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NC State to lead DOE-backed $10M quantum computing research project

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An image of the interior of a car without a driver, and a center console mapping the traffic around it digitally.

Oct 17, 2024

New technique could help self-driving cars see their surroundings better

Researchers developed a technique to help self-driving cars’ AI programs better map the spaces around them. 
A render of the proposed NC State Integrative Sciences Building, situated on the Brickyard.

Oct 16, 2024

CBE’s Abolhasani named Integrative Sciences Initiative’s director of accelerated technologies

Two new directors of NC State’s Integrative Sciences Initiative (ISI) and the first occupants of Woodson Hall, the heart of the ISI, have been announced. Milad Abolhasani and Melanie Simpson were named director of accelerated technologies and director of research, respectively, effective October 1. 
an array of green lights that look like LEDs

Oct 11, 2024

Engineering perovskite materials at the atomic level paves way for new lasers, LEDs

New technique dictates precisely how layered hybrid perovskite materials convert electrical charge into light. 
An image of a structure made of plastic cubes connected by hinges and tiny motors.

Oct 10, 2024

Researchers create shape-shifting ‘transformer bots’

Using 3D printing, the researchers engineered a cubed structure made of plastic that can transform into more than 1,000 configurations. 
a large wave is cresting beneath a blue sky

Oct 9, 2024

New tool aims to boost ocean-based renewable energy

Researchers have created a new modeling tool that can be used to help develop marine hydrokinetic energy projects. 
a roaring river rushes by a road. half of the road has been washed away by the river

Oct 9, 2024

How can you tell whether a road is safe after a flood?

How do you test the safety of roads, dams and bridges? And what do engineers have to consider when rebuilding roadways? These experts have answers. 
A shot of NC State's Belltower centered in front of a partly cloudy blue sky, with the Belltower partially obscured by green leafy trees and pink and white spring foliage. The shot is taken from underneath a brick awning, and one of the awning's brick columns dominates the frame to the right of the Belltower. A hanging lantern-style light can be seen near the center-top.

Oct 8, 2024

Engineering alumni among new members of NC State Board of Visitors

Meet four new members of NC State’s Board of Visitors who will serve four-year terms as advocates of the university’s educational mission. 
a multi-lane highway is blocked with mud and debris

Oct 8, 2024

How has flooding from Helene affected transportation in western NC?

We had questions about how Hurricane Helene has affected roadways and traffic in western North Carolina. So we talked to an expert. 

Oct 4, 2024

NC State to lead DOE-backed $10M quantum computing research project

The research will investigate the utility of hybrid quantum computing processors, which could completely change how quantum computers are built and used.