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Someone holds an electric bandage that reflects the red light behind it.

Nov 6, 2024

Battery-powered bandages could become a simpler and more affordable treatment for chronic wounds

An NC State professor has invented an electric bandage that could potentially treat chronic wounds more effectively — and affordably. 
Much-magnified image of the root-know nematode

Nov 5, 2024

Toward faster nematode test results

Plant-parasitic nematodes that feed on crops cause an estimated $80 billion to $157 billion in damage around the world each year. Two North Carolina State University faculty members aim to help… 
A series of black solar panels on a residential roof; a chimney is off to the left and the sky if a deep blue with a wisp of white clouds.

Nov 4, 2024

Clean energy: a solution for resiliency

Natural disasters can have a devastating impact on communities, causing loss of life, property damage, and negative health impacts. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, many consider what could’ve been done to prevent some of the damages, and what can be done in the future to address these issues. 
He “Helen” Huang (right) develops next-generation prosthetics, which is a team effort. Postdoctoral researcher Josh Tacca (left) is leading a clinical study on prosthetic ankles and works with study participants like Greg Phillips (center) to test the technology created in the lab. (photo by Alyssa LaFaro)

Nov 1, 2024

Symbiotic strides

In the last 20 years, as batteries and mechanical motors have become smaller, lighter, and more powerful, Huang has watched the prosthetics field expand drastically. When she began doing this research in the 2000s, patients were still using 100-year-old technologies. But so much has changed since then. 
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Oct 31, 2024

Linking energy loss to interfaces in organic solar cells could make them much more efficient

A new study provides a deeper understanding of what is happening in organic solar cells when light is converted into electricity. 
Three people making a presentation in front of a poster that says "Hackathon"

Oct 25, 2024

Creating cutting-edge Ag Tech

Nearly 50 NC State University undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars spent a fall weekend competing in the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s fourth annual Hackathon, taking on real-world agricultural technology… 

Oct 24, 2024

States consider cost allocation for grid upgrades and use of grid-enhancing technologies

Raleigh, NC – (October 23, 2024) The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q3 2024 edition of The 50 States of Grid Modernization. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on grid modernization, utility business model and rate reforms, energy storage, microgrids, and demand response. The report… 
row after row of tall corn plants in a field

Oct 18, 2024

A faster way to ID drought-resistant plants for crop breeding research

New work will speed up research on developing drought-resistant crops. 
Xavious Allen examines a fungus.

Oct 18, 2024

Boundary-crossing research paves way for fungal crop solutions

Think of fungi in agriculture, and you might think first of the crop diseases they cause. But since ancient times, farmers have been using the interactions among fungi and crops…