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Aug 19, 2026

Drought Stress in Trees: What to Expect and What to Do

Global droughts are worsening, putting trees at risk. NC State forest health expert Kelly Oten explains the impact and how homeowners can protect their trees.
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Aug 19, 2026

Foreign Tariffs Made U.S. Whiskey Cheaper (Depending On Where You Live)

A new study finds one side effect of Trump-era trade wars has been cheaper whiskey in much of the United States – but not Kentucky or Tennessee.
three young people stand in front of a solid state transformer, which resembles a large metal rectangle covered in black electrical ports

Aug 18, 2026

NC State, New York Power Authority and EPRI Demonstrate Solid State Transformer Success Under Real World Conditions

The demonstration underscores the technology’s potential to improve energy efficiency, losing half as much power as conventional transformers.
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Aug 17, 2026

NC State to Spearhead 10-Year, $480 Million Effort to Bolster Defense Textile Manufacturing

The FutureTEX initiative will work with American manufacturing to capitalize on digital infrastructure and other emerging technologies to make the domestic supply network more robust for the defense industrial base.
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Aug 17, 2026

Study Finds Some Microbes Drastically Change Behavior Outside the Lab

A new study is underscoring the importance of studying microbes in their natural setting, rather than relying solely on laboratory research. Researchers found that a set of corn root bacteria behaved completely differently when grown on the plant rather than in a lab, with thousands of proteins changing when placed in their natural habitat. “Historically…
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Aug 12, 2026

AI-Enabled Stethoscope Can Miss the Beat in Pets

Fourth-year veterinary students matched – and experienced clinicians outperformed – an AI-enabled digital stethoscope in diagnosing heart murmurs and arrhythmias in cats and dogs.
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Aug 10, 2026

Study Sees Links Between Ageist Attitudes and Memory Problems

An international study finds that older adults who have strong beliefs about how other seniors should behave also report having more memory problems themselves.
a researcher in a white labcoat and purple gloves holds a piece of white mesh up in front of the camera

Aug 5, 2026

Tangled Seaweed Inspires One-Size-Fits-All Cleaners for Ocean Microplastics

The superadhesive meshes can capture large and small microplastic particles, and are made from sustainable biopolymers.
Adult and neonate German cockroaches

Aug 5, 2026

German Cockroaches Appear to Be More Social Animals than Previously Thought

Newborn German cockroaches use pheromones in cockroach feces to identify members of their own colony and form a kind of social bond, a discovery which could be used to improve pest control efforts. Scientists compared neonate cockroaches that had been allowed to consume their colony’s feces and were exposed to fecal odors to neonates that…
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Aug 5, 2026

Researchers Use Electric Field to Reverse Phonon Chirality in Ferroelectric Crystal

Researchers used an electric field to switch the chirality of phonons within a ferroelectric crystal.

a young man lies back on the grass in a wooded area with his eyes closed, apparently listening to his surroundings

Aug 5, 2026

Study Suggests Natural Sounds Help Us Feel More Attached to Specific Places

A new study suggests the sounds around us have a significant impact on how we feel about physical spaces, with natural sounds – such as birdsong – associated with a greater sense of attachment to a given place.
an aerial view of dozens of tractor trailers parked at a distribution center

Aug 3, 2026

A Public Health Challenge Has Led to a More Efficient Way to Allocate All Sorts of Resources

Researchers have demonstrated a way to drastically reduce the computing power needed to run large-scale optimization models while still producing near-optimal results.
Solar array on the roof of the Keystone Science Center on Centennial Campus

Aug 3, 2026

Researchers Improve Day-Ahead Solar Forecasting for Energy Sector by Up To 13%

Researchers have demonstrated techniques that can improve day-ahead solar forecasts by up to 13% over the most consistently performing individual model.

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Aug 3, 2026

NC State to Lead Three Department of Energy Genesis Mission Projects

NC State will lead three Genesis Mission projects using AI to expedite discovery in the fields of high-performance computing, cybersecurity and astrophysics.

Jul 31, 2026

Study: Rural Communities Face Serious Obstacles in Promoting Physical Activity

People in rural communities have long experienced disproportionate levels of chronic disease, driven in part by systemic barriers to physical activity. A new study from North Carolina State University highlights ways some rural communities use strategic investment and community collaboration to address some of these challenges. Researchers interviewed 25 health promotion, parks and recreation and…