Scientists harness naturally occurring microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, to replace or complement traditional fertilizers, which is helping farmers produce greater yields while fighting drought and disease.
Technology
Just Moving Along
Researchers at East Carolina University’s biomechanics lab use motion capture technology to study the how and why of how we move.
Precision Medicine
Precision medicine is a new way to fight cancer. Scientists use a person’s unique genetic makeup to develop an individualized treatment plan to target cancer cells.
Vaccine Hunting: Applying Nucleic Acid Technology
Related Resources:
It Just Takes A Byte
North Carolina is the gaming industry’s East Coast hub. Changing technology, innovation, interactive gaming and e-learning all combine to transform a line of data on the screen into serious gaming.
Stop and Listen
Why is it necessary to stop talking and moving to listen to someone else talk? It’s not just being polite. Cutting edge research in electrophysiology, optogenetics and behavior analysis shows the brain connections that control how movement affects hearing.
What Can Drones Do?
What Can Drones Do?
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Power to the Pedal
Entrepreneurs in Asheville take green vehicles to a new level, utilizing mechanical engineering and electronics to create an electric-assist recumbent vehicle.
Polling Positions
The findings in public opinion polls are a fixture in the news media, with pollsters measuring the public's thoughts on politicians, public policy and pop culture. But how does polling work? And how accurate is it? Pollsters use statistics and the social sciences to measure and track public opinion.
Dinosaur GPS
Paleontologists working in the field looking for fossils have always faced a painstaking process that required a lot of luck to be successful. But using Landsat satellite imagery, a UNC Greensboro scientist is replacing luck with educated efficiency in the quest for fossils.