October 2012

Oct 8, 2012

Researchers Develop New Way to Determine Amount of Charge Remaining in Battery

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows users to better determine the amount of charge remaining in a battery in real time. That’s good news for electric vehicle drivers, since it gives them a better idea of when their car may run out of juice. 

Oct 5, 2012

Bringing Bugs Into the Classroom

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Dr. David Buchwalter, a researcher in NC State’s Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology. Every so often, The Abstract likes to highlight outreach efforts by NC State researchers. This one sounded like fun. Last month, I teamed up with other biological researchers to conduct a workshop for high school… 

Oct 4, 2012

Researchers Reveal How Solvent Mixtures Affect Organic Solar Cell Structure

Controlling “mixing” between acceptor and donor layers, or solar cell domains, in polymer-based solar cells could increase their efficiency, according to a team of researchers that included physicists from North Carolina State University. Their findings shed light on the inner workings of these solar cells, and could lead to further improvements in efficiency. Polymer-based solar… 

Oct 4, 2012

Baliga to Receive NC’s Highest Civilian Award

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga has been selected to receive the 2012 North Carolina Award for Science, the state’s highest civilian honor. 

Oct 4, 2012

Naval Head Visits

Admiral Matthew Klunder visits NC State's campus next week to address the Navy’s current and future investments in university research. Come and learn more. 

Oct 4, 2012

White to Lead NC Sea Grant and WRRI

Ecologist Susan N. White will be the new executive director for North Carolina Sea Grant and the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) for the University of North Carolina. 

Oct 4, 2012

National Wolfpack Service Day

The NC State Alumni Association hosts its National Wolfpack Service Day (NWSD) on Saturday, Oct. 13. 

Oct 4, 2012

Communicating in Digital Environments

Can we learn anything from the avatar names people choose and from text-based communication? Find out at a forum hosted by CHASS next Tuesday on virtual world language. 

Oct 4, 2012

Celebrate Diversity Education and National Coming Out Day

Mark your calendars for National Coming Out Day, next Thursday, Oct. 11. 

Oct 4, 2012

Free Concert at the Belltower

Looking for something cultural to do next Saturday? Stop by for a free concert on the grounds of the Belltower. 

Oct 4, 2012

Pioneering Rapper Inspires CNR Students

Thomas Easley is CNR's diversity director as well as a professional rapper known as "RaShad." Find out why CNR students think he's awesome. 

Oct 4, 2012

Low Earnings Deter Med Students From Primary Care Careers

Researchers have found that many students are choosing to pass up a career in primary care because those physicians make substantially less money than specialists, such as dermatologists or radiologists. 

Oct 3, 2012

Best of the Arts at NC State

Brochures for the fall season of Arts NC State are out. We interviewed Arts NC State’s Marketing Coordinator, Mark Tulbert, to learn more about his top five picks. 

Oct 2, 2012

The Library of the Future

When it opens in early January, the Hunt Library will be more than a signature NC State building: it will create new ways to learn, research, collaborate and strengthen the university’s long tradition of leading transformative change.