physics
![A robotic hand (left) touching index finger of human hand (right) through a membrane on a blue and black background.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-law-of-physics-friction.jpg)
New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch
![Campus gateway sign reading NC State University](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/campusgateway1500.jpg)
2 carbon electronics cluster faculty named among top-cited researchers
![Astronaut and alumna Christina Koch](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Christina-Koch-1500.jpg)
NC State graduate and astronaut Christina Koch makes Time Magazine’s top 100 most influential people
![Astronaut Christina Koch in space](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/koch-magazine2020.jpg)
Engineering alumna returns to Earth after historic flight
![Extension agent looks over tobacco plants in a hyrdoponic greenhouse in Kinston. PHOTO BY ROGER WINSTEAD](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EXT.Kinston.0057.jpg)
Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar powered
![NC State researchers describe one of the ORaCEL research projects.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/copy-of-b180093-e1574110044504.jpg)
Carbon electronics cluster opens new facility at NC State
![Christina Hammock Koch](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hammock_koch-3431.jpg)
Blasting off into history
![NanoWolves, Biomod 2018](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nanowolves2018.png)
NC State NanoWolves team brings home five awards in Biomolecular Design competition
![Time-lapse image of NC State belltower in red light at dusk with automobile headlight lines navigating the adjacent traffic circle.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/belltoweraction.jpg)