N.C. State wins a national title.

• Position: TRIANGLE REGION - North Carolina State University - Brief article

N.C. State University will be the headquarters of the first of three public-private manufacturing -innovation institutes. The Next Generation Power Electronics Institute is a $140 million consortium of 18 companies, five universities and two research labs. Its goal is to develop technology for energy-efficient electronic chips that will be used to make motors, consumer electronics and other devices faster, smaller and more efficient. These new wide bandgap semi-conducters are expected to replace the silicon-based kind. President Barack Obama announced the selection, which followed a national competition, during a visit to Raleigh in January. Based at Centennial Campus, the institute will coordinate the research of...