Skip to main content
Triangle Travel Survey Underway This Spring

Archive

Heart Cardiac

Mar 10, 2021

Pericardial Injection Effective, Less Invasive Way to Get Regenerative Therapies to Heart

Injecting hydrogels containing stem cell or exosome therapeutics directly into the pericardial cavity could be a more effective means of treating cardiac injury, according to CVM-led research.
Railroad tracks leading into Raleigh.

Mar 9, 2021

Freight Rail Decarbonization Project Receives $1.5 Million from Energy Department

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $1.5 million in funding to a NC State Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering project focused on freight rail decarbonization.

Mar 8, 2021

Lights Out: Climate Change Could Plunge America Into Darkness. Here’s Why.

As climate change accelerates, the electrical system in the United States will face more frequent extreme weather events that could cause outdated infrastructure to fail.
This image shows spectral imaging of a scene containing objects with different colors, as well as the letters NCSU, which contain different polarization states.

Mar 3, 2021

Mantis Shrimp Inspires New Breed of Light Sensors

Small enough to fit on a smartphone, but capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.
A woven fabric surface analysis image

Mar 2, 2021

3D Images of Fabric ‘Sandwich’ Can Help Measure Textile Friction

NC State researchers developed a method of measuring fabric’s roughness using 3D imaging.

Feb 24, 2021

Campylobacter Strains Exchange Genes, Can Become More Virulent and Antibiotic Resistant

New CVM-led research finds that Campylobacter bacteria persist throughout poultry production – from farm to grocery shelves – and that two of the most common strains are exchanging genetic material.

Feb 18, 2021

Inaugural Cohort of Impact Scholars Announced

The Office of Outreach and Engagement has announced its inaugural cohort of Impact Scholars. The 12 Impact Scholars represent nine colleges and two research institutes.
diagram of how the new technology works

Feb 17, 2021

New Tech Aims to Tackle ‘Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation’ Blood Disorder

Experimental tool addresses a blood disorder that proves fatal in many patients.

Feb 15, 2021

Textile Sensor Patch, Made with Conductive Yarns, Could Detect Pressure Points for Amputees

A soft, flexible sensor system created with electrically conductive yarns could help map problematic pressure points in the socket of an amputee’s prosthetic limb, researchers from NC State report in a new study. The research team includes Tushar Ghosh, the William A. Klopman Distinguished Professor of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, and Helen Huang, the Jackson Family Distinguished Professor in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Feb 15, 2021

Triangle Travel Survey Underway This Spring

The Institute for Transportation Research and Education has developed a survey that helps regional decision-makers identify transportation priorities for the Triangle.