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September 2019

Morning fall sun casts a glow on the College of Design's Leazer Hall.

Sep 30, 2019

12 new minds on campus

A dozen new faculty members share their research, quirks and why they’re proud to be a part of the Wolfpack. 

blue sky with clouds

Sep 26, 2019

EPA disbanded this panel of clean-air experts – they’re meeting again anyway

Why science experts are convening to discuss clean air policy. 

The five team members are (clockwise): Silvana Alfieri, a senior double-majoring in environmental engineering and environmental policy; Kevin Duke, a junior majoring in civil engineering; Rachel Figard, a junior majoring in industrial and systems engineering; Grant Jordan, a senior majoring in industrial and systems engineering; and Pippin Payne, a senior double-majoring in mechanical engineering and religious studies.

Sep 26, 2019

Student team places second at Global Grand Challenges Summit

A team of NC State engineering students with a goal of making your morning cup of joe more sustainable finished second in a business plan competition at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2019 Global Grand Challenges Summit in London. 

spheroids

Sep 24, 2019

Suntanner, heal thyself: Exosome therapy may enable better repair of sun, age-damaged skin

Needle-free injections of exosomes instruct skin cells to produce more collagen, could help heal sun damaged skin. 

nc state brickyard

Sep 19, 2019

NSF announces Raleigh and Cary as testbed sites for advanced wireless

NC State will lead an NSF-funded project to enhance mobile wireless networks, including the use of drones. 

graphic of bone with osteoporosis compared to normal bone

Sep 17, 2019

Novel approach to ultrasound raises possibility of new medical applications

A new ultrasound technique provides a non-invasive way of assessing bone structure on the microscale. 

Image of company and student participants at the Engineering Career Fair

Sep 16, 2019

NC State Engineering holds fall career fair

The fall 2019 NC State Engineering Career Fair will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 17 and 18, at the McKimmon Center on NC State’s campus. 

image shows material lighting up in different colors when touched by one hand versus two hands

Sep 13, 2019

‘Soft tactile logic’ tech distributes decision-making throughout stretchable material

Inspired by octopuses, new tech can sense, compute and respond without any centralized processing. 

Progressively smaller chips displayed in Phononic's headquarters.

Sep 12, 2019

A refrigeration revolution — advanced on Centennial Campus

An innovative partnership with NC State helped startup Phononic disrupt the refrigeration industry.