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Sep 10, 2026

NC State Receives $20 Million Grant to Develop New AI-Enabled Learning Technologies

The five-year award from the National Science Foundation supports research on AI tools that can generate interactive narratives effective at engaging K-12 students and improving learning.
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Sep 8, 2026

New Method Estimates Sea Surface Temps Quickly and Accurately

A new method for extrapolating sea surface temperatures from sparse data is significantly more accurate than other commonly used computational methods.
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Sep 8, 2026

GenX Exposure Study Receives Funding to Look at Effects of PFAS on Metabolic, Long-Term Health

The GenX Exposure study has received funding to continue studying the health effects of long-term exposure to PFAS and PFEAs.
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Sep 3, 2026

Study Shows Microbes – Dead or Alive – Can Be Early Measures of Soil Health

Researchers have demonstrated a series of biological tests that could serve as “proxies” for measuring how different regenerative agriculture practices could improve soil carbon – years before it would be possible to measure the carbon directly. The technique offers new insights into how effective various regenerative practices are at improving soil health.  The phenomenon is…
illustration shows cross section of two cars undergoing a collision; passengers in the car with metal foam front rails experience less impact than in the car with conventional front rails

Sep 3, 2026

Study Suggests Metal Foam Would Make Cars Safer in Collisions

In computer simulations, researchers found that incorporating metal foam into automobile “front rails” allow them to absorb more energy during high-velocity impacts.
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Aug 28, 2026

Light-Powered Soft Robots Can Keep Jumping Forever

The soft robots leap upward or forward when exposed to infrared light – and will keep jumping as long as the light is present.
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Aug 27, 2026

Cracking the Packing Code – New Models Incorporate Item Priority, Location and Weight Distribution

New packing models optimize spatial usage while including item priority, location and weight distribution.
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Aug 26, 2026

Princeton Review Ranks NC State in the Top 10

Once again NC State has ranked among the best colleges in the nation, according to Princeton Review, continuing what has become an annual tradition.  NC State earned top-10 rankings on two of Princeton Review’s best-value lists. The university is No. 6 among schools that provide the best value for students with no demonstrated financial need.…
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Aug 26, 2026

New Tool Uses AI to Help Undergraduates Think Critically About Research

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed and demonstrated a step-by-step framework called Socratic Challenger that uses artificial intelligence to help undergraduate students cultivate critical thinking skills. Specifically, the framework uses AI as a collaborator to develop research questions that can be pursued in laboratory or classroom settings.
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Aug 20, 2026

NC State and Faculty Member Launch Officially Licensed Barbeque Sauce 

Raleigh, N.C. – NC State University and Chris DePerno, professor of fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology, are bringing Wolfpack pride to tables, tailgates and grills with the launch of NC State Slobberin’ Sauce, an officially licensed barbeque sauce created in collaboration with DePerno, founder of Dr. D’s Original Barbeque Sauce. Launching August 20, the co-branded…
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Aug 19, 2026

Foreign Tariffs Made U.S. Whiskey Cheaper (Depending On Where You Live)

A new study finds one side effect of Trump-era trade wars has been cheaper whiskey in much of the United States – but not Kentucky or Tennessee.
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Aug 18, 2026

Patent and Trademark Office Expands Regional Outreach Efforts, Opens New Location at NC State

The Patent and Trademark Office is opening its first community engagement office in North Carolina on NC State’s Centennial Campus.
three young people stand in front of a solid state transformer, which resembles a large metal rectangle covered in black electrical ports

Aug 18, 2026

NC State, New York Power Authority and EPRI Demonstrate Solid State Transformer Success Under Real World Conditions

The demonstration underscores the technology’s potential to improve energy efficiency, losing half as much power as conventional transformers.
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Aug 17, 2026

NC State to Spearhead 10-Year, $480 Million Effort to Bolster Defense Textile Manufacturing

The FutureTEX initiative will work with American manufacturing to capitalize on digital infrastructure and other emerging technologies to make the domestic supply network more robust for the defense industrial base.
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Aug 17, 2026

Study Finds Some Microbes Drastically Change Behavior Outside the Lab

A new study is underscoring the importance of studying microbes in their natural setting, rather than relying solely on laboratory research. Researchers found that a set of corn root bacteria behaved completely differently when grown on the plant rather than in a lab, with thousands of proteins changing when placed in their natural habitat. “Historically…