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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.

Aug 6, 2013

Soft robotic devices created using water-based gels

Soft robotic devices created using water-based gels, Medical News Today, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers 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. Michael Dickey and  Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

‘Soft robotic’ devices created using water-based gels

‘Soft robotic’ devices created using water-based gels, BioPortfolio, Aug. 5, 2013. NC State researchers 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. Michael Dickey and  Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

North Carolina wheat yield champions named

North Carolina wheat yield champions named, Southeast Farm Press, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State grain specialist says the 2012-13 wheat crop came in good, but was hurt by stress from extended wet weather. Randy Weisz, crop science, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

Understanding Interface Properties of Graphene Paves Way for New Applications

Understanding Interface Properties of Graphene Paves Way for New Applications, Science Newsline, Aug. 5, 2013. NC State researchers have revealed more about graphene’s mechanical properties and demonstrated a technique to improve the stretchability of graphene. Yong Zhu, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

Understanding interface properties paves way for new graphene applications

Understanding interface properties paves way for new graphene applications, Materials Today, Aug. 5, 2013. 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. Yong Zhu, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

Electrified hydrogel makes soft robots

Electrified hydrogel makes soft robots, Mumbai Mirror, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers 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. Michael Dickey and  Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

New technique allows closer study of how radiation damages …

New technique allows closer study of how radiation damages …, Science Codex, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a technique that provides real-time images of how magnesium changes at the atomic scale when exposed to radiation. Weizong Xu, Suveen Mathaudhu and Yuntian Zhu, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

Water-Based Gels Hold Promise for Soft Robotics

Water-Based Gels Hold Promise for Soft Robotics, Robotics Tomorrow, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers 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. Michael Dickey and  Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

It’s Alive: Electrically Charged Soft Robots

It’s Alive: Electrically Charged Soft Robots, ENGINEERING.com, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new method for animating soft robots, a burgeoning field in robotics. Michael Dickey and  Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life

How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life, Scientific American (blog),  Aug. 6, 2013. Nature knows no real balance, just moments of apparent equilibrium before some rise or fall. Rob Dunn, biological sciences, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

Understanding interface properties of graphene paves way for new applications

Understanding interface properties of graphene paves way for new applications, Phys.org, Aug. 5, 2013. NC State researchers have revealed more about graphene’s mechanical properties and demonstrated a technique to improve the stretchability of graphene. Yong Zhu, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Aug 6, 2013

New technique allows closer study of how radiation damages …

New technique allows closer study of how radiation damages …, Eureka! Science News, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a technique that provides real-time images of how magnesium changes at the atomic scale when exposed to radiation. Weizong Xu, Suveen Mathaudhu and Yuntian Zhu, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Aug 5, 2013

Batman Cape-like Material Actually Exists and It’s a Gel – Video

Batman Cape-like Material Actually Exists and It’s a Gel – Video, Softpedia, Aug. 3, 2013. NC State researchers are taking the development of soft robotic devices to a new level with electrically-charged hydrogels. Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 5, 2013

Electrically-charged hydrogel has applications for soft robotics and biomedical fields

Electrically-charged hydrogel has applications for soft robotics and biomedical fields, Gizmag, Aug. 5, 2013. NC State researchers are taking the development of soft robotic devices to a new level with electrically-charged hydrogels. Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 5, 2013

NC law grounds surveillance drones, but not all

NC law grounds surveillance drones, but not all, WRBL-TV (GA), Aug. 4, 2013. The state DOT’s aviation division and NC State University are developing a site north of Lake Mattamuskeet in coastal Hyde County where private companies and academic researchers could test unmanned aircraft.