(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to optimize the development of DNA self-assembling materials, which hold promise for technologies ranging from drug delivery ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Oct 28, 2010 4.8 / 5 (5) 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Did you know that pencil lead may just end up changing the world? Graphene is the material from which graphite, the core of your No. 2 pencil, is made. It is also the latest "wonder material," and may be ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Apr 18, 2011 4.8 / 5 (5) 0 |

Other than Olympic race walkers, people generally find it more comfortable to run than walk when they start moving at around 2 meters per second – about 4.5 miles per hour.

Biology - Other

Jan 05, 2012 4.8 / 5 (5) 7 |

A multi-university research team led by North Carolina State University will be developing methods to create two-dimensional (2-D) materials capable of folding themselves into three-dimensional (3-D) objects ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Aug 23, 2012 4.8 / 5 (5) 4 |

A North Carolina State University chemist has discovered a molecule that can potentially stop the production of cancer cells at the very beginning of the process by switching off the gene regulators responsible for turning ...

Chemistry -

Sep 24, 2008 4.6 / 5 (5) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the 2008 election draws to a close, political devotees have a new way to dissect election statistics, thanks to a North Carolina State University computer scientist.

Technology - Computer Sciences

Nov 03, 2008 2.9 / 5 (8) 0

In a surprising finding, researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered the critical importance of a protein previously believed to be a redundant "on switch" for certain immune-system responses.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jan 21, 2010 4.6 / 5 (5) 0 |

Researchers from North Carolina State University have created a computer program that allows a car to stay in its lane without human control, opening the door to the development of new automobile safety features ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Apr 06, 2010 4.6 / 5 (5) 2 |

New research from North Carolina State University shows that a wind-driven "tumbleweed" Mars rover would be capable of moving across rocky Martian terrain – findings that could also help the National ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 23, 2012 3.3 / 5 (7) 11 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on networked control systems – which are used to coordinate transportation, power ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

May 14, 2013 4.6 / 5 (5) 0 |

A North Carolina State University engineer has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to learn more about the microbiology, genetics and genomics behind how and why heat-loving ...

Biology -

Jul 30, 2008 4.4 / 5 (5) 0

Research from North Carolina State University offers a new means of determining the sex of skeletal human remains - an advance that may have significant impacts in the wake of disasters, the studying of ancient ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Jul 06, 2010 4.4 / 5 (5) 1 |

Calling it the "new periodic table for flies," researchers at North Carolina State University and collaborators across the globe have mapped the evolutionary history of flies, providing a framework for further comparative ...

Biology - Evolution

Mar 14, 2011 4.4 / 5 (5) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Mobile security researchers have identified a new vulnerability in popular Android platforms, including Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. The vulnerability has been confirmed by ...

Technology - Software

Nov 05, 2012 4.4 / 5 (5) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a finding that could speed the use of sensors or barcodes at the nanoscale, North Carolina State University engineers have shown that certain types of tiny organic particles, when heated to the proper ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Sep 16, 2008 3 / 5 (7) 2