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To build a better semiconductor, first identify its defects

October 2019

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Oct 22, 2019

New framework makes AI systems more transparent without sacrificing performance

Researchers are proposing a framework that would allow users to understand the rationale behind AI decisions. 
composite metal foam with a ruler for scale

Oct 22, 2019

Composite metal foam outperforms aluminum for use in aircraft wings

Metal foam outperforms aluminum for use in airplane wings. 
NC State alumna and astronaut Christina Koch

Oct 18, 2019

Alumna makes history as part of all-female spacewalk

On Friday, October 18, College of Engineering alumna and astronaut Christina Koch conducted the first all-female spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir. 
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Oct 17, 2019

Three minute thesis finalists compete on Oct. 29

Come out and support our 10 graduate student finalists as they compete in the 5th annual Three Minute Thesis on Oct. 29 and compete for cash prizes as they share their research in just three minutes. 
NC State Bell Tower in the fall

Oct 16, 2019

Kish named director of NC State Nanofabrication Facility

Dr. Fred Kish, M.C. Dean Term Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at North Carolina State University, has been named the director of the NC State Nanofabrication Facility (NNF). 
Branched, sticky particles are the result of harnessing liquid chaos. Photo courtesy of Orlin Velev, NC State University.

Oct 15, 2019

Unique dendritic sticky particles formed by harnessing ‘liquid chaos’

NC State researchers create unique particles with the stickiness of gecko legs. 
Edgar Lobaton, Associate Professor, NC State. Lobaton’s research focus areas include robotics, computational intelligence, and communications and signal processing.

Oct 10, 2019

NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill leverage respective strengths to improve asthma care

Associate Professor Edgar Lobaton is working with UNC researchers on an NSF-funded project to improve wearable health-monitoring devices so that they may one day be able to help asthma patients manage their symptoms better. 
Bell Tower in the fall

Oct 10, 2019

CBE student selected as Astronaut Scholarship recipient

Michael Bowen, a senior studying chemical engineering and economics, has been selected as a 2019-20 Astronaut Scholar. He was presented the award on Wednesday, October 2, in Talley Student Union by Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden Jr., a retired astronaut and former NASA Administrator. 
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Oct 10, 2019

To build a better semiconductor, first identify its defects

By identifying its defects, researchers move us closer to new gallium oxide technologies.