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Jun 8, 2018

National Security Agency renews Science of Security Lablet at NC State

North Carolina State University has again been awarded a Science of Security Lablet by the National Security Agency (NSA) to continue its work in developing the cybersecurity and privacy breakthroughs needed to safe guard cyberspace.
A one-inch diameter Bragg polarization grating diffracts white light from an LED flashlight onto a screen placed nearby.

Jun 6, 2018

Tech bends light more efficiently, offers wider angles for light input

NC State researchers have developed a new technology for steering light that allows for more light input and greater efficiency – a development that holds promise for creating more immersive augmented-reality display systems.
Leslie Boney

Jun 5, 2018

IEI First in Future: Barbara Mulkey (CE ’77, ’84)

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you…
Steven Guido and Zachary Fearnside of Aeva Labs

Jun 4, 2018

2018 Miller Fellows announced

Every May is marked by the announcement of thousands of graduates from NC State. These Wolfpack grads will put their “think and do” attitudes to work as they take their next steps after graduation. For some students, this means forgoing […]
Adam Schmidt

Jun 1, 2018

Civil Engineering student Adam Schmidt is NC State’s first Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow

Civil Engineering student Adam Schmidt is among 16 students across the U.S. selected for the Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows program.
Student works in lab

Jun 1, 2018

NSF FREEDM Center marks 10 years with celebration

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center led by NC State is celebrating 10 years of work changing how we use, produce and transmit energy.
Christina Hammock Koch

Jun 1, 2018

Engineering alumna assigned to International Space Station mission

NC State engineering alumna Christina Hammock Koch is slated to serve as a flight engineer on an April 2019 NASA mission.
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May 30, 2018

NC State Engineering Foundation announces creation of the Young Alumni Advisory Board

The Engineering Foundation is delighted to announce the creation of the NC State Engineering Young Alumni Advisory Board. After an overwhelming response to a call for applications, a group of 18 young professionals representing various engineering disciplines from NC State classes of 2003 and later, joined together for their first advisory board meeting.
AFM reveals that structural water in tungsten oxide results in smaller deformation rates from ion intercalation, an unexpected finding on the role of structural water that can enable materials with higher power and efficiency energy storage devices.

May 24, 2018

Microscopy advance reveals unexpected role for water in energy storage material

A material with atomically thin layers of water holds promise for energy storage technologies, and researchers have now discovered that the water is performing a different role than anyone anticipated.