ChBE’s Krista Walton to Lead North Carolina State’s $517 Million Research Enterprise
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Georgia Tech chemical engineer Krista Walton has been named vice chancellor for research and innovation at North Carolina State. The role puts her in charge of NC State’s $517 million research…
Nunn School Launches New Space Policy Center
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The space around Earth is central to life on the surface, encompassing myriad economic, technological, political, and even military considerations that affect the lives of millions. A new center devoted to space policy…
This Pacifier Could Monitor Babies’ Vitals in the NICU
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Hong Yeo, associate professor and Harris Saunders Jr. Endowed Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, came up with the pacifier idea at a pediatric technology conference.A small but…
Securing Tomorrow’s Autonomous Robots Today
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Every year, people in California risk their lives battling wildfires, but in the future, machines powered by artificial intelligence will be on the front lines, not firefighters.However, this new generation of self-…
From Refineries to OMSCS: One Yellow Jacket’s Path From a Texas Oil Town to Educational Technology
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Alex Duncan is the senior director of the Online Master of Science in Computer Science program.Oil is often called “black gold.” Alex Duncan traded a job working in the oil industry for a white-and-gold career instead.…
Lunar sample research could help protect astronauts and uncover origins of water on the moon
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Dust and rocks residing on the surface of the moon take a beating in space. Without a protective magnetosphere and atmosphere like Earth’s, the lunar surface faces continual particle bombardment from solar wind, cosmic…
