August 2013

Aug 5, 2013

Centennial Building Named for Poulton

The Corporate Research I building on Centennial Campus has been renamed the Poulton Innovation Center in honor of NC State's 10th chancellor, Bruce Poulton. 

Aug 5, 2013

New Dining Opens on Centennial

New dining options with a common seating area open on Centennial Campus, the first permanent, full-service dining there since its inception 25 years ago. 

Aug 5, 2013

Volunteer for Blood Drive

Faculty and staff volunteers are encouraged sign up now to help make this year's blood drive one of the biggest in the nation. 

Aug 5, 2013

White House Honors IEI Director

Anita Brown-Graham, director of NC State's Institute for Emerging Issues, raised the organization's profile last week when she traveled to Washington for a top White House honor. 

Aug 5, 2013

Understanding Interface Properties of Graphene Paves Way for New Applications

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas have revealed more about graphene’s mechanical properties and demonstrated a technique to improve the stretchability of graphene – developments that should help engineers and designers come up with new technologies that make use of the material. 

Aug 2, 2013

Researchers Create ‘Soft Robotic’ Devices Using Water-Based Gels

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating devices out of a water-based hydrogel material that can be patterned, folded and used to manipulate objects. The technique holds promise for use in “soft robotics” and biomedical applications.