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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…
a man stands next to an electrical components box and a pump systems adjacent to a covered pile of compost

Sep 3, 2026

NC State Researchers Pioneer New Carbon Capture Technology

The new tech traps carbon dioxide emissions from compost and turns them into a marketable product. Win-win.
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

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…
three older adults wearing colorful jackets walk arm in arm down a city street

Aug 10, 2026

Study Sees Links Between Ageist Attitudes and Memory Problems

An international study finds that older adults who have strong beliefs about how other seniors should behave also report having more memory problems themselves.
a researcher in a white labcoat and purple gloves holds a piece of white mesh up in front of the camera

Aug 5, 2026

Tangled Seaweed Inspires One-Size-Fits-All Cleaners for Ocean Microplastics

The superadhesive meshes can capture large and small microplastic particles, and are made from sustainable biopolymers.
Solar array on the roof of the Keystone Science Center on Centennial Campus

Aug 3, 2026

Researchers Improve Day-Ahead Solar Forecasting for Energy Sector by Up To 13%

Researchers have demonstrated techniques that can improve day-ahead solar forecasts by up to 13% over the most consistently performing individual model.

Several peaches with bacterial spot of peach disease

Jul 13, 2026

The Family Tree of Viruses Just Grew – and It Paves the Way for a New Approach to Agricultural Research

Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained genetically stable for an astonishing four decades. The discovery of a disease-fighting virus that doesn’t mutate at a rapid rate points the way toward new tools for fighting crop disease – and highlights how little is known…
photo shows an urban stream near a stormwater overflow pipe

Jul 13, 2026

Widely-Used Method for Assessing Stream Health Doesn’t Work Very Well

A widely-used technique for assessing the health of freshwater streams is not effective at detecting a range of water quality problems
a man in a field with cows

Jul 2, 2026

NC State Extension Helps Farmers Navigate Historic Drought

NC State Extension has launched a multi-pronged response to the statewide drought.
Man standing in a farm field holds up red plastic pails full of fresh strawberries

Jul 2, 2026

NC State Fights an Emerging Threat to Strawberry Crops

NC State researchers are fighting a new disease that is attacking North Carolina’s strawberry producers.
Battery being stretched while lighting up a tiny NCSU sign

Jul 1, 2026

Researchers Create Moisture-Driven Tech That Powers Green Batteries – and Dissolves Spy Gear

A non-toxic, stretchable battery operates by extracting moisture from the ambient environment – even in climates as dry as the desert.

a close up image of three white, ribbed new world screwworm larvae

Jun 24, 2026

USDA Taps NC State Experts to Bolster New World Screwworm Response

Three NC State researchers have been selected by USDA to work on projects aimed at stopping the spread of the New World screwworm.
photo shows an array of colored cubes and testtubes connected by tubing. It is the hardware for the flex-cat system

Jun 23, 2026

Self-Driving Chemistry Lab Discovers Catalysts That Can Switch Products on Demand

Researchers have developed technology that autonomously searches hundreds of catalyst recipes and reaction conditions to identify faster, more selective, and more programmable ways to make important industrial chemicals.

Jun 18, 2026

Microbial partners may help plants respond to higher temperatures

New research suggests the microbiome near the surface of a plant’s roots, known as the rhizosphere microbiome, may play a role in helping crops respond to heat stress. When studying adaptation in living things, scientists sometimes analyze the interplay between genetics and environment to influence measurable traits, a phenomenon known as Genotype by Environment interactions…