable homes in four metropolitan U.S. markets than white buyers did, according to a Duke University-led analysis of more than 2 million home ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 23, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Drug developers may have a new tool to search for more effective medications and new materials. It's a computer algorithm that can model and catalogue the entire set of lightweight, carbon-containing ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 22, 2013 4.9 / 5 (18) 0 |

When we hear the term "million dollar voice" we often think of singers with the potential to cash in on their powerful vocal chords.

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Apr 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

For more than 40 years, snowmelt and runoff from Morocco's High Atlas Mountains has been dammed and redirected hundreds of kilometers to the south to irrigate oases farms in the arid, sub-Saharan Draa Basin.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 08, 2013 2 / 5 (1) 1

Tougher EPA air-quality standards could spur an increased shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation, according to a new Duke University study. Complying with stricter regulations on sulfur dioxide, ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 05, 2013 2.3 / 5 (3) 11 |

As the debate over comprehensive immigration reform unfolds in Washington, a new report reveals dramatic changes in immigrant assimilation as a result of the so-called Great Recession. The report, "Measuring Immigrant Assimilation ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 05, 2013 not rated yet 0

Scientists have identified two new species of mouse lemur, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of Madagascar.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 26, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org) —A potentially lethal fungal infection appears to gain virulence by being able to anticipate and disarm a hostile immune attack in the lungs, according to findings by researchers at Duke Medicine.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Mar 14, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

In experiments mimicking a natural environment, Duke University researchers have demonstrated that the silver nanoparticles used in many consumer products can have an adverse effect on plants and microorganisms.

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Feb 27, 2013 4.4 / 5 (7) 4 |

Social media spending as a percentage of marketing budgets will more than double over the next five years, according to a survey of 468 U.S. chief marketing officers.

Technology - Business

Feb 27, 2013 not rated yet 0