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Graduate student Corey Hewitt works with a sample of thermoelectric fabric in the Nanotechnology lab.

Power Felt gives a charge

New technology from Center of Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials holds promise in thermoelectrics

When graduate student Corey Hewitt (Ph.D. ’13) simply touches a small piece of Power Felt – a promising new thermoelectric device developed by team of researchers in the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials – he has converted his body heat into an electrical current.

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On stage and behind the scenes

The play is called 'City of Angels,' but theatre is about a community of friends

Jake Meyer, Cindy Gendrich and Wes Hughes (left to right)

Wes Hughes and Jake Meyer have been friends since their first year in Bostwick Hall. "City of Angels" is the fifth major production the two have acted in together.

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BioTech Place opens downtown

Source: Winston-Salem Journal

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The $100 million, 242,000-square-foot Wake Forest BioTech Place debuted Tuesday in the Piedmont Triad Research Park. The facility will house about 350 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers and scientists, with room for 100 more employees.

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Sophomore’s work at WFBMC raises questions about immunity power of antioxidants

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Sophomore Kent Langston’s work at the Immunology Department at the School of Medicine raises questions about the immunity power of antioxidants, like those found in some kinds of berries and other foods.

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Can a video game cure cancer?

Computer science and physics professor Samuel Cho (center) works with his students, graduate student Tyson Lipscomb (left) and senior Anqi Zou ('12).

Anqi Zou (’12) never thought she would thank video gamers for showing her the way to exciting discoveries in molecular biology. But here she is, acknowledging that the technology she uses to show the inner workings of cells was originally perfected to create realistic images on gaming screens worldwide.

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Student Storyteller: Service in Vietnam

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Kristen Bryant, a senior sociology major from Augusta, Ga., joined ten other students helping to build homes in Vietnam during a two-week international service trip.

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TEDx comes to Wake Forest

Conference focuses on technology, social welfare and entrepreneurial innovation

(From left) Mike Papakonstantinou, Mari Ishibashi, Jake Graham, Lucy Lan, Kristina Durr, Mariama Holman, and Lisa Hong model T-shirts designed to generate more awareness about the Feb. 25 event.

Chemistry major Lucy Lan (’12), an avid TED Talk fan, worked to bring a TED-like event to Wake Forest. Eighteen speakers have signed on for a day of inspirational talks from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Feb. 25 in Wait Chapel.

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