Tag:world-leading faculty

Dec 22, 2016

Study IDs Key Indicators Linking Violence and Mental Illness

New study finds a host of factors that are associated with subsequent risk of adults with mental illness becoming victims or perpetrators of violence. The work highlights the importance of interventions to treat mental-health problems in order to reduce community violence and instances of mental-healthcrises.

Dec 13, 2016

Faculty Inventors Recognized

Three faculty members at North Carolina State University are being named fellows by the National Academy of发明人。

Sep 16, 2016

Mosquitoes, Zika and Biotech Regulation

Biotech policy expert Jennifer Kuzma argues that authorities are missing an opportunity to revise outdated rules related to modern innovations inbiotechnology.

Sep 15, 2016

New Tech Promises to Boost Electric Vehicle Efficiency, Range

数控状态researchers have developed a new type of inverter device with greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package – which should improve the fuel-efficiency and range of hybrid and electric汽车。

Sep 12, 2016

数控状态Faculty, Students Unearth Ancient Mythological Statues in Jordan

As part of a larger excavation at the ancient city of Petra, NC State faculty and students discovered two marble statues of the mythological goddessAphrodite.

Aug 25, 2016

Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in iPhone, iPad Operating System

An international team of computer science researchers has identified serious security vulnerabilities in the iOS – the operating system used in Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices. The vulnerabilities make a variety of attacks可能的。

Aug 23, 2016

New Approach to Determining How Atoms Are Arranged in Materials

研究人员developed a novel approach to materials characterization, using Bayesian statistical methods to glean new insights into the structure ofmaterials.

Jul 27, 2016

数控状态Named a Research ‘Rising Star’

数控状态ranks third in North America on a list of 100 institutions that increased contributions to a selection of top academic journals, according to a new report on research “rising stars” conducted by大自然。

Jul 22, 2016

Successful Innovation: A Field Guide to the Psychology of Change

The word “innovation” gets thrown around a lot, often in regard to the development of new products or services. But what predicts how people will respond to new things orideas?

Jun 15, 2016

Bioactive Film Improves How Implants Bond With Bone in Animal Study

数控状态researchers have developed a technique for coating polymer implants with a bioactive film that significantly increases bonding between the implant and surrounding bone in an animalmodel.

Jun 7, 2016

Research Finds Offender Risk Assessment Tools in U.S. Are Promising, but Questions Remain

The criminal justice system in the United States uses a variety of tools to assess the behavior of criminal offenders, and those risk assessments can have a significant impact on an offender’s fate. A new meta-analysis of the research conducted in the U.S. on these tools shows that – while promising – it is still unclear whether these tools reduce bias againstoffenders.

May 17, 2016

Research Finds Skull Condition Thought Extinct Is Actually Widespread

Some forensic anthropologists thought the skull condition called cribra orbitalia (CO) was a thing of the past – but new research finds that it is fairly common in both North America and SouthAfrica.

May 10, 2016

研究人员将金刚石/硼氮化物晶体层整合用于高功率器件

NC国家研究人员已经开发出一种在立方氮化物表面上沉积金刚石的新技术，将两种材料与单一结晶相结合structure.

May 9, 2016

New Techniques Make RFID Tags 25 Percent Smaller

数控状态researchers have developed a suite of techniques that allow them to create passive radio-frequency identification tags that are 25 percent smaller – and therefore lessexpensive.

Apr 5, 2016

Metal Foam Obliterates Bullets – and That’s Just the Beginning

Composite metal foams are tough enough to turn an armor-piercing bullet into dust on impact. But armor is just the beginning of its potentialuses.