Natural Sciences & Mathematics
View a list of departments in natural sciences & mathematics.
New approach boosting polymer conductivity holds immense potential for organic electronics
Researchers in the Department of Chemistry have introduced a new conjugated polymer, called POET-T2-COOH, that achieves electrical conductivities 100,000 times greater than comparable polymers.
Robotics work heralds ‘discovery factories’
Carolina scientists define lab automation and create AI that enables a robot to work beside humans.
Creative collaborators: This is not your parents’ math class
Mathematics faculty member Linda Green teamed up with graduate research consultant Connor Menzel to teach an interdisciplinary data analysis class.
UNC senior studies farmworkers’ healthcare experiences
Inspired by her family history, Michelle Gil Munoz has spent her undergraduate career exploring the intersections of — and disparities between — farm work and medical access.
Tuning in to data at Spotify
Haley Talton took her passion for data science from statistics classes at Carolina to her career at the world’s largest audio streaming service.
Biology professor helps build 1,000 microscopes for NC schools
Carolina professor Bob Goldstein has led DIY microscope workshops across the state for nearly a decade.
Mapping Marsh Futures
Researchers from the Carolina Drone Lab use aerial imagery to assess marsh health in the Outer Banks.