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Look ma, no hands: researchers use vacuum for hands-free patterning of liquid metal

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Sep 7, 2017

Meet NC State’s extraordinary new student class

Thousands of new students joined the Wolfpack in recent weeks. Meet the incoming class of 4,725 freshmen and 1,327 talented transfer students, all of them ready to Think and Do. 

Sep 7, 2017

Check out upcoming OIT workshops

Learn your way around some of the most popular and essential online tools, including Wordpress, Gmail and Google Drive. Classes begin soon thanks to the friendly experts in OIT. 
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Aug 30, 2017

Researchers set new bar for water-splitting, CO2-splitting techniques

Researchers boost efficiency of techniques for splitting water to create hydrogen gas and splitting CO2 to create carbon monoxide. 

Aug 29, 2017

GradPack Talks: GSA offers social and academic opportunities

Graduate Student Association Tyler Allen talks about social, academic and leadership opportunities that GSA offers to NC State graduate students. 

Aug 29, 2017

Breaking bread program seeks hosts

A campus program matches American hosts with international students for cross-cultural conversations and a meal. Find out how you can participate. 
Dr. Christine Darden

Aug 29, 2017

“Hidden Figure” Dr. Christine Darden Visits

The College of Engineering welcomed Christine Darden on Thursday, August 17, 2017 for a seminar at Hunt Library. One of the African American women NASA hired as a “human computer” to compute numbers for the engineers, Darden holds a B.S. in mathematics from Hampton University, a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Virginia State College and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from George Washington University. 

Aug 24, 2017

Inventor shares tech transfer tips

NC State’s Fran Ligler, a recent inductee in the National Inventors Hall of Fame, knows what it takes to move research discoveries from the lab to the marketplace. She shared her insights at a Centennial Campus event last week. 

Aug 18, 2017

Spin Doctors Headline Packapalooza 2017

For the sixth straight year, NC State will host Packapalooza, a free day-long block party and street festival for the community on Hillsborough Street. Events will begin at 2 p.m. and end with late-night concert by headliner the Spin Doctors. 
Atomospheric pressure pushes the metal into the channels.

Aug 17, 2017

Look ma, no hands: researchers use vacuum for hands-free patterning of liquid metal

NC State engineers have utilized vacuum to create a more efficient, hands-free method for filling complex microchannels with liquid metal.