Apr 23, 2024 Textile World

NC State Researchers Use Machine Learning To Create a Fabric-Based Touch Sensor

A new study from NC State University combines three-dimensional embroidery techniques with machine learning to create a fabric-based sensor that can control electronic devices through touch. 

Apr 23, 2024 Washington Post

Don’t flush trees down the toilet. Use this toilet paper instead.

Like virgin hardwoods, bamboo tends to have long fibers, which bond more easily to create a stronger sheet, said Richard Venditti, a professor of paper science and engineering at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 22, 2024 Ars Technica

The GMO tooth microbe that is supposed to prevent cavities

 “Without human trials, you really can’t determine whether it’s safe or efficacious,” said Jennifer Kuzma, a professor and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 22, 2024 Impo Magazine

EPA Sets First-Ever Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

“It’s that accumulation that’s the problem,” said Scott Belcher, a North Carolina State University professor who researches PFAS toxicity. “Even tiny, tiny, tiny amounts each time you take a drink of water over your lifetime is going to keep adding up, leading to the health effects.” 

Apr 22, 2024 South Florida Reporter

Five Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Dealing with the Loss of a Family Member

A recent study by North Carolina State University confirms the benefits of engaging in different activities. These activities improve the emotional status of those who have experienced the tragic loss of a loved one.  

Apr 22, 2024 Washington Post

Timber companies claim carbon credits for trees they don’t cut down

“Maybe they’re deliberately exaggerated,” said Erin Sills, an environmental economist at North Carolina State University. “But it’s also perhaps because project developers are trying to predict the future. That’s never possible.” 

Apr 19, 2024 WCNC-TV Charlotte

NC State researchers predict above-average hurricane season

A changing weather pattern and a warming planet are leading researchers to predict a very active hurricane season this year. Researchers at North Carolina State University predict a higher-than-usual 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, according to a forecast outlook released by the school this week. 

Apr 19, 2024 Futurity

Tweaked Science Textbook Diagrams Boost Student Understanding

“We were shocked by the study results,” says Jennifer Landin, an associate teaching professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the study published in the journal Education Sciences. 

Apr 19, 2024 Hackster

Fashionably Functional Clothing

Fortunately, practical textile-based wearable electronics may soon be a reality. A team at North Carolina State University has developed a method that allows them to incorporate fabric-based pressure sensors into clothing. Pressure sensors can be used for all sorts of applications, from acting as a button or keyboard to sensing the wearer’s movements. Their system… 

Apr 19, 2024 Newsweek

Atlantic Faces ‘Concerning’ Increase in Storms This Hurricane Season

The predictions from researchers at North Carolina State University mark a notable increase in several averages, according to a university statement. The long-term average for named storms, which is calculated between 1951 and 2023, is 11, while the more recent average, which is calculated between 1994 and 2023, is 14. The research was led by… 

Apr 18, 2024 Watts Up With That?

Specious Species: Coywolves & Coydogs

According to Roland Kays, research professor at North Carolina State University and scientist at NC Museum of Natural Sciences: “New genetic tests show that all eastern coyotes are actually a mix of three species: coyote, wolf and dog. The percentages vary, dependent upon exactly which test is applied and the geographic location of the canine.” 

Apr 18, 2024 Technology Networks

Keyboard or Controller? New Fabric-Based Sensor Can Control Videogames From Your Sleeve

A new study from NC State University combines three-dimensional embroidery techniques with machine learning to create a fabric-based sensor that can control electronic devices through touch. 

Apr 18, 2024 PNAS

The automated lab of tomorrow

But if automation and AI are to work effectively in concert, researchers will have to agree on common methods, says Milad Abolhasani, a chemical engineer who works on self-driving labs at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, and who organized an NSF-sponsored workshop on autonomous labs in January. “Everybody in academia and industry thinks their… 

Apr 18, 2024 CBS-17

Clearer lines, more signs: A few ways NCDOT is looking at improving work zone safety

Transportation officials are in the process of considering changes that could make work zones safer in North Carolina. The NC Department of Transportation is working with transportation researchers at NC State University to evaluate what’s called its “zipper merge technology” that’s already being used on interstates in rural parts of the state. 

Apr 17, 2024 Indy Week

Brood XIX Cicadas Are Preparing to Make the Ascent of a Lifetime

The periodic cicadas that will surface in the Triangle in coming weeks have spent 13 years underground. In wooded areas and around bodies of water, we might see (and hear) up to a million an acre, according to Clyde Sorenson, a professor of entomology and plant pathology at NC State University.