Fall/Winter 2019

Oct 24, 2019

Research as recruitment

Summer research experiences held on campus help strengthen student skills. They also serve as a way for faculty members to recruit top graduate students. 

Oct 24, 2019

Summer gaming program helps campers realize their potential

Lead counselor Nasir Jones stands at the front of the class, guiding the campers through coding exercises that are part of SNAP, a visual programming language. Three other counselors move among them answering questions. The 12 campers are participating in the Bridge to Computing summer camp program for underserved 12- to 15-year-old boys held in the Department of Computer Science (CSC) at NC State. 

Oct 24, 2019

Research overcomes key obstacles to scaling up DNA data storage

NC State researchers have developed new techniques for labeling and retrieving data files in DNA-based information storage systems, addressing two of the key obstacles to widespread adoption of DNA data storage technologies. 

Oct 24, 2019

Ultrasound aligns living cells in bioprinted tissues

COE researchers have developed a technique to improve the characteristics of engineered tissues by using ultrasound to align living cells during the biofabrication process. 

Oct 24, 2019

New framework improves performance of deep neural networks

Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) have developed a new framework for building deep neural networks via grammar-guided network generators. In experimental testing, the new networks — called AOGNets — have outperformed existing state-of-the-art frameworks, including the widely used ResNet and DenseNet systems, in visual recognition tasks. 

Oct 24, 2019

New tool tackles uncertainty in military logistics planning

Military deployments to austere environments — whether humanitarian missions or combat operations — involve extensive logistical planning, which is often complicated by unforeseen events. New research has created a model to help military leaders better account for logistical risk and uncertainty during operational planning and execution. 

Oct 24, 2019

Students interact with NC State astronaut through live downlink

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who was participating in a live downlink from orbit, showed an audience assembled in the Talley Student Union on campus and watching live online how easy it is to lose items that you need when you try to set something down for a second and soon realize that it has floated away. She talked about how astronauts drink liquids and where they sleep. Then there was something else. 

Oct 24, 2019

Nanocrystal ‘factory’ could revolutionize quantum dot manufacturing

A multidisciplinary team of NC State researchers has developed a microfluidic system for synthesizing perovskite quantum dots across the entire spectrum of visible light. The system drastically reduces manufacturing costs, can be tuned on demand to any color and allows for real-time process monitoring to ensure quality control. 

Oct 24, 2019

Are e-scooters polluters?

People think of electric scooters, or e-scooters, as environmentally friendly ways to get around town. But a new study from an environmental engineering faculty member finds it’s not that simple: Shared e-scooters may be greener than most cars, but they can be less green than several other options.