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IEI First in Future: Barbara Mulkey (CE ’77, ’84)

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The two-dimensional shapes shown at the top of the image fold themselves into the three-dimensional structures shown on the bottom.

Aug 2, 2018

New technique uses templates to guide self-folding 3-D structures

Researchers have developed a new technique to control self-folding 3-D structures. 
image of i-phone

Jul 25, 2018

Model fuses social media, remote sensing data with goal of identifying nuclear threats

A new model allows researchers to draw on normally incompatible data sets, such as satellite imagery and social media posts, to answer questions about what is happening in targeted locations. 
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Jul 18, 2018

Industrial engineering alumna named associate dean of the College of Design

Dr. Sharon Joines, an industrial engineering alumna, has been named the new associate dean of the College of Design. 
Afsaneh Rabiei is pictured here with the device she developed that can capture scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images in real time at temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius while applying stresses as high as two gigapascal.

Jul 9, 2018

New microscopy works at extreme heat, sheds light on alloys for nuclear reactors

A new microscopy technique allows researchers to track microstructural changes in real time, even when a material is exposed to extreme heat and stress. 
Carrie Sanford

Jun 28, 2018

BAE student selected for ACC Fellowship Program

Carrie Sanford, a student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), was selected for the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Consortium (ACC AC) Fellows Program in Creativity and Innovation. 
The first layer focuses the incoming sound waves onto a second layer placed behind it, which then sends the sound waves back to their source. The device works by stacking SPI (left) on top of SPII (right).

Jun 27, 2018

New tech improves ability to reflect sound back to its source

Researchers have developed a device that reflects sound in the direction it came from, rather than deflecting it at an angle. 

Jun 18, 2018

Using gold nanoparticles to trigger sequential unfolding of 3-D structures

NC State researchers have developed a new technique that takes advantage of gold nanoparticles to trigger the sequential unfolding of three-dimensional structures using different wavelengths of light. 
A one-inch diameter Bragg polarization grating diffracts white light from an LED flashlight onto a screen placed nearby.

Jun 6, 2018

Tech bends light more efficiently, offers wider angles for light input

NC State researchers have developed a new technology for steering light that allows for more light input and greater efficiency – a development that holds promise for creating more immersive augmented-reality display systems. 
Leslie Boney

Jun 5, 2018

IEI First in Future: Barbara Mulkey (CE ’77, ’84)

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you…