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Mining Rare Metals with Plants

Optimizing harvests with ultraviolet light  

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Self-Driving Labs for Discovery

Speeding up molecular exploration 

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Fast-Tracking Agricultural Tech

Driving innovation with North Carolina growers 

Faculty/Staff Photography, 1st Place by Alice Alonso Unique ecosystems, known as estuaries, form where rivers meet the sea. Imagery from the Landsat 8 satellite reveals the blackwaters of the Suwannee River contrasting against the greenish-blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, capturing large-scale relationships between upstream change, river flow, and oyster reef health. Upstream changes in land use and land cover impact estuarine environments, leading to degradation of many nearshore habitats.
Academics

A Decade of Envisioning Research

Take a look — and join us — in celebrating the stunning visuals and videos captured by NC State's research community over the last 10 years.

See the beauty and wonder of research
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Creating Safe, Secure and Intelligent Systems

Making the Most of Multifunctional Materials

In NC State's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, researchers are pushing the limits of advanced ceramic materials for potential national defense and security applications.

Stealth tech with ceramics
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Research and Innovation

Origami-Inspired Metamaterials

Origami-Inspired Metamaterials

Researchers found that magnets enable kirigami-cut metamaterials snap open in a programmable order.

Form meets function
Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies

Design in the AI Age

An emerging study examines how designers perceive their artistic ownership when using AI tools in their work — and whether the technology helps or hinders the creative process.

Ethical questions for AI-assisted creativity
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Driving Food, Water and Energy Solutions

Opening the Door to More Efficient Orbitronic Devices

Researchers have developed a new, cost-effective method to generate orbital angular momentum in electrons by harnessing the circular movement of chiral phonons.

Breakthroughs in modern physics
Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies

Building Resiliency in Group Collaborations 

A recent study analyzed three decades of collaborative conservation projects to understand why some succeeded while others failed. The research suggests a ‘mixed’ approach to help group collaborations develop resilience.

Stronger processes, better results
Creating Safe, Secure and Intelligent Systems

Self-Healing Materials

NC State researchers prove that thermoelectric self-healing can mend cracks and delamination in aerospace and wind turbine materials over 1,000 times.

Bio-inspired innovation
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Creating Safe, Secure and Intelligent Systems

Protecting the IP of AI Systems

Researchers have developed the first-ever defense mechanism against attacks that aim to steal the proprietary parameters of neural network-based AI systems.

Preventing cryptanalytic attacks
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Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies

Beyond the Protein Hype

Beyond the Protein Hype

NC State researchers are analyzing how different protein sources in our diet can have significant effects on our gut's microbiome — and impact various aspects of our health.

The science beyond diet fads
Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies

Tiny Fossils, Big Tech

NC State engineers and paleontologists are collaborating to examine minuscule marine fossils that can reveal ancient clues about Earth’s climate.

AI for imaging complex shapes
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Centennial Campus

Inspiring Students to Pursue Agricultural Careers

Through the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, pre-college students and undergraduates gain career exposure and hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology.

Seeding futures in STEM
Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies

Research Leads to First All-Natural, EPA-Registered Insect Repellent

NC State entomology professor Michael Roe’s early-stage research is behind the groundbreaking new line of DEET-free repellents.

Tomato compound to market innovation

"I’m trying to encourage students, postdocs, other labs and other professors to think about avenues in entrepreneurship and convert their ideas into new products and startup companies.

Thomas Theis, associate professor and Goodnight Distinguished Scholar in Molecular Characterization in the Department of Chemistry.

See how we support entrepreneurship
Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies

Self-Powered Patch Monitors Biomarkers Without Drawing Blood

The self-powered microneedle patch can monitor a range of health biomarkers without drawing blood or relying on batteries or external power sources.

Designing efficient biotechnology

Innovative Outcomes

Whenever it starts, NC State research finds the same destination: the real world

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Electric Bandages Aim to Innovate Chronic Wound Treatment

A battery-powered bandage is activated by a drop of water and heals wounds 30% faster than conventional methods.

Intelligent design for better health 

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Implant Creates CAR-T Cells to Combat Cancer in Mice

The implant attacks cancerous tumors faster than conventional CAR-T cell cancer treatment.

Learn about the biotechnology 

See Available Technologies

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Early-stage research happening at NC State

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