Two professors at NC State, Trudy Mackay and Coby Schal, are joint recipients of the 2015 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. They are recognized for their achievement and the impact of their...
Although John Donne and the cathedral where he preached have been gone for more than 300 years, N.C. State English professor John Wall is bringing Donne and St Paul’s Cathedral back to life, virtually.
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As schools around the state prepare to open their doors for the fall, 50 grade-school teachers will return to their campuses prepared to answer a classic student question: When will they use what they’ve...
In the never-ending quest to make current technology more compact, scientists are designing structures so small that the need to be measured in nanometers – that’s one trillionth of a meter....
This summer, the science labs at N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill will be full of curious teachers learning about ways to prevent the spread of food-borne illness in kitchens, restaurants and all around...
Every time you turn around, a new generation of the latest high-tech gadget is released. Consumers have barely enough time to get a handle on their new iPods before a better model comes out.
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Yesterday, the Obama administration announced a proposal for an initial $100 million investment into a science initiative to study the most complex mechanism in the human body, and possibly the known universe:...
Biosensors can be used to detect amino acids in fertilizers, pathogens in the bloodstream and food supplies, and even molecular markers that appear with the onset of prostate cancer. N.C. State researchers...
From allowing us to breathe to helping fight infection, protein molecules keep us healthy, but research over the past several decades has shown that proteins only keep us healthy if produced in the right...
Imagine a wristband that wirelessly monitors heart rate, tracks stress levels throughout the day and even helps physicians to better treat chronic diseases. Now imagine if the battery on this device never...
Students struggle to see any art or beauty in the numbers and exact measurements that fill their textbooks. However, masters of math and science seem to have no trouble bridging this gap between the cold...
A research project involving graduates and undergraduates from the College of Engineering have teamed up with students from the College of Textiles to create hyper-flexible wires, capable of stretching...
