Matt Shipman

North Carolina State University (NC State)

Latest articles by Matt Shipman

Like other pit vipers, copperhead snakes give birth to live young.

Fact or Fiction? Test Your Knowledge About Snakes

By Matt Shipman published

Snakes
Researchers visit a food bank

Engineering a Better Food Bank

By Matt Shipman published

Fairly and efficiently distributing food is a large and complicated problem and a team of engineers set out to make it work better.

Wellbeing
An aye-aye in Madagascar.

Ghoulish Photos: Creepy, Freaky Creatures That Are (Mostly) Harmless

By Matt Shipman published

Animals
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Amazing! How Structure Explains Spider-Man's Webs (Op-Ed)

By Matt Shipman published

What gives Spidey's webs such strength?

Engineering
Captain America, shield, supercapacitor

Why Captain America’s Shield Is Basically a Star-Spangled Supercapacitor (Op-Ed)

By Matt Shipman published

How does Captain America's shield manage to absorb the energy of bullets?

Physics & Mathematics
This infographic depicts a range of technologies that Iron Man uses and explains how they relate to existing technology.

'Iron Man' Technique Could Be Key to Future of Materials Science

By Matt Shipman published

New tech lets engineers gauge properties first, and then build materials to suit.

Engineering