{"id":430,"date":"2021-06-07T15:47:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=430"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:45:40","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Solve Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter where it starts \u2014 in a lab on campus, in a field in rural North Carolina, on an island in the Pacific \u2014 all NC State research ultimately arrives at the same destination: <strong>the real world<\/strong>. Our faculty and students engage with real problems, and they find real solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re a leader in big data, biomedical engineering, materials science, food safety, translational medicine and more. And our research gets results.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-indigo-400-background-color wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Results Magazine<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">NC State is a wellspring of big ideas and bold steps forward. Want to follow along? Our digital magazine, Results, is your source for the latest research and innovation stories coming out of campus.<\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/results\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Start reading<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chris-hewett-welding-instrument-shop.jpg\" alt=\"Machinist Chris Hewett welds on the roundhouse, a stainless steel cylindrical structure\" class=\"wp-image-9221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chris-hewett-welding-instrument-shop.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chris-hewett-welding-instrument-shop-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chris-hewett-welding-instrument-shop-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chris-hewett-welding-instrument-shop-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Our Labs to Your Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NC State&#8217;s world-class researchers get straight to work solving society&#8217;s most pressing problems \u2014 and their innovative outcomes are felt locally, nationally and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-seventy is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<p>We develop textile technology that helps the human body heal. We raise healthier animals and grow more nutritious crops. We train best-in-class educators and bring history to life through the digital humanities. We architect smarter, more sustainable communities. We engineer efficient energy and upgrade infrastructure. We even use artificial intelligence to predict and respond to natural disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantum computing. Data analysis. Precision agriculture. CRISPR. Tomorrow&#8217;s most advanced fields all have roots right here.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<aside class=\"floated-spotlight-aside-container\">\n  <div class=\"floated-spotlight-contents\">\n    <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-fp-spotlight-card has-green-400-background-color with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2019\/06\/strategic-research-areas\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">See Where We Shine<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Explore the five strategic research areas that define our university&#8217;s focus.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-rss-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Research in Action<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/category\/research-and-innovation\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/category\/research-and-innovation\/\"\n            >More News<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/05\/teaching-preschoolers-with-food\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">May 18, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Teaching with Food Boosts Preschoolers\u2019 Science Knowledge and Vocabulary<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">It also might get preschoolers to taste, or at least touch, the green vegetables on their dinner plates.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/05\/genetic-analysis-parchments\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">May 18, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Nondestructive Testing Paves Way for Genetic Analysis of Historical Parchments<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">The technique offers new insights into everything from trade routes to agricultural practices dating back 1,300 years \u2013 without harming the valuable manuscripts.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/05\/data-centers-power-bills\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">May 18, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Data Centers Are Driving Up Power Bills. A New Study Looks at How Bad It Could Get<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Electricity demand from data centers and cryptocurrency mining is likely to increase power costs in parts of the country by up to 57% by 2030.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-big-fact has-reynolds-400-background-color\"><div class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">Over $583 Million in Annual Research Expenditures<\/h2><p class=\"big-fact__support\">NC State is No. 6 in research spending among public universities without a medical school.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/rankings\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/rankings\/\"><span class=\"text\">Take a deeper dive<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Hub for Scientific Inquiry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At NC State, we believe that <strong>research is for everyone<\/strong> and big ideas can come from anywhere. So we&#8217;ve turned our campus into a beacon for curious, creative thinkers of all kinds. You&#8217;ll find students, faculty members and multinational corporations alike chasing their hunches here \u2014 and joining forces to solve problems together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also know that the world&#8217;s grand challenges don\u2019t mimic the neat organizational structure of a traditional university. NC State finds new ways to <strong>bridge the disciplines<\/strong> <strong>every day<\/strong>, whether it\u2019s through our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/facultyclusters.ncsu.edu\/\">interdisciplinary faculty clusters<\/a>&nbsp;or our state-of-the-art facilities designed to foster collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"layout-default has-three-fact wp-block-ncst-fact-list\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-one-text-color wp-block-ncst-inner-fact\">\n      <span class=\"ncst-icon\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M10.0515 15.6094L10.0895 15.5902C9.33949 14.9372 8.8609 13.9003 8.8609 12.7388C8.8609 11.4732 9.43699 10.358 10.2915 9.71487L9.4848 9.35956C9.08307 9.60562 8.63087 9.75759 8.16207 9.80411C7.69327 9.85062 7.22003 9.79047 6.77777 9.62815C6.83538 9.89937 6.86429 10.1759 6.86402 10.4532C6.86402 11.6339 6.37465 12.6802 5.61621 13.3332L5.62559 13.3425L7.81465 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55.00000000000001%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAH8398-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Students work in a chemistry lab on main campus.\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Powerful Partnerships<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<p>Innovation is a team sport. That\u2019s why we reach out to partners across the public and private sectors in our search for global solutions.<br><br>NC State\u2019s Centennial Campus, an award-winning <strong>national model for public-private research campuses<\/strong>, houses more than 70 government, industry and nonprofit partners alongside an equal number of NC State research and academic units.<br><br>In every partnership \u2014 from driving innovation with the National Science Foundation to helping businesses bring ideas to market \u2014 we work for more than our own interests: We seek solutions that will serve all of society.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<a \n      class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-three-text-color wp-block-ncst-fp-icon\"\n      href=\"https:\/\/centennial.ncsu.edu\/partner\/\"\n                >\n      <div class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-three-text-color\">\n              <span class=\"ncst-icon\">\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" 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