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What does the universe look like?
What does the universe look like? How do astronauts sleep? What are the planets named after? Google Autocomplete suggests the most common searches on the internet. We asked NC State Sciences professor Katie Mack and NC State Engineering professor Laura Bottomley to answer some popular out-of-this-world questions. Listen and learn as they talk about everything from what…
Envisioning Research Contest Winners Offer Glimpses of Discovery
Researchers use images to learn about the world around us and to help viewers engage with the work of discovery.
Meet Our New Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
Eight accomplished tenured and tenure-track faculty are joining the College of Sciences in 2019-20.
Live from the space station
Physics Alumna Christina Koch will be broadcasting a live Q&A from the International Space Station preceded by a keynote address by Dr. Katie Mack.
Researchers Forecast Failure in Disordered Materials
Two dimensional lattice helps forecast likely points of failure in disordered materials.
‘Sandwich’ Structure Key to Thin LSMO Films Retaining Magnetic Properties
LSMO, a promising material for spintronic devices, retains its magnetic properties in atomically thin layers if it is “sandwiched” between two layers of a different ceramic oxide, LSCO.
Intelligent Life
From chromosomes deep in the heart of a cell to exoplanets in the farthest reaches of space, Goldwater Scholar Ana Sofia Uzsoy is doing research to help us understand the universe at every scale.
Physics Alumna Launches Into Orbit
Follow astronaut and physics alumna Christina Koch’s adventures aboard the International Space Station.
Meet the Solomon Scholars
Learn more about the college’s signature scholarship program, and meet the 19 extraordinary students who were part of it in 2018-19.
4 Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
All four students nominated by NC State have been awarded the nation’s preeminent scholarship for science, math and engineering.