UNC Charlotte researchers have received two of 43 awards from the inaugural round of grants from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Convergence Accelerator pilot. The new NSF initiative supports multidisciplinary research teams and lays the groundwork for public-private partnerships with Fortune 500 companies to apply Big Data to science and engineering, and create technologies that …
NC State to lead research aimed at creating a more flexible and adaptable 5G network Fifth generation (5G) wireless networks hold promise to be as much as 10 times more efficient than current 4G networks, with faster speeds and higher capacity to support many more data connections than previously possible. To ensure the nation’s leadership …
With leadership from researchers at the Renaissance Computing Institute, UNC-Chapel Hill and its partners will build a platform, called FABRIC, to provide a testbed for reimagining how data can be stored, computed and moved through shared infrastructure. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will lead a $20 million project to create a platform …
A breakthrough by ECU researcher Jessica Ellis shows a specific enzyme – Acyl-CoA synthetase 6 – is critical for enriching DHA in the brain.
Fayetteville State University (FSU) has signed a master Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC). Womack is a medical center and research facility located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina—the largest military installation in the U.S. by population. The purpose of this Agreement is twofold: (1) to further expedite the …
Emerging technologies could allow first responders to call up all sorts of information when responding to an emergency, but there is some uncertainty about what information is useful, how it should be displayed, and how emergency personnel could control which information to access and when. NC State is working with first responders to address these questions. …
A nearly $300,000 grant will allow a team of researchers from East Carolina University to look at sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities. The $299,454, two-year grant comes from the National Science Foundation. It includes an interdisciplinary approach involving ECU’s Department of Engineering and Department of Anthropology as well as the Coastal …
Every day of the Summer 2019 semester biology major Taylor Morgan heads into the lab in Zeis Hall to check on his cells. They need food and water; they might need a little bath. “They’re like little animals,” Morgan said. The cells, and Morgan, are part of an ongoing research project headed up by Angel …
Soybeans are one of the leading crops in the United States, and a fast-growing global population is expected to increase demand for the crop as a protein source for animal and human nutrition. To meet that need, scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NC State University and VIB, a life sciences institute in Belgium, are …
How the UNC System Propels Space Exploration In the summer of 1969, Neil Armstrong’s pronouncement reached Earth from across the void: “One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” Space had become a little less empty. Fifty years later, Christina Koch’s record-breaking stint aboard the International Space Station underscores how outer space continues …