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Study Finds Distinct Gut Microbiomes in Male and Female Carnivores

A recent study found a dramatic difference between the microbial diversity in guts of female and male American minks (Neovison vison).

Study IDs Visual Characteristics That Make People ‘Like’ Images on Instagram

Marketing researchers have identified the combination of characteristics that make people “like” images on the social media platform Instagram.

Scientists Find Previously Unknown Jumping Behavior in Insects

A team of researchers has discovered a jumping behavior that is entirely new to insect larvae, and there is evidence that it is occurring in a range of species – we just haven’t noticed it before.

New Tool to Help Solid-Waste Systems Reach Cost, Environmental Goals

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a free, user-friendly tool that makes use of multiple computational models to help solid waste systems achieve their environmental goals in the most cost-efficient way possible.

Study Demonstrates Accuracy of Less Invasive Technique for Monitoring Elephant Health

A recent study from North Carolina State University finds a technique that uses dried spots of blood to measure health indicators in elephants is comparable to techniques that use larger blood samples and require immediate cold storage – technology that is not always available when monitoring animals in the wild.

New Technique Boosts Efficiency, Sustainability of Large-Scale Perovskite Solar Cells

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a technique for producing perovskite photovoltaic materials on an industrial scale, which will reduce the cost and improve the performance of mass-produced perovskite solar cells.

Kirigami Robotic Grippers Are Delicate Enough to Lift Egg Yolks

Engineering researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new type of flexible, robotic grippers that are able to lift delicate egg yolks without breaking them, and that are precise enough to lift a human hair.

Technique Smooths Path for ‘Federated Learning’ AI Training in Wireless Devices

Federated learning is a great tool for training artificial intelligence (AI) systems while protecting data privacy, but the amount of data traffic involved has made it unwieldy for systems that include wireless devices.

Study Finds Unexpected Benefits of ‘Drug Checking’ Programs

A recent study has found that so-called “drug checking” programs have unexpected benefits, allowing public health programs to reach and work with people who use drugs who would otherwise not access services such as HIV testing.

Satellite Imagery Gives Researchers Timeline of When Swine Waste Lagoons Were Built

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an automated technique that uses satellite imagery to determine when swine waste lagoons were constructed, allowing researchers to determine the extent to which these facilities may have affected environmental quality.

New Technique Improves Directed Evolution of Microorganisms

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed and demonstrated a new technique for controlling directed evolution in bacteria.

New Material Offers Remarkable Combo of Toughness and Stretchiness

Researchers have created new materials that are very stretchable and extremely tough.

Being Near Pollinator Habitat Boosts Soybean Size

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that soybean crops planted near pollinator habitat produce larger soybeans than soybean crops that are not planted near pollinator habitat.

Sense of Belonging Helps High School Students Engage with STEM

A new study from North Carolina State University finds that one key to promoting STEM education, and to making students feel capable of working on STEM subjects outside of the classroom, is to find ways to make classrooms feel more inclusive.

Review Finds Big Blind Spots in Research on Social Media and Crisis Communications

A team of communication experts calls for researchers and organizations to take a global view when assessing how to use social media for crisis communication efforts, particularly in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Tool Allows Unprecedented Modeling of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new computational tool that allows users to conduct simulations of multi-functional magnetic nanoparticles in unprecedented detail.

‘Self-Driving’ Lab Speeds Up Research, Synthesis of Energy Materials

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University at Buffalo have developed and demonstrated a ‘self-driving lab’ that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and fluidic systems to advance our understanding of metal halide perovskite (MHP) nanocrystals.

Study Highlights Relationship Between Racism, Activism and Stress

A recent study from North Carolina State University underscores the feedback loop between racism, stress and anti-racist activism in young Black people.

In Animal Study, Implant Churns Out CAR-T Cells to Combat Cancer

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed an implantable biotechnology that produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking cancerous tumors.

New Study Reveals Why Facebook Ads Can Miss Target

New research from North Carolina State University offers insight into why Facebook’s targeted advertising can sometimes be more like a wild pitch.