chemical and biomolecular engineering

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.

Aug 7, 2017

Microbot origami can capture, transport single cells

Microscopic cubes can be assembled and pre-programmed to change their shape and perform a variety of tasks, paving the way for soft biomimetic devices.

Rich Spontak's “The Fingerprint of Molecules” won first place for faculty in the microscopy category.

Aug 4, 2017

Leaf hairs and molecules: Microscopy winners of the 2017 NC State Research Image Contest

Microscopy images that grabbed our attention this year.

This image of a taxonomic network of bacterial diversity on bedbugs comes from Michael Fisher, who won first place for graduate students and postdocs in the graphics category.

Aug 4, 2017

Bedbugs and Mars: Graphics winners of the 2017 NC State Research Image Contest

The research graphics that captured our imaginations this year.

Andy Wade's photo, “July 12, 2015,” won first place for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the photography category.

Aug 4, 2017

Beetles and lightning: Photography winners of the 2017 NC State Research Image Contest

Research photos that wowed us.

This topographic map of Mars, submitted by Paul Byrne, won first place for faculty in the graphics category.

Aug 4, 2017

From planetary to microscopic: Winners of the 2017 NC State Research Image Contest

From a map of Mars to the microscopic surface of a leaf that only looks like an alien landscape, see the NC State Research Image Contest winners.

Jul 14, 2017

Westmoreland receives 2017 AIChE Institute Award

Dr. Phil Westmoreland, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University, has been named the 2017 recipient of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology.

Jul 14, 2017

Velev receives professional progress award from AIChE

Dr. Orlin Velev, INVISTA Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor at NC State University, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

New technique published in Advanced Materials shows the process of 3-D printing silicone rubber.

Jun 7, 2017

New technique enables 3-D printing with paste of silicone particles in water

Taking its cue from sandcastles, research describes a new technique enabling 3-D printing of silicone rubber.