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The green plumes in this satellite image of Lake Erie from 2011 are algal blooms extending from the northern shore. Image is from NASA Earth Observatory.

Mar 1, 2023

Estuaries face higher nutrient loads in the future – particularly on the Atlantic coast

The finding suggests estuaries, particularly on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, will face a heightened risk of experiencing harmful algal blooms. 
An artist's drawing of a microscopic view of a rectangular section of a solar cell (light brown) and two circular closeups of oxygen molecules (pink) and ions (blue) in channels (grey) on the upper left and upper right of the rectangle.

Feb 28, 2023

Corralling ions improves viability of next generation solar cells

The finding paves the way for a new generation of lighter, more flexible, and more efficient solar cell technologies suitable for practical use. 
Rescue workers search through rubble following an earthquake in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Feb 24, 2023

Why the Turkey-Syria earthquakes were so destructive

The sheer power of the recent earthquakes created the “perfect recipe for strong ground motions to take place,” said one NC State professor. 
Ankit Negi, seated, holds a PMN-PT crystal, like those used in the research. Standing with him on the right is study co-author Hwang Pill Kim.

Feb 23, 2023

Study offers details on using electric fields to tune thermal properties of ferroelectric materials

The work allows engineers to manipulate the flow of heat through ferroelectric materials, which are used in many devices. 
Close-up photo of man holding a yam tuber partially wrapped in banana paper prior to planting.

Feb 23, 2023

Yams benefit from banana ‘paper’ cocoon

Wrap-and-plant technique shows promise for increasing tuber size, yields and storage quality. 
College of Engineering aerial view of campus.

Feb 20, 2023

CDC and Joint BME collaboration yields potential long-term HIV protection

Since 2017, the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University, has been working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop an injectable implant that can release HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications into the body for a long period of time. 
Two researchers with long dark hair dressed in white lab coats and safety glasses stand at a brightly lit lab workstation next to an LCD computer screen and large stainless steel cylindrical containers..

Feb 17, 2023

Undergraduates join research team, learn industry skills

Teresa Fiorito and Emma Myer-Medina spent the summer assisting Ph.D. students on research with far-reaching results. 
CCEE Associate Professor Doug Call, left, demonstrates research materials to Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Arati Prabhakar, right.

Feb 17, 2023

CCEE sustainability research highlighted on White House science advisor campus visit

Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Arati Prabhakar visited NC State’s campus last week to see how university researchers are creating cleaner energy systems.  
The State College smokestack with the Burlington Labs nuclear reactor.

Feb 17, 2023

Three nuclear engineering faculty participating in NNSA $25 million consortium for research in nuclear forensics

Drs. John Mattingly, Elizabeth Kautz and Xu Wu are investigators representing NC State University Department of Nuclear Engineering in the Consortium for Research in Nuclear Forensics.