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North Carolina State University, (NCSU) was established in 1887 in Raleigh, North Carolina. NCSU is a public land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant university. NCSU is noted for a high level of complex research activity. NCSU has over 31,000 graduate and undergraduate students. NCSU is one campus of the 16 campuses in the University of North Carolina system. NCSU is noted for its research and academic ranking in agriculture, engineering, science and textile design. NCSU School of Veterinary Medicine is ranked well among comparable university programs.

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High-temperature superconductivity in B-doped Q-carbon

Researchers at North Carolina State University have significantly increased the temperature at which carbon-based materials act as superconductors, using a novel, boron-doped Q-carbon material.

1 hour ago in Superconductivity

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Researchers find corn gene conferring resistance to multiple plant leaf diseases

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a specific gene in corn that appears to be associated with resistance to two and possibly three different plant leaf diseases.

5 hours ago in Biotechnology

Public retains positive attitudes toward service and support animals

How do people feel about service, emotional support and therapy animals in public spaces? It can get a bit complicated, according to a new pilot study by NC State University's Regina Schoenfeld.

Jul 21, 2017 in Plants & Animals

New technique 'sees' radioactive material even after it's gone

A new technique allows researchers to characterize nuclear material that was in a location even after the nuclear material has been removed – a finding that has significant implications for nuclear nonproliferation and ...

Jul 03, 2017 in General Physics

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Variation at a central metabolic gene influences male fruit fly lifespan

The overexpression of an important gene that regulates energy metabolism can cause a severe shortening of lifespan in male fruit flies but has only a small negative effect on lifespans of female fruit flies, according to ...

Jun 29, 2017 in Plants & Animals

Hot cities spell bad news for bees

A new study from North Carolina State University finds that common wild bee species decline as urban temperatures increase.

Jun 26, 2017 in Ecology

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New design improves performance of flexible wearable electronics

In a proof-of-concept study, North Carolina State University engineers have designed a flexible thermoelectric energy harvester that has the potential to rival the effectiveness of existing power wearable electronic devices ...

Jun 22, 2017 in Energy & Green Tech

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Plasmapheresis a potentially life-saving approach to veterinary immunotherapy

The power of plasmapheresis lies in its unequivocal speed.

Jun 22, 2017 in Plants & Animals

Ancient skulls shed light on migration in the Roman Empire

Skeletal evidence shows that, hundreds of years after the Roman Republic conquered most of the Mediterranean world, coastal communities in what is now south and central Italy still bore distinct physical differences to one ...

Jun 20, 2017 in Archaeology & Fossils

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Study: Most state pension plans paper over unfunded liabilities

An analysis of state pension plans from across the country finds that the already troubling state of pension finances may be even worse than it first appears because many pension managers are making their plan's financial ...

Jun 19, 2017 in Economics & Business

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