UNC Wilmington researchers build new facial recognition technology with a wide range of applications, including health and national security.
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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.
Brain Waves
Brain stimulation, which utilizes a low dose of electric current, could lead to new therapies for neurologic and mental illnesses.
3-D Frontiers
The new frontier for design and manufacturing is in three dimensions. What has become known as 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, opens a new world of design never before possible.
Pharma Quest
New compounds under development at NC Central University’s Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) could be key to creating a better treatment for diabetes.
A Model Foot
Diabetes patients often suffer from problems in their feet, including sores and loss of feeling. East Carolina University researchers are using sonograms to see the foot in a new light in an attempt to help.
Seeking Sea Power
The winds along North Carolina’s Outer Banks are some of the strongest and most sustainable on the East Coast. Scientists are working on ways to harvest that energy by constructing wind turbines far enough offshore so that beachgoers won’t see them, but near enough for the generated power to be brought to shore economically.
Sensational Singing Mice
Mice are known to squeak, but Duke researchers have discovered male mice can sing at very high frequencies. The male mice use those ultrasonic sounds to woo female mice, and the song can change depending on the context.