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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.


Chemistry doctoral students Ryan Gentile, left, and Will Hemmingson work in Professor Jim Cahoon's lab with the automaton robot.

Robotics work heralds ‘discovery factories’

Carolina scientists define lab automation and create AI that enables a robot to work beside humans.


Linda Green and Connor Menzel sit in a lecture hall.

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.


A photo of UNC alum Haley Talton posing in front of a sign of the Spotify logo

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.


A graphic featuring headshots of Bob Goldstein and Samantha Carter-Palmer

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.


Troy Walton carries a drone through a marsh.

Mapping Marsh Futures

Researchers from the Carolina Drone Lab use aerial imagery to assess marsh health in the Outer Banks.


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