chemical and biomolecular engineering

a robot with a computer brain moves brightly colored chemicals around a board

Mar 15, 2023

Self-Driven Laboratory, AlphaFlow, Speeds Chemical Discovery

The system has already found a more efficient (and previously unheard of) way to produce high-quality semiconductor nanocrystals.

complex diagram showing all of the ways one can change the morphology of soft polymers

Mar 10, 2023

Some Stirring Required: Fluid Mixing Enables Scalable Manufacturing of Soft Polymer Structures

A new, scalable technique allows users to manufacture soft polymer materials in a dozen different structures, or morphologies.

Feb 3, 2023

Researchers Develop Elastic Material That Is Impervious to Gases and Liquids

Applications for the material include use as packaging for high-value technologies that require protection from gases, such as flexible batteries.

An orange roundworm is silhouetted against a black backdrop. Bright yellow dots are scattered throughout the worm, but are concentrated in a central region of the worm's body.

Nov 1, 2022

New Technique Helps ID Genes Related to Aging

The work was done in an animal model, but has broader applications for research into the genetics of aging.

A robot handles green liquid in Abolhasani's lab.

Sep 2, 2022

New AI Collaboration Aims to Accelerate R&D of Specialty Chemicals

Eastman and NC State’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering will collaborate to accelerate the research and development of new specialty chemicals.

neatly stacked rows of new tires (which are made of synthetic rubber, manufactured using butadiene)

Jul 27, 2022

New Catalyst Leads to More Efficient Butadiene Production

Butadiene is a building block in synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics.

illustration shows the layout of a solar powered system that turns hydrogen-carrying liquid into hydrogen gas

May 23, 2022

New Tech Aims to Drive Down Costs of Hydrogen Fuel

The new tech for extracting hydrogen gas from liquid carriers is faster, less expensive than previous approaches.

Image shows a network of green strands with red and blue highlights

May 4, 2022

Stem Cell-Derived Model Offers Insights on Gene Activity and Addiction

The work also offers a blueprint for related research moving forward.

smoke stacks spew opaque gases into the blue sky

Apr 1, 2022

New Polymer Membrane Tech Improves Efficiency of CO2 Capture

New tech is more efficient at removing carbon dioxide from mixed gases, such as power plant emissions.

Mar 16, 2022

‘Self-Driving’ Lab Speeds Up Research, Synthesis of Energy Materials

The technology can be used to advance both fundamental nanoscience and applied engineering.

a heavy weight is being lifted off a table using a slender piece of elastic material. An insight image shows a close-up of the material, which is made of a transparent substance that looks like plastic.

Feb 21, 2022

New Material Offers Remarkable Combo of Toughness and Stretchiness

The new materials are also easy to make, easy to process, and you can 3D print them.

Lilian Hsiao, an Asian American woman, stands in front of a window

Feb 15, 2022

Chemical Engineer Lilian Hsiao Named Sloan Research Fellow

Hsiao’s work focuses on advancing our fundamental understanding of microscopic forces in liquids and soft matter.

Bacteriophages at different levels of magnification (attached to bacterial cell wall/in petri dish).

Feb 14, 2022

New Technique Improves Directed Evolution of Microorganisms

The technique can be used to better engineer microorganisms for biopharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing.

Baugh seen from the side, working at his lab bench.

Feb 1, 2022

Soft Materials Are an Interdisciplinary Game-Changer

At NC State, transformative research into soft material occurs in numerous colleges and departments.

Green and purple microscopic imaging shows particles coated in DendriPeps separate while shear increases.

Jan 11, 2022

NC State Researcher Develops Soft Material to Preserve Biological Medicines

NC State researchers developed a soft material that can help biological medicines treat infections without the risk of antimicrobial resistance.