Research
Sniffing Out Plant Diseases
This article is a slightly modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Professor Qingshan Wei and his colleagues have developed portable technology that allows farmers to identify plant diseases in the field. The […]
Transforming Pharmaceutical Biomanufacturing
NC State and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Copenhagen have been awarded a $27 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to carry out a collaborative program in bioprocess research and development and workforce training that focuses on […]
A New Generation of Antimicrobial Materials – Photosensitizers
This article is a slightly modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Professor Richard Spontak and his colleagues have developed two new types of elastomeric polymers with highly effective, broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties. This […]
Driving the Scalability of DNA Information Storage
This article is a slightly modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Using DNA to store digital information – the ones and zeros that translate into text, images and the like – is […]
Wei Group Develops Portable Tech for Detecting Cyanotoxins in Water
This article is a modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Members of Professor Qingshan Wei’s research group have developed the first portable system – based on smartphone technology – that can test […]
New Microneedle Technique Speeds Plant Disease Detection
This article is a slightly modified version of an article written by Matt Shipman, Research Lead in University Communications. Professor Qingshan Wei and his colleagues have developed a new technique that uses microneedle patches to collect DNA from plant tissues […]