Across the state and the nation, NC State is shaping the future. Through useful instruction, meaningful research, and alumni and extension networks that reach every corner, NC State is helping to build the world of tomorrow.
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Technology developed at NC State is the backbone of the nanotechnology industry, which could grow to $1.4 billion in annual sales by 2014. Nanofibers have the potential to improve everything from baseball bats to solar energy panels.
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Changing climates mean new stresses for plant life. With NSF support, NC State researchers in computer engineering, biological engineering and plant biology are studying how plants will respond to those stresses.
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From cutting-edge classroom techniques to advanced partnerships with government and industry, NC State is North Carolina's innovation university.
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The James B. Hunt, Jr. Library, located on North Carolina State University’s research campus, is the library of the future — a place to acquire knowledge and apply it.
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Add radiation detection to the list of tasks your smartphone can handle, thanks to senior nuclear engineering major Mark Delgado.
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NC State's commitment to service goes beyond the campus itself. Over spring break, students traveled as far as Alaska, Rome and Belize on Alternative Service Break trips.
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Carl Koch, Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
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In the future, biologists and mathematicians will work together to model disease growth. In the present, NC State students are already doing it.
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The Hunt Library, NC State's newest signature building, opened for business on Jan. 2.
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NC State has a tight connection to North Carolina's prolific poinsettia industry.
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MRSA, a drug-resistant bacteria, wreaks havoc in hospitals and on battlefields. An NC State researcher is helping antibiotics fight back.
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