materials science and engineering

May 12, 2015

Jones named as Fellow of the American Ceramic Society

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

NC State engineering student receives Goldwater Scholarship

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

‘Microcombing’ creates stronger, more conductive carbon nanotube films

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

Why, and how, computational research matters is changing materials science

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

An improved method for coating gold nanorods

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

Researchers synthesize material for efficient plasmonic devices in mid-infrared range

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 glimpse distortions in atomic structure of materials

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. 

Jan 20, 2015

Narayan, Allbritton named NAI Fellows

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Dr. Jagdish Narayan, John C. C. Fan Distinguished Chair in Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, and Dr. Nancy Allbritton, professor and chair of the Joint NC State/UNC Department of Biomedical Engineering, as 2014 NAI Fellows. 

Dec 18, 2014

New technique moves researchers closer to new range of GaN biosensors

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way of binding peptides to the surface of gallium nitride (GaN) in a way that keeps the peptides stable even when exposed to water and radiation.