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Students explore an exhibit in the iPearl Innovation Studio

Oct 28, 2025

NC State and UNC Wilmington Faculty Offer High School Winter Research Experience

High school students from across the United States and Asia will soon have the chance to explore university-level research through a collaborative online program led by faculty from NC State…
A faucet and drinking water.

Oct 27, 2025

High Levels of Short-Chain PFAS Found in Wilmington Residents’ Blood

High levels of ultrashort-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were found in blood samples taken from Wilmington, N.C. residents between 2010-2016.
Photo of a female German cockroach.

Oct 24, 2025

Cockroach Infestation Linked to Home Allergen, Endotoxin Levels

Eliminating roaches via pest control leads to declines in allergen and endotoxin levels.

Oct 21, 2025

Increasing Heat is Super-Charging Arctic Climate and Weather Extremes

A “pushing and triggering” mechanism has has driven the Arctic climate system to a new state, which will likely see consistently increased frequency and intensity of extreme events across the atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere this century.
digital graphic of a city at night, with red lasers shooting through the cityscape

Oct 20, 2025

How to Make ‘Smart City’ Technologies Behave Ethically

New approach allows policymakers and technology developers to better align the values programmed into smart city technologies with the ethics of the people who will be interacting with them.
diagram shows how a metabot can fold itself from a two-dimensional sheet into various multi-dimensional structures

Oct 15, 2025

‘Metabots’ Shapeshift From Flat Sheets Into Hundreds of Structures

The metabots resemble animated sheets of plastic, capable of moving around a surface or grasping objects.

Oct 15, 2025

Electric power could bring paper mills to net zero emissions

A study finds that replacing natural gas with electric and biomass power, along with improved energy efficiency, could help some pulp and paper mills reach zero net emissions. Researchers began with a simulation of mills defined by two characteristics: whether they used virgin or recycled fibers, and whether they were integrated or not. A virgin…

Oct 15, 2025

Khayrallah Center Thinks Bigger With Research Facilitation Service

The Khayrallah Center’s machine learning model opened the door for more data. The RFS connected the center with free computing and storage resources to support it.
Dr. Margaret Gruen squats as she works with a black dog in the behavior lab at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Oct 14, 2025

NC State Behavioral Specialist Gets $5.5 Million NIH Grant for Research Contributing to Opioid Fight

As part of its ongoing effort to combat opioid addiction in the United States, the National Institutes of Health is accelerating promising research into the mechanisms and fallout of pain, recently awarding a $5.5 million grant to Dr. Margaret Gruen, professor of behavioral medicine at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, to study ways…
cartoon shows a person coughing

Oct 13, 2025

Improved Cough-Detection Tech Can Help With Health Monitoring

The advance makes it easier to monitor chronic health conditions and predict health risks such as asthma attacks.