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Kayleena Otero looks at a dye solution in a lab. She wears purple gloves and a lab coat.

Aug 21, 2023

With a Full-time Job Offer in Hand, Otero Sees M.S. Textile Chemistry Program as a Catalyst for Opportunity

Wilson College of Textiles graduate student Kayleena Otero supplements coursework with groundbreaking research into sustainable cosmetics practices. 

Maddy Lyon sews in the fashion studio.

Aug 17, 2023

Earning a Master’s to Make the Fashion Industry More Sustainable 

M.S. Textiles student Maddy Lyon applies her industry experience and expertise to sustainability research at the Wilson College of Textiles. 

two students show textile sample to another person

Jul 28, 2023

Textiles Senior Design Students Partner with U.S. Army, Under Armour

Seniors in textile engineering and textile technology at NC State University tackled projects focusing on sustainability, military uniforms, footwear and more during their capstone course. 

Shourya Lingampally adjusts a machine in a first-floor lab of the Wilson College of Textiles.

Jul 24, 2023

Wearable Connector Technology Advances at Wilson College of Textiles Could Assist Doctors, Soldiers in Combat

Researchers develop wearable connectors that could be key to functionality of critical devices in a range of wearable technology fields. 

Arash Kasebi adjusts a firefighter helmet and hood on a mannequin head in a lab at the Wilson College of Textiles.

Jul 21, 2023

Volunteer Firefighter Arash Kasebi Brings On-the-Field Insight to Postdoctoral Research

Postdoctoral research fellow Arash Kasebi has dedicated his academic career to investigating and improving firefighter gear at the Wilson College of Textiles. 

Lainey Volz wears a blue dress and ponytail and looks at a series of industrial embroidery machines at work in an ITMA showroom. The machines (left) are embroidering yellow fabrics.

Jun 28, 2023

Witnessing Innovation and Making Valuable Connections at ITMA

Wilson College of Textiles students, staff and faculty traveled to Milan, Italy for the world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition. 

Nigar Sultana and Teresa Fiorito in a lab with lab coats, gloves, protective glasses and masks.

Jun 26, 2023

Nanotechnology Breakthrough in Budhathoki Research Group Could Support Future, Critical Health-tracking Tools

Researchers at the Wilson College of Textiles develop sensors and probes using nanomaterials far smaller than a strand of human hair. 

3D printed carbon dioxide filter

Jun 1, 2023

You Can Make Carbon Dioxide Filters With a 3D Printer

NC State researchers demonstrated that it’s possible to make carbon dioxide capture filters using 3D printing. 

Textile researchers are studying an artificial muscle fiber

May 26, 2023

Artificial Muscle Fibers Could Serve as Cell Scaffolds

NC State researchers found artificial muscle fibers could be used to develop 3-D models of living, moving systems. 

Battery prototype with thread-like cathode

May 24, 2023

Researchers Design Battery Prototype With Fiber-Shaped Cathode

NC State researchers made a cathode, or the positive end of a battery, in the shape of a thread-like fiber.