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The technique allows users to identify potential flaws without having to remove printed parts from the manufacturing equipment, making production time more efficient.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/05/faster-finishing-for-3d-printed-parts/

Researchers have developed synthetic platelets that can be used to stop bleeding and enhance healing at the site of an injury.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/04/synthetic-platelets/

The new tool, called Fast-Cat, can provide more information in five days than is possible in six months of conventional testing.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/02/ai-driven-lab-speeds-catalysis-research/

Robotic prosthetic ankles that are controlled by nerve impulses allow amputees to move more “naturally,” improving their stability.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/10/robotic-ankles-move-naturally/

The new tool is designed to help regulators, phone carriers and other stakeholders better understand and monitor robocall trends – and take action against related criminal activity.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/08/the-war-on-robocalls/

The robot conducts experiments more efficiently and sustainably to develop a range of new semiconductor materials.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/07/robomapper/

A new computational model allows the military to make more efficient use of helicopters, helping commanders move troops on the battlefield more quickly.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/05/speeding-helicopter-operations/

In computational testing, the model outperformed existing techniques for getting first responders to accident sites quickly.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/05/helping-first-responders/

The tools can give businesses important supply chain information quickly.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/04/fast-supply-chain-answers/

The work can assist federal and state agencies charged with developing environmental regulations affecting urban ecosystems.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/04/economic-benefit-urban-streams/

The patch can be applied to the leaves of plants to monitor crops for different pathogens – such as viral and fungal infections – and stresses such as drought or salinity.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/04/plant-disease-detection-patch/

The system has already found a more efficient (and previously unheard of) way to produce high-quality semiconductor nanocrystals.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/03/alphaflow-speeds-chemical-discovery/

The goal of the dynamic computational tool is to make EVs more attractive for drivers.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/10/game-theory-ev-charging/

The devices are made possible by a unique technique for “doping” gallium nitride in a controlled way.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/09/new-gallium-nitride-devices/

The tech informs irrigation practices to improve crop yield and reduce water consumption.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/08/wireless-tech-soil-moisture/

The model also determines how powerful the station can be without placing an undue burden on the local power grid.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/06/model-best-ev-charging-sites/

Hindered amines are used as building blocks in products ranging from pharmaceuticals to LEDs.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/05/faster-way-to-produce-hindered-amines/

The researchers hope others can use the data to improve vaccination efforts in the future.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/04/covid-vaccine-distribution/

The technique can be used to better engineer microorganisms for biopharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/02/improved-directed-evolution/

The technique will reduce the cost and improve the performance of mass-produced perovskite solar cells.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/01/boosting-perovskite-solar-cells/

The free tool that uses models to help solid waste systems achieve their environmental goals in the most cost-efficient way possible.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/01/new-models-for-solid-waste/

Spare parts are a headache for supply chains. 3D printing may help. But...it's complicated.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/09/spare-parts-supply-chains/

To generate electricity, just squish it, stretch it, twist it, or stomp on it.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/08/liquid-metal-energy-harvester/

Skepticism is being discouraged in auditors – and a recent study finds unexpected challenges to addressing that.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/08/encouraging-skepticism-in-auditors/

The work is a step toward more sustainable electronics.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/07/recycling-nanowires-in-electronics/

The study highlights flaws in existing approaches to assessing and discussing ancestral origin.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/07/forensics-and-population-affinity/

This is encouraging news for renewable energy.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/06/energy-storage-and-solar/

A new material promises to make stealth aircraft even stealthier.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/05/tougher-skin-for-stealth-aircraft/

The new technique was designed to break up particularly tough blood clots.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/01/nanodroplet-ultrasound-drill-clots/

The work can help target renewable energy investments where they can do the most good.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/12/renewable-energy-benefits-vary/