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Can Investigators Use Household Dust as a Forensic Tool?

A North Carolina State University-led study found it is possible to retrieve forensically relevant information from human DNA in household dust.

NC State Researchers Assemble Pathogen ‘Tree of Life’

A new online tool – the first of its kind for plant pathogens – will help researchers across the globe identify, detect and monitor species of Phytophthora, which have been responsible for plant diseases ranging from the devastating 1840s Irish potato famine to sudden oak death that still plagues in West Coast oak populations.

Students Use Machine Learning in Lesson Designed to Reveal Issues, Promise of A.I.

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers had 28 high school students create their own machine-learning artificial intelligence (AI) models for analyzing data.

Even Good Gene Edits Can Go Bad

Rice lab develops procedure to find large deletions, other anomalies in ‘on-target’ CRISPR-Cas9 editing

Engineers Explore the Source of Dreams and Thoughts

Rice lab’s 3D electrode array reveals millisecond evolution of synaptic activity

Engineers Explore the Source of Dreams and Thoughts

Light-powered catalyst makes hydrogen energy from pungent gas in one-step process

Engineers Explore the Source of Dreams and Thoughts

Expanding work permits for undocumented immigrants could fix the United States immigration system’s “large, overlooked and often invisible crack” that fails to account for essential workers

DMI Allows Magnon-Magnon Coupling in Hybrid Perovskites

An international group of researchers has created a mixed magnon state in an organic hybrid perovskite material by utilizing the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya-Interaction (DMI).

Perfume Component Helps Lure Male Moth Pests

North Carolina State University researchers have shown that adding a small amount of a chemical used in perfumes – nonanal – to a two-chemical combination of other sex pheromones helped increase the cocktail’s effectiveness in mimicking female fall armyworm “come hither” calls to males.

Disparities in Diabetic Eye Care

Because diabetes is the leading cause of new, preventable cases of blindness in working aged adults in the United States, medical experts suggest patients have dilated eye examinations after their first diabetes diagnosis.

Disparities in Diabetic Eye Care

Nature Ecology and Evolution Study Reveals Precipitation’s Effect on Plant-Soil Interaction

Multifunctional Patch Offers Early Detection of Plant Diseases, Other Crop Threats

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an electronic patch that can be applied to the leaves of plants to monitor crops for different pathogens – such as viral and fungal infections – and stresses such as drought or salinity.

Female Syrian Refugees in Houston Bear the Brunt of Circumstances

Study Finds Females Reported Significantly Higher Mental Stress

Researchers Help AI Express Uncertainty to Improve Health Monitoring Tech

A team of engineering and health researchers has developed a tool that improves the ability of electronic devices to detect when a human patient is coughing, which has applications in health monitoring.

Female Syrian Refugees in Houston Bear the Brunt of Circumstances

University of Houston Researchers Exploring the Bounds of Room-Temperature Superconductivity

Nature’s Chefs: Scientists Propose Food-Making as Means of Understanding Species Interactions

An interdisciplinary group of researchers is proposing a new way to think of some interactions between species, classifying a variety of plants, animals and fungi as “nature’s chefs.”

Female Syrian Refugees in Houston Bear the Brunt of Circumstances

Ever since America’s oldest restaurant, the White Horse Tavern in Rhode Island, opened its doors in 1673, restaurateurs have been trying to keep their customers happy while increasing profits.

Female Syrian Refugees in Houston Bear the Brunt of Circumstances

Research Findings May Help Identify Drug Targets for Neuromuscular Disorders

Study: Tribal Water Rights Underutilized in U.S. West

A new North Carolina State University study shows that Indigenous groups in the western United States are – for various reasons – having difficulty turning water they have a legal right to, under water rights settlements, into actual water that can generate revenue through leases to other groups or through direct uses such as agriculture.

Female Syrian Refugees in Houston Bear the Brunt of Circumstances

Research Project Suggests How Resources Can Be Optimized