Aug 31, 2015
NC State has positioned itself to take the lead in the emerging field of carbon electronics.
Jun 30, 2015
Dr. Justin Schwartz, head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University, has been named a Fellow of ASM International.
May 12, 2015
Dr. Jacob L. Jones, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and director of the Analytical Instrumentation Facility at North Carolina State University, has been named a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS).
May 8, 2015
William Crumpler, a junior in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at North Carolina State University, has been named a recipient of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2015-16 year.
May 5, 2015
Researchers from NC State University and China’s Suzhou Institute of Nano-Science and Nano-Biotics have developed an inexpensive technique called “microcombing” to align carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which can be used to create large, pure CNT films that are stronger than any previous such films.
Apr 30, 2015
To stay competitive, businesses and governments are constantly looking for materials that will open the door to new technologies or sources of energy. And in recent years it has become increasingly apparent that the key to getting that edge, and maintaining it, is computational research.
Mar 19, 2015
Researchers have fine-tuned a technique for coating gold nanorods with silica shells, allowing engineers to create large quantities of the nanorods and giving them more control over the thickness of the shell.
Feb 26, 2015
A research team led by North Carolina State University has identified and synthesized a material that can be used to create efficient plasmonic devices that respond to light in the mid-infrared (IR) range.
Feb 13, 2015
Researchers from North Carolina State University are using a technique they developed to observe minute distortions in the atomic structure of complex materials, shedding light on what causes these distortions and opening the door to studies on how such atomic-scale variations can influence a material’s properties.
