2016

Oct 13, 2016

Escuti receives NC State’s Innovator of the Year Award

NC State held its 27th Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to recognize the outstanding achievements of its faculty inventors over the last year. 

Oct 11, 2016

‘Sensing skin’ detects cracks, harmful chemicals in structures

Researchers have developed a multi-layered “sensing skin” to detect corrosive or otherwise harmful substances in structures. The skin can also detect cracks and other structural flaws that are invisible to the naked eye. 

Oct 3, 2016

Outstanding graduate continues research, receives national award

During his time at NC State, Dr. Kenneth “Kenny” Mineart was a leader in the lab and promoted safe, efficient operations. Formerly a graduate student, teaching assistant for three years and summer co-instructor, Mineart’s outstanding qualities as both a researcher and instructor were evident to his students and advisors. 

Oct 3, 2016

New cost-effective silicon carbide high voltage switch created

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a high voltage and high frequency silicon carbide (SiC) power switch that could cost much less than similarly rated SiC power switches. 

Oct 3, 2016

‘Nano-kebab’ fabric breaks down chemical warfare agents

Researchers have created a fabric material containing nanoscale fibers that are capable of degrading chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Uniform coatings of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were synthesized on top of the nanofibers, forming unique kebab-like structures. These MOFs are what break down the CWAs, rendering them harmless. 

Sep 29, 2016

NC State leads NSF program to train future leaders at nexus of big data and materials science

North Carolina State University and North Carolina Central University are launching a National Science Foundation-funded program to recruit and train researchers in new ways of applying advanced statistical tools to physical science data. 

Sep 23, 2016

From the Dean

Each year, the beginning of the fall semester brings a flood of students to campus, all celebrating some milestone in life — the first year away from home, matriculation into a chosen discipline, or the final semester or two before graduation. This fall marks a special milestone. Our entering first year students are the much anticipated “Engineers of 2020.” 

Sep 23, 2016

Read the Fall/Winter 2016 NC State Engineering magazine

The Fall/Winter 2016 NC State Engineering magazine features the investments we are making to continue to enhance the education we provide our students, the research we conduct to improve lives and the economy and the outreach we conduct to ensure that future engineers will be prepared for the exciting world they will encounter after graduation. 

Sep 23, 2016

In our labs

These are the spaces that enable groundbreaking research.