think and do
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Green Approach Accelerates Process Optimization and Retrieval of ‘Switchable’ Solvents
![student studies at computer](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rowe-prediction-HEADER.jpg)
Improving AI’s Ability to Identify Students Who Need Help
![water droplets on a reflective surface](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Spontak-self-sterilizing-2019-HEADER.jpg)
Self-Sterilizing Polymer Proves Effective Against Drug-Resistant Pathogens
![hands hold smartphone and sampling container for plant disease detection tech](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Wei-plant-VOCs-2019-HEADER-1500.jpg)
Portable Tech Sniffs Out Plant Disease In The Field
![firefighter with streaming data on facemask](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/First-Responder-VR-2019-HEADER.jpg)
Using Virtual Reality to Create New Tech for First Responders
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New Technique Allows Real-Time Microscopy at High Heat and Loading
![Two smartphone screens displaying the cyanotoxin sensor interface](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Qingshan-Wei-cyanotoxins-HEADER.jpg)
Researchers Create First Portable Tech For Detecting Cyanotoxins In Water
![.50 caliber round striking a target](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Rabiei-50-cal-2019-HEADER-STILL.jpg)
Metal Foam Stops .50 Caliber Rounds as Well as Steel – At Less Than Half the Weight
![a pig](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Greer-Gustavo-HEADER.jpg)
Saving Our Bacon: A Scientist’s Work to Protect the Pork Industry From Virus Outbreaks
![man in boat under washed out road](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Katti-hurricane-rapid-grant-2019-HEADER.jpg)
Using Local Expertise To Assess Hurricane Impacts
![bird perching on a box](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Madhu-Triangle-Bird-Count-2019-HEADER.jpg)
Triangle Bird Count to Shed Light on Urban Wildlife
![Vishnu Mahesh Vivek Nanda stands next to the GeoLab sign](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190222165858-1500x844.jpg)
Partnership With Wake County a New Think (and Do) Tank for Harnessing Spatial Data
![three photos showing a wire stretch](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Dickey-tough-fiber-HEADER.jpg)
Researchers Engineer a Tougher Fiber
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Podcast: Physics at Zero Gravity
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