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Wearable, multimodal sensor that detects gaseous, aerosolized, and aqueous environmental toxins and alerts the wearer via unique haptic feedback codes.

Jul 24, 2026

Wearable Patch Vibrates When It Detects Environmental Hazards

A wearable patch can detect environmental hazards and notify wearers by vibrating against their skin.

Jul 22, 2026

NC State To Lead National Effort To Accelerate Chemistry, Materials Research

North Carolina State University has been awarded a four-year, $20 million award from the National Science Foundation to leverage advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous labs to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery in chemistry and materials science.
Waves crashing

Jul 22, 2026

Student Researchers Explore Innovation in the Blue Economy

The Blue Economy is rapidly emerging as a space where environmental science and innovation intersect to address urgent sustainability issues. Within this field, NC State students Anjum Shafiullahkhan (below right),…
Gina Fernandez stands amid blackberry plants growing under high tunnels at the Piedmont Research Station

Jul 22, 2026

Boosting Blackberries: NC State’s Gina Fernandez Launches Latest Botanical Offspring

A new flavor-packed NC State blackberry variety named Ervin is ready for North Carolina growers and an international debut after four years of rigorous testing.
A walking trail in a forest

Jul 21, 2026

Birdsong and walks in the forest tied to significant mental health benefits

A new study finds the sounds and sights of nature are associated with significant positive effects on mental health compared to loud, urban environments. The study, by North Carolina State University researchers, compared the experience of hearing different types of sounds in natural and urban environments to determine their effects on the listeners’ emotions. Study…
a mosquito rests on someone's skin

Jul 17, 2026

Backyard Mosquito Sprays May Be Fueling Insecticide Resistance

The choices people make to control mosquitoes in their own backyards may be helping some of those mosquitoes survive the very insecticides meant to kill them.
view of World Cup soccer ball resting on turf with view of goal net in the background

Jul 16, 2026

NC State’s World Cup Assist

Whether you’ve followed every FIFA World Cup game so far this summer or only caught the highlights, you’ve seen NC State Engineering at play.
graphic shows molecular structures stacked on top of each other at differing angles

Jul 15, 2026

Researchers Extend the Limits of Twistronics. Literally.

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for fabricating oxide twistronic materials at much larger sizes, while also controlling the twist angles between materials that dictate their structural and electronic properties.
an aerial photograph shows the wilson college of textiles at north carolina state university

Jul 14, 2026

NSF Support Bolsters Textile Innovation, NC State Research

NSF has renewed its commitment to innovation in the textiles sector, providing $16 million in funding for a research initiative that supports more than a dozen projects led by NC State University researchers.
illustration shows the double-helix construction of DNA in bright blue against a black backdrop

Jul 14, 2026

Scientists Are Getting Better at Predicting Which DNA Sequences Bind to Each Other. AI is Helping.

A better understanding of these DNA-DNA binding relationships has utility in applications ranging from biomedical diagnostic tools to DNA computing.