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Ross Shaft and Yates Shaft headframes that provide access to the Sanford Lab

Mar 27, 2018

Experiment Seeks to Determine Why Matter Outnumbers Anti-matter in the Universe

A new project is aimed at detecting a process called neutrinoless double-beta decay, which could be key to explaining why there is more matter than anti-matter in the universe.

3-D docking pose of potential GalU inhibitor

Mar 12, 2018

Computers Discover Compounds That Could Reduce Listeria’s Virulence

Researchers from NC State have pinpointed new compounds that may be effective in containing Listeria's ability to produce disease.

computer modeling of WNK kinase inhibitors

Mar 7, 2018

Computer Modeling of WNK Kinase Inhibitors Could Give Researchers New Tools for Understanding Hypertension

NC State researchers are using computer modeling of WNK kinase inhibitors to better understand the complex relationships between salt regulation, hypertension and high blood pressure.

Algae blooms

Feb 28, 2018

Researchers Create More Complete Picture of Freshwater Toxic Algal Blooms

A two-year study of North Carolina’s Jordan Lake found that multiple cyanotoxins from toxic algal blooms are present year-round, albeit in very low concentrations.

SAS Hall

Feb 15, 2018

Mathematician Named Sloan Research Fellow

NC State mathematician Tye Lidman has received a prestigious 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship.

NC State Belltower

Feb 5, 2018

New Approach Could Quickly Identify Best Organic Solar Cell Mixtures

Researchers aim to reduce the trial-and-error aspect of solar cell production by reducing the time spent on finding the most efficient mixtures.

Monolayer MoS2

Feb 1, 2018

Creating an Electron-Hole Liquid at Room Temperature

NC State physicists have built a blueprint for creating electron-hole liquids at room temperature.

NC State gateway

Jan 22, 2018

Placental Accumulation of Flame-Retardant Chemical Alters Serotonin Production in Rat Offspring

New research shows flame retardants can have sex-specific effects on placental functions critical for brain development.

Jan 17, 2018

Why Don’t Turtles Still Have Tail Spikes? Researchers Explain Why Tail Weaponry Is Rare

A new study explains how the evolution of tail weaponry in dinosaurs required a perfect storm of traits not seen in living animals today.

The NC State belltower.

Jan 8, 2018

Radiation Therapy Algorithm Could Substantially Reduce Side Effects, Maintain Effect Against Tumors

A new mathematical model for computing radiation therapy treatments could reduce side effects while delivering the same results as conventional radiation therapy.