Results

Driving 5G Innovation

Learn how drones will help

From the Lab to the Field

Exploring biotech in agriculture

Introducing Our Strategic Research Areas

See where we shine

Extraordinary Research

See the latest from Results, the research and innovation magazine of NC State.

Contest

Envisioning Research

Researchers across campus bring their compelling work to life during NC State's annual photo and video competition.

Discover our 2019 winners

An entry from the 2019 Envisioning Research contest depicts a blue illustration of a tomato root.

A 3D printer emits bright sparks while printing a metallic material, niobium alloy.

Roundup

A 3D-Printed Future, Built Here

Our researchers are facilitating big leaps in 3D printing and putting the technology to work to revolutionize their fields.

Meet faculty at the forefront

graphic illustrates how ai may help soldiers share information during training

Harnessing Data for Decision Making

Training Future Soldiers

NC State and Army Futures Command are developing artificial intelligence training tools to save lives in the field.

Sniffing Out Cancer

College of Veterinary Medicine professor Matthew Breen developed an innovative way to detect bladder cancer in dogs. Could it work for their owners, too?

Explore the research

Progressively smaller chips displayed in Phononic's headquarters.

Partnerships

A Refrigeration Revolution

Phononic began on our Centennial Campus. Now, the startup’s solid-state cooling technology is heating up the refrigeration industry.

Why they chose NC State

Innovation

Getting Quantum Ready

We're joining forces with industry and academic partners to lead the way in quantum computing.

Welcome to the Q Hub

Our partnership with NC State fuels innovation.

Jeff Pfeifer, LexisNexis

Explore our public-private partnerships

Creating Safe, Secure and Intelligent Systems

Training Tomorrow's Cybersecurity Experts

One young researcher is preparing the next generation to use post-quantum cryptosystems.

Inside his new course

Engineering

Metal Foam Takes Flight

A new study finds that composite metal foam, a remarkably tough material developed at NC State, outperforms aluminum for use in aircraft wings.

Exploration

An illustration depicts a city putting green energy to work.

Paramagnetic Spins Take Electrons for a Ride

A newly discovered effect could lead to more efficient thermal energy harvesting, such as converting car exhaust heat into electric power to enhance fuel-efficiency.

Learn how it works

Two Thumbs Up For Aye-Ayes

A study led by NC State researchers has found that the lemurs possess small “pseudothumbs” — the first accessory digit ever found in a primate.

A secret finger, revealed

$Black Box Dance Theatre dancers rehearse for their Applied Dance + Inspired Mathematics performance$

Math Behind Buildings

An interdisciplinary duo at NC State has developed one powerful teaching tool: a game that helps middle and high school students learn math concepts as they design virtual cities.

Read their story

Innovative Outcomes

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

Top 25

Universities for Technology Transfer
(Milken Institute Report, 2017)

See how an NC State spinout made history

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