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2022 Promoted and Tenured Faculty

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Nov 25, 2022

Embroidered patches allow existing fabrics to generate electricity

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Wilson College of Textiles research shows how embroidering yarns to fabric can create electrical charges. 

Nov 24, 2022

Embroidered patches allow existing fabrics to generate electricity

New Atlas
Wilson College of Textiles researchers develop a method for embroidering electrical generators to fabric. 

Nov 23, 2022

Embroidery as Low-Cost Solution for Making Wearable Electronics

WNC Times
Researchers at the NC State Wilson College of Textiles have developed a potentially low-cost, scalable way to create wearable technology. 

Nov 22, 2022

Electricity-Generating Yarn Makes Wearable Circuits as Simple and Cheap as Embroidery

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Researchers at the Wilson College of Textiles have detailed a low-cost and scalable approach to developing self-powered wearable electronics. 

Nov 22, 2022

Embroidery as low-cost solution for making wearable electronics

nanowerk
Embroidering power-generating yarns onto fabric allowed Wilson College of Textiles researchers to embed a self-powered, numerical touch-pad and movement sensors into clothing. 

Nov 22, 2022

Researchers Eye Embroidery as Low-Cost Solution for Making Wearable Electronics

NC State News
Wilson College of Textiles researchers have developed a technique that offers a low-cost, scalable potential method for making wearable devices. 

Nov 18, 2022

Student-founded organization will bring thrifting to UNC campus

Carolina Connection
Wilson College of Textiles Graduate Student Claire Henson discusses how thrifting can help minimize the environmental impact of clothing, and other ways we can care for the earth as well as our wardrobe. 

Nov 17, 2022

Eight Southern Companies That Stand Out in Sustainability

Garden & Gun
Native Spun founded by Wilson College alum Gina Wicker, and CICIL founded by alumna Caroline Cockerham and Laura Tripp, were both featured in Garden & Gun's list of forward-thinking and sustainably-minded Southern companies. 

Nov 16, 2022

How to fit clothing into the circular economy

Nature
Wilson College Professor Sonja Salmon talks to Nature about her research on cellulose and how it can be recycled into the circular economy. 

Nov 16, 2022

2022 Promoted and Tenured Faculty

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost News
Promotion and tenure are major milestones for NC State faculty. Promoted faculty have met rigorous standards, and tenured faculty have made a significant impact in their discipline. This year six Wilson College professors were recognized.