materials science and engineering

May 10, 2016

Researchers integrate diamond/boron nitride crystalline layers for use in high-power devices

Materials researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique to deposit diamond on the surface of cubic boron nitride (c-BN), integrating the two materials into a single crystalline structure. 

May 6, 2016

So named Walter and Ida Freeman Distinguished Professor

Dr. Franky So has been named the Walter and Ida Freeman Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at North Carolina State University by Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering. 

Mar 11, 2016

Patala receives NSF CAREER award

Dr. Srikanth Patala, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research proposal, “Mapping the Genome of Metallic Grain Boundaries – Structure, Thermodynamics and Kinetics.” 

Feb 23, 2016

Researchers can tune mechanical properties of radiation-sensitive material for biomedical use

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at North Carolina State University has developed a composite material that emits light and heat when exposed to specific wavelengths of radiation and that can be customized to have specific mechanical characteristics. 

Feb 3, 2016

Researchers discover new phase of boron nitride and a new way to create pure c-BN

Researchers at NC State have discovered a new phase of Q-BN, which has potential applications for both manufacturing tools and electronic displays, and have also developed a new technique for creating c-BN at ambient temperatures and air pressure, which has a suite of applications. 

Dec 21, 2015

This is what science looks like at NC State: Veronica Augustyn

As a little kid growing up in Poland, minerals – and especially gemstones – fascinated me. They were beautiful, rare, and I wanted to know how to make them for myself! Little did I know that my fascination would one day lead me to become a professor of materials science and engineering. 

Dec 18, 2015

Magnetic nanoparticle chains offer new technique for controlling soft robots

Researchers from NC State University have developed a technique for using chains of magnetic nanoparticles to manipulate elastic polymers in three dimensions, which could be used to remotely control new “soft robots.” 

Nov 30, 2015

New phase of carbon discovered

Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered a new phase of solid carbon, called Q-carbon, which is distinct from the known phases of graphite and diamond. They have also developed a technique for using Q-carbon to make diamond-related structures at room temperature and at ambient atmospheric pressure in air. 

Nov 11, 2015

Researchers detail how to control shape, structure of DNA and RNA

Researchers at North Carolina State University have used computational modelling to shed light on precisely how charged gold nanoparticles influence the structure of DNA and RNA – which may lead to new techniques for manipulating these genetic materials.