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materials science and engineering

Oct 8, 2014

Report outlines efforts to boost diversity in materials science and engineering community

The field of materials science and engineering suffers from a significant lack of ethnic and racial diversity. A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation acknowledges the problem and lays the groundwork for actions by universities, federal agencies and the private sector that will hopefully make the field more diverse. 

Sep 11, 2014

Researchers create world’s largest DNA origami

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Duke University and the University of Copenhagen have created the world’s largest DNA origami, which are nanoscale constructions with applications ranging from biomedical research to nanoelectronics. 

Sep 4, 2014

Titania-based material holds promise as new insulator for superconductors

Research from NC State University shows that a type of modified titania, or titanium dioxide, holds promise as an electrical insulator for superconducting magnets, allowing heat to dissipate while preserving the electrical paths along which current flows. 

Sep 17, 2013

Smaller than small: Why we measure the space between atoms

We study the movement of incredibly small things. How small is small? Think smaller than “nano.” Think smaller than atoms themselves. We measure the infinitesimally small shifts in the positions of atoms to electrical forces. Measuring small is challenging, but rewarding. 

Jun 19, 2013

Splatter, shatter or bounce? A 100-pound ball of Silly Putty drops 141 feet

On Tuesday, June 18, high school students at a North Carolina State University engineering camp saw first-hand how materials react under pressure when they watched a 100-pound ball of Silly Putty drop from the roof of the 11-story, 141-foot-tall D.H. Hill Library onto the campus Brickyard. 

May 22, 2013

New technique may open up an era of atomic-scale semiconductor devices

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating high-quality semiconductor thin films at the atomic scale. 

Nov 8, 2012

Sitar receives 2012 RJ Reynolds Award

Dr. Zlatko Sitar, Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and director of the Materials Research Center at North Carolina State University, has been selected as the 28th recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension. Sitar delivered his lecture Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Larry K. Monteith Engineering Research Center on NC State’s Centennial Campus. His lecture was entitled “Creation of a new technology: From atoms to devices.”