2017

Nov 3, 2017

Study shows need for adaptive powered knee prosthesis to assist amputees

Study shows adaptive robotic prosthesis could be helpful to amputees attempting to adapt to real-world situations, like carrying a backpack. 

Nov 1, 2017

Researchers receive grant to study GenX exposure in New Hanover County residents

NC State researchers will lead study on GenX exposure in New Hanover County residents 

Oct 31, 2017

Reyhanoglu will lead Joint UNC Asheville-NC State Engineering Programs in Asheville

Dr. Mahmut Reyhanoglu has been named the new director of the joint UNC Asheville-NC State Engineering Programs. These include the 2+2 program with two years on each campus, and the mechatronics engineering program where students study for all four years on UNC Asheville’s campus.  

Oct 31, 2017

Voltage-driven liquid metal fractals

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that gallium indium (EGaIn), a liquid metal with one of the highest surface tensions, can be induced to spread and form patterns called fractals with the application of low voltage. The work has implications for controlling the shape of liquid metals. 

Oct 27, 2017

Answering the call

Frank and Doris Culberson name atrium in Engineering Building I. 

Oct 26, 2017

Textile engineering student helps Adidas engineer the future

Textile Engineering major Kevin Harrow has a passion for creating and innovating, both of which he was able to do during the six-months he spent as an intern working in Germany at the Adidas international headquarters. 

Oct 25, 2017

Technique offers advance in testing micro-scale compressive strength of cement

Researchers have, for the first time, used a “micropillar compression” technique to characterize the micro-scale strength of cement, allowing for the development of cement with desirable strength properties for civil engineering applications. 

Oct 25, 2017

Westmoreland wins AIChE Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology

Dr. Phillip R. Westmoreland, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named the 2017 recipient of the AIChE Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology. 

Oct 23, 2017

Engineering America’s future

Laura Bottomley, a teaching associate professor at NC State University, believes engineering is “a vehicle for the solution of every problem.”