Science & Technology

NC Health Insurer Seeks To Harness Consumer Data

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Cary-based information technology giant SAS are collaborating to provide more personalized health care.

Companies Meet To Discuss Cyber Attacks

North Carolina companies meet to discuss the threat of cyber attack on their computer networks

Science Experiment Sheds Light On Planet Orbits

A science experiment using coins and a funnel teaches about hiw planets and black holes orbit.

Nature Research Center Opening Draws 70,000

Dave DeWitt reports a huge crowd visited the new wing of the Museum of Natural Sciences during its grand opening.

Nature Research Center Grand Opening Today

Dave DeWitt gets a kids-eye view of the new Nature Research Center in Raleigh.

Nanotech Commercialization Conference

There is a two-day Nanotech Commercialization Conference this week at American tobacco in Durham.

New Technology Explains Storm Erosion

New technology developed by the Army Corps of Engineers is illuminating why storms cause erosion in certain spots on the Outer Banks.

Study: Climate Change Altering Bird Migration

There's more evidence that climate change is altering bird migration patterns. A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill finds some species are migrating earlier.

State of the Northeast Region Examined

Key business leaders and politicians are in Williamston for the Northeast State of the Region event, which covers 16 counties.

Biotech Facility Opening in Winston-Salem

Wake Forest Baptist Health Center is unveiling a new bio tech facility in Winston-Salem.

MCNC Honored at the White House

MCNC is being honored at the White House for spreading broadband across rural North Carolina.

Life Science Leaders at CED Conference

CED's Life Science conference is this week - one of the largest in the Southeast.

Digital Humanities Conference Opens at Duke

A conference opening today at Duke explores the ways in which the digital is transforming the humanities.

Emerging Issues Forum Takes on "Gen Z"

NC State's Emerging Issues Forum is spending this week dissecting Generation Z.

Lenovo Launches Mobile "App" High School Program

Apex High School is one of five high schools taking part in the Lenovo mobile "app" development program.

High Fiber Diets May Not Prevent Diverticulosis

A study from UNC Chapel Hill suggests a high-fiber diet may not stave off the intestinal disease diverticulosis.

Site Aims to be WikiLeaks for Appalachia

Website launched where government and corporate whistle blowers in Appalachia can anonymously share documents.

Charging Stations Open at Rest Stops

Drivers of electric vehicles will be able to take advantage of new charging stations at highway rest stops in Alamance County.

Harp Seals Dying as Ice Shrinks

A Duke study finds death rates of harp seals are rising as ice shrinks in the Arctic.

Climate Change Forcing Tropical Bird Migration

A new study out of Duke University finds global warming is forcing tropical birds in Peru to migrate to higher elevations. But it also finds they're migrating at a slower rate than the world is warming.