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Image of industrial chemicals produced from trees research concept

Oct 21, 2024

Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals

Trees are the most abundant natural resource living on Earth’s land masses, and North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use them as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum. 

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Sep 19, 2024

Precision sensors: an innovative future for agriculture

This is an excerpt from an article written by H’Rina DeTroy in University Communications. At the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI), NC State researchers are advancing sensor technology to… 

AI generated image of a conceptualized DNA as storage

Aug 22, 2024

For First Time, DNA Tech Offers Both Data Storage and Computing Functions

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated a technology capable of a suite of data storage and computing functions – repeatedly storing, retrieving, computing, erasing… 

The Belltower is framed with spring flowers on a warm May afternoon. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Aug 21, 2024

NC State Partners in New NSF Center Dedicated to Domestic Rubber Production

This article was written by Brent Lancaster for NC State College of Engineering News. Faculty members in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) at North Carolina State University are… 

Flexible metal oxide thin film with embedded LEDs being held and crumpled

Aug 20, 2024

New Technique Prints Metal Oxide Thin Film Circuits at Room Temperature

The original article was written by Matt Shipman, Research Communications Lead, University Communications. Professor Michael Dickey and his colleagues have demonstrated a technique for printing thin metal oxide films at… 

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Aug 13, 2024

How a Recent CBE Grad Left a Lasting Impact on Engineering Students and Their Mental Health

This is a modified version of an article was originally written by Engineering Communications for the Spring/Summer 2024 issue of the NC State Engineering alumni magazine. Sav Powers knew she wanted…