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High-Temperature Superconductivity in B-doped Q-Carbon

Tracey Peake

red belltower at night

Oct 30, 2017

Voltage-driven Liquid Metal Fractals

Low voltage makes high surface-tension liquid metal spread and form fractals

Oct 25, 2017

Stuck on You: Nanogel Capsule Helps Cardiac Stem Cells Stay Put

Nanogel capsule helps cardiac stem cells stay put.

Oct 17, 2017

Keratin, Pigment, Proteins From 54 Million-Year-Old Sea Turtle Show Survival Trait Evolution

Fossil tissues show that a pigment-based survival trait common to modern sea turtles evolved at least 54 million years ago.

Oct 12, 2017

Tracing Subglacial Water Storage

Some 70 percent of the world’s population consumes water that has glacial input, so it’s important to understand how these icy giants operate.
Salmonella colonies

Oct 5, 2017

Pass It On: Bacteria Can Spread Antibiotic Resistance Through Soil

Antibiotic resistance can be passed between bacteria in the environment, including in the soil.

Oct 3, 2017

Designer Biosensor Can Detect Antibiotic Production by Microbes

Researchers engineer designer biosensors that can detect antibiotic molecules

Oct 2, 2017

Stranded Cetacean? There’s an App for That

Introducing WhaleScale, the cetacean weight calculating app for iPhone.

Sep 28, 2017

Signal Flare – How Heart Muscle Cells Protect Themselves From Viral Invaders

The heart has a unique way to protect itself from viral invasion – a chemical first alert system that warns cells to arm themselves.

Sep 12, 2017

Nothing but the Tooth – What Dental Remains From Homo naledi Can Tell Us

What can dental development in Homo naledi fossils tell us about their evolution and the evolution of Homo sapiens?

Aug 30, 2017

Molecular Motors and Molecular Machines – Q&A With Gufeng Wang

Researchers create light-driven, motorized molecules capable of drilling holes in membranes of individual cells.

Aug 29, 2017

Fatty Acids and Itchy Skin – Q&A With Santosh Mishra

Researchers pinpoint previously unknown mediators for itch and pain in the skin.
The Memorial Belltower

Aug 15, 2017

Look Ma, No Hands: Researchers Use Vacuum for Hands-Free Patterning of Liquid Metal

NC State engineers have utilized vacuum to create a more efficient, hands-free method for filling complex microchannels with liquid metal.

Aug 3, 2017

Finding Neutrinos – Q&A With Matthew Green

The world’s smallest neutrino detector has found neutrinos: elusive, electrically neutral particles that interact only weakly with matter.
The Memorial Belltower

Aug 2, 2017

Recommending a New Approach for the EPA on Low-Dose Endocrine Effects: Q&A With David Dorman

Committee provides strategies to EPA for evaluating low-dose effects of endocrine-active chemicals on human health.

Jul 24, 2017

High-Temperature Superconductivity in B-doped Q-Carbon

Researchers have significantly increased the temperature at which carbon-based materials act as superconductors, using a novel, boron-doped Q-carbon material.