Frank Graff talks robot science over a game of cornhole with Duke University's Daniel Sorin, Ph.D.
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Meet the indestructible tardigrade
Researchers want to know why tardigrades are so resilient and how that can be used to preserve biological samples.
Bat sounds reveal bat secrets
Bats are difficult to track, but by recording their calls, researchers hope to study them.
This is where your flu vaccine is made
Take a tour of the largest cell-based flu vaccine factory.
ACL injuries are on the rise. How do we prevent them?
ACL injures are on the rise in all teen athletes, but the increase is higher among girls. High Point University is researching new movement patters to prevent ACL injuries as well as more effective rehabilitation.
Astronaut Mae Jemison wants us to "look up"
"The sky connects us. What's above us unites us." The science team met astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison this week, the first woman of color in space.
Pilot Mountain has a deer problem. Drones can help.
Drones help researchers and park officials get an accurate count of the deer population on Pilot Mountain. From the UNC School of Media & Journalism, Producer – Trent Brown, Associate Producers—Olivia Corriere & Lauren Glaze, Scriptwriter & Narrator – Haley France, Camera/Video Editor: Bob Gunter, Additional Cameras – Trent Brown & Haley France, Executive Producer – Dr. Tom Linden
Explore UNC System Campuses with VR tours
Want to tour a North Carolina system university? But can’t because gas is expensive? Or your car broke down? Too tired?
Good news dear student (or parent!) The University of North Carolina System created free 360-degree virtual reality (VR) tours of all 16 campuses.
The tours showcase campus highlights—libraries, laboratories, quads and more. The initiative is part of the System’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), a program that encourages first-time or low-income high school students to attend college.
What's Metal Foam?
A stainless still composite foam developed at NCSU offers new protection to military members, by blocking blast pressure and fragmentation at close range.
A few other facts about pipe organs
This is one of those stories where there is so much information to share that it doesn’t fit into a traditional broadcast story, so here you go.