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Rocky Road: Nanocars Roll, Hop and Skid Across Surfaces

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Alumni Gateway near sunset

Jan 8, 2019

Using Economic Theory to Address Funding Scarcity: A Q&A With Kevin Gross

Statistician Kevin Gross discusses how the "theory of contests" might improve the current research funding model.
Illustration of a Stenopterygius ichthyosaur

Dec 5, 2018

Soft Tissue Shows Jurassic Ichthyosaur Was Warm-Blooded, Had Blubber and Camouflage

Research published in Nature describes what soft-tissue analysis reveals about an ancient, dolphin-like marine reptile.
PKS Enumerator software generates new macrolides by permuting key chemical building blocks.

Nov 27, 2018

Virtual Library of 1 Million New Macrolide Scaffolds Could Help Speed Drug Discovery

The virtual library contains chemical structures and computed properties for a family of chemicals mainly used as antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs.
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Nov 7, 2018

Researchers.One: A New Model for Open Access Publishing and Peer Review

Researchers have developed a genuinely open-access peer review publication platform they believe will promote academic freedom, broaden dissemination and improve the quality of scientific research.
Michael Bereman (right) and graduate student Josh Beri look at a computer in his lab in 2017.

Nov 5, 2018

Researchers Identify Promising Proteins for ALS Diagnosis and Prognosis

A team led by an NC State researcher with ALS has discovered new links between particular proteins and this deadly disease.
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Nov 1, 2018

Building Better Predictions From Polls

Inaccurate 2016 election predictions were due not to shy voters or flawed surveys, but to excessive averaging over multiple polls. An NC State statistician proposes a better model.
NC State campus gateway

Oct 17, 2018

Researchers Find Bacterioplankton Rely on Environmental Vitamin B1 Rather Than Making Their Own

New research could have impacts on aquatic microbial food webs, as well as energy and nutrient exchange.
NC State Belltower

Oct 16, 2018

Physicists Create Guidelines for Non-Equilibrium Measurements of Many-Body Systems

A research team found that electrons in materials in a non-equilibrium state don’t necessarily behave in the same way that materials in equilibrium do, which could affect experimental results.
Alumni Gateway near sunset

Oct 11, 2018

Detecting Gluons Inside Pions: 5 Questions With NC State Physicists

Physicists Patrick Berry and Chueng Ji are learning more about how nuclei are assembled, which could increase our understanding of how the universe works.
Nanocar rolling on solid surface at room temperature

Sep 17, 2018

Rocky Road: Nanocars Roll, Hop and Skid Across Surfaces

New research finds a nanocar’s rolling wheels can move the vehicle in a straight line in distances up to 16 times its body length.