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November 5, 2018 | Duke Stories

Reinventing the Toilet: Seeking a ‘Safe and Dignified Solution’ to the Sanitation Crisis

Supported through multiple grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Center for WaSH-AID and two emerging technologies hope to reshape the lives and health of billions of people both worldwide and at home

October 24, 2018

Improving Health

Imagine a perfect world. Children in developing nations no longer die from diseases caused by poor sanitation. Global challenges call for more than creative approaches—they call for optimistic outlooks.

April 3, 2018

"Duke's Community-Based Toilet System Begins Testing in India"

Stand-alone waste facility aimed at sanitation crisis facing billions worldwide

January 30, 2018

Biomass Controls Expands to Durham, NC

Biomass Controls recently opened a new laboratory and office in Durham, NC to accommodate growth and leverage opportunities.

August 28, 2017 | Duke Today

Duke, RTI International Partner on Improved Global Sanitation

Building off two grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Duke University and its partners hope to become an international hub for studying practical, scalable solutions to the waste treatment and sanitation problem.