The United Nations estimates that 1.4 billion people worldwide don't have electric light. See how a Charlotte company's easy-to-use solar power system is lighting many homes and clinics in the developing world.
Technology
Blackbeard the Wave Glider
To our ears, the sound of being underwater is all the same muffled tone. But to East Carolina University scientists, the noise carries all sorts of information about the ocean. Watch as researchers use their acoustic wave glider named Blackbeard to study underwater noise, acoustically tagged fish and environmental conditions in the ocean.
Animals on the Grid
Animals in Africa face challenges from dwindling habitats and climate, but most dangerous of all can be farmers or poachers who can kill threatened species for protection and profit. Watch how researchers at the North Carolina Zoo are using radio and satellite tracking to follow and protect animals in Africa and in our own backyard.
Modeling Your World
Watch researchers at the National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center in Asheville use computers and graphics to model future land use and climate.
Secrets of Guilford Courthouse Battlefield
In March of 1781, the British Army suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in Greensboro. Seven months later, the British surrendered at Yorktown. Watch as archaeologists use ground-penetrating radar to see what's buried at Guilford Courthouse, saving time and resources as they unlock the secrets of a major turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Mechatronics
Mechatronics blends principles of design and engineering to create the most innovative, economical, appropriate and elegant solutions to engineering problems. Watch engineers and students from NC State University and UNC Asheville put mechatronics into action.
What A Face
UNC Wilmington researchers build new facial recognition technology with a wide range of applications, including health and national security.
Rock and Roll Energy
All music is a study in physics; from the vibration in a singer's vocal cords, to the resonance of vibrating air in a violin, to the electrical signals from a computer that become a hip-hop beat. The electric guitar takes the cake, converting one type of energy into another, amplifying an electrical signal, and converting the energy back to sound. Learn how a simple strum turns into a booming electric guitar sound in the module below.
State of Emissions, State of Energy
North Carolina Has Big Decisions Coming in the Future of Emissions and Offshore Energy
October 26, 2015
Turning Wastewater Into Energy
Novozymes has developed a groundbreaking biogas plant that turns wastewater at its Franklinton plant into energy to help power the plant.