2014

Nov 13, 2014

Researchers find new way to move atomically thin semiconductors for use in extremely flexible devices

NC State researchers have developed a new way to transfer thin semiconductor films, which are only one atom thick, onto arbitrary substrates, paving the way for flexible computing or photonic devices. 

Nov 12, 2014

2 win Fulbright Scholar awards

Biomedical engineer Roger Narayan recently completed his Fulbright project at the Institute of Chemistry at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. 

Nov 10, 2014

Cancer-killing nanodaisies

NC State researchers have developed a potential new weapon in the fight against cancer: a daisy-shaped drug carrier that’s many thousands of times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. 

Nov 6, 2014

Vouk to serve as interim research chief

Cloud computing pioneer Mladen Vouk will serve as interim vice chancellor for research, innovation and economic development while NC State seeks a permanent leader for the high-performing division. 

Nov 6, 2014

Cockroach cyborgs use microphones to detect, trace sounds

NC State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the sound. 

Oct 31, 2014

Joseph DeSimone elected to all three branches of the National Academies

Dr. Joseph DeSimone, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University and Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine a U. S. scientist can receive. 

Oct 31, 2014

Successfully studying failure at the Constructed Facilities Lab

Partners from the public sector and private industry bring pillars, pylons, pavement and other infrastructure elements to the Constructed Facilities Lab at NC State to test their materials’ ability to withstand stress. 

Oct 30, 2014

New tech aims to improve communication between dogs and humans

NC State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans. 

Oct 28, 2014

New technique uses bacteria’s own CRISPR-Cas system to turn off genes

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that co-opts an immune system already present in bacteria and archaea to turn off specific genes or sets of genes.