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NC State news is shared far and wide. Below are just some of our recent appearances in local, regional, national and international media publications.

Jul 12, 2013

Researchers perform DNA computation in living cells

Researchers perform DNA computation in living cells, Science Codex, July 10, 2013. NC State chemists have performed a DNA-based logic-gate operation within a human cell. Alex Deiters and graduate student James Hemphill, chemistry, featured. 

Jul 11, 2013

3D printer uses liquid metal

3D printer uses liquid metal, SmartPlanet, July 10, 2013. NC State scientists have develop a way to 3D print objects out of liquid metal and create custom circuit boards. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 11, 2013

Stretchable, flexible 3D-printed liquid metal wires could be the key to custom circuit boards

Stretchable, flexible 3D-printed liquid metal wires could be the key to custom circuit boards, IDG Connect, July 11, 2013. NC State scientists have develop a way to 3D print objects out of liquid metal and create custom circuit boards. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 11, 2013

11th annual UAS competition challenges students

11th annual UAS competition challenges students, DCMilitary.com, July 11, 2013. Participants in the 11th Annual Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition gather around their radio-controlled designs prior to the flight demonstration portion of the competition. Cornell University and NC State University teams continue to lead the competition today, with North Carolina State placing second behind Cornell this year. 

Jul 11, 2013

3D-printable liquid metal is the first step to a T-1000

3D-printable liquid metal is the first step to a T-1000, Stuff, July 11, 2013. NC State scientists have develop a way to 3D print objects out of liquid metal and create custom circuit boards. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 11, 2013

Homestyle: Do bags of water and pennies repel flies? Stylish grab bars; ‘Backyard Foraging’

Homestyle: Do bags of water and pennies repel flies? Stylish grab bars; ‘Backyard Foraging’, Idaho Statesman, Fresno Bee, July 11, 2013. Question: Is there any validity to putting a Ziploc bag half-filled with water and a few pennies near a window to keep flies away? Answer: Mike Stringham, an entomologist who’s now retired from NC State University,… 

Jul 11, 2013

Move over plastics: Scientists demonstrate 3D printing with liquid metal

Move over plastics: Scientists demonstrate 3D printing with liquid metal, SiliconBeat, July 10, 2013. NC State scientists have develop a way to 3D print objects out of liquid metal and create custom circuit boards. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 10, 2013

3D printing with liquid metals (video)

3D printing with liquid metals (video), Electronic Engineering Journal, July 9, 2013. NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 10, 2013

New 3D printing techniques raise potential of free-standing metal structures

New 3D printing techniques raise potential of free-standing metal structures, Gizmag, July 10, 2013. NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 10, 2013

Researchers create liquid metal at room temperature using 3D printer

Researchers create liquid metal at room temperature using 3D printer, ITProPortal.com, July 10, 2013. NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 10, 2013

Hummingbird Ancestor Discovered

Hummingbird Ancestor Discovered, Inside Higher Ed, July 9, 2013. Dr. Daniel Ksepka of North Carolina State University describes the common ancestor of today’s swifts and hummingbirds. Daniel Ksepka, marine, earth, and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Jul 10, 2013

Liquid Metal Structures Can Now Be 3D Printed (VIDEO)

Liquid Metal Structures Can Now Be 3D Printed (VIDEO), The Huffington Post – UK Edition, July 10, 2013. NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 10, 2013

3D liquid metal structures built at room temperature

3D liquid metal structures built at room temperature, Engineering and Technology, July 10, 2013. NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 10, 2013

Liquid Metal Makes 3D Printer Magic

Liquid Metal Makes 3D Printer Magic, Bloomberg Businessweek, July 10, 2013. NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jul 10, 2013

3-D printing liquid metal is the coolest thing we’ve seen all day

3-D-printing liquid metal is the coolest thing we’ve seen all day, MSN Now, July 10, 2013. NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured.