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October 29, 2025 General, Newswire, Research

A close-up shot of two small, rectangular blocks of a silver-colored metal foam composite held in a person's hands over a wooden surface. Both blocks are riddled with dark, uniformly sized spherical pores. The larger block on the right shows a high density of pores, giving it a sponge-like appearance, while the smaller, more reflective block on the left is angled to show the pore structure.

Some Like It Hot: Composite Metal Foam Proves Resilient Against High Stresses at High Temperatures

By Staff Coupled with the material’s high strength-to-weight ratio, the finding suggests that CMF could be used in applications ranging from automobile engines to aerospace components to nuclear power technologies.

October 10, 2025 General, News Releases, Research

‘Chinese Lantern’ Structure Shifts Into More Than a Dozen Shapes for Various Applications

By Staff Jie Yin Ι jyin8@ncsu.edu Yaoye Hong Ι yhong6@ncsu.eduΙ Matt Shipman Ι matt_shipman@ncsu.edu Researchers have created a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can snap into more...

October 8, 2025 Academics, General, Research

#NCStateMAE, Mechanical Engineering Rise in Latest U.S. News Rankings

By Colleen Brown #NCStateMAE’s undergraduate program in Mechanical Engineering now ranks #24 in the nation, up from #29 in 2025, in the 2026 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings.

September 30, 2025 Homepage Feature, Research

Cheryl Xu Appointed to National Academies’ Panel Reviewing NIST’s Physical Measurement Laboratory

By Colleen Brown Congratulations to NC State MAE professor Cheryl Xu on her appointment to the National Academies’ panel to review the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s...

September 9, 2025 Awards, Research, Students

Pouria Zaghari Wins Best Student Paper Award at the 2025 IEEE 3D-PEIM Conference

By Colleen Brown Congrats to #NCStateMAE Ph.D. student Pouria Zaghari on receiving the Best Student Paper Award at the Fifth International Symposium on 3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing!

August 13, 2025 Research

Satellite image shows the night side of earth, with cities lit up by electric light

New Physical Model Aims to Boost Energy Storage Research

By Staff The new model can be incorporated into computational tools to help design better batteries and capacitors.

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