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Innovating Industrial Workforce Development
NC State's A2i program aims to be the model for enhancing graduate and postdoctoral industry workforce readiness.
New Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier for Patients to Use
Researchers have developed new technology for decoding neuromuscular signals to control powered, prosthetic wrists and hands.
NC State’s Ruben Carbonell Receives UNC System’s O. Max Gardner Award
Ruben Carbonell's distinguished career garners top recognition from the University of North Carolina System.
NC State’s Rodolphe Barrangou Elected to National Academy of Sciences
CRISPR pioneer Rodolphe Barrangou has been elected to one of the world's most prestigious and influential scientific societies.
NC State Breaks Ground on Fitts-Woolard Hall, Announces Major Gift
Thanks to a $25 million gift, the newest Centennial Campus engineering building will be named Fitts-Woolard Hall in honor of donors Edward P. Fitts and Edgar S. Woolard.
Lightweight Metal Foam Blocks Blastwave, Debris From High-Explosive Rounds
Stainless steel composite metal foam can block blast pressure and fragmentation at 5,000 feet per second from high explosive incendiary rounds that detonate only 18 inches away.
Research Improves Food Bank Effectiveness, Equity
NC State researchers have developed computer models to improve the ability of food banks to feed as many people as possible, as equitably as possible, while reducing food waste.
What Do You Get When You Cross an Airplane With a Submarine?
The EagleRay is the first unmanned, fixed-wing aircraft capable of traveling through the air and underwater – transitioning repeatedly between sky and sea.
‘Green’ Catalysis Technique Aims to Boost Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Efficiency
NC State researchers have developed a green chemistry method to improve efficiency in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Energizing African Development
Lack of access to reliable power is termed “energy poverty,” and we are studying efforts to address it.