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Aug 25, 2020

DELTA Grants Recipients for 2020-2021 Announced

DELTA announces more than $250,000 in new and continuing DELTA Grants to 29 recipients. We look forward to collaborating with our faculty and campus partners to promote a technology-rich learning environment at NC State.

Aug 18, 2020

NC State Physicist Awarded $1.8 Million for Research on Cell Division

The grant to Mary Williard Elting was made by the National Institutes of Health.

Aug 5, 2020

Effective Field Theory: Q&A with Sebastian Koenig

Sebastian Koenig talks about how effective field theory helps nuclear physicists understand the universe.

Aug 4, 2020

Podcast: Katie Mack on the End of Everything

Cosmologist and author Katie Mack talks to NC State’s Audio Abstract about universe-ending scenarios and how astrophysicists know what they know about the universe.

Jul 27, 2020

Controlling Streams of Liquid Metal at Room Temperature

Researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows them to produce streams of liquid metal at room temperature.

Jul 16, 2020

Genome Guardians Stop and Reel in DNA to Correct Replication Errors

Two proofreading proteins stop and reel in DNA mismatches to prevent replication errors.

Jun 23, 2020

NC State Physicist Receives DOE Early Career Award

Assistant Professor Dali Sun has earned a prestigious award to support his spintronics research.

Jun 19, 2020

Teaching Physics to Neural Networks Removes ‘Chaos Blindness’

“Teaching” physics to neural networks helps them adapt to chaos.

Jun 9, 2020

Podcast: The Sun

Astrophysicist Steve Reynolds gives us the lowdown on the solar minimum, space weather, and other cool facts about our favorite star, the Sun.

Jun 3, 2020

#BlackLivesMatter at NC State Physics

As we collectively mourn the ongoing violence against the Black community in our country, I wanted to stress that the Department of Physics remains committed to ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. The department strongly condemns racism and institutionalized racial violence and stands in solidarity with the communities and movements seeking to confront…