Dec 3, 2024 Futurity

What was working class life like in ancient Rome?

While powerful figures tend to take up the most space in our history books, the vast majority of people in the ancient world were regular working class folks, and most people’s lives revolved around the daily grind. Jordan Rogers, an assistant professor of history at North Carolina State University, and Del Maticic, a fellow in… 

Dec 3, 2024 USA Today

Tariffs and you: What products will cost more, when prices will rise, and what to buy now

“It would be a very long list,” said Robert Handfield, professor of supply chain management at North Carolina State University. “Apparel and footwear is almost all produced in China and Mexico. Computers and electronics are also produced in China and Mexico,” he said. “Almost all the toys that people buy for Christmas are produced in… 

Dec 3, 2024 New Atlas

‘Self-assembling’ nano-electronics: Faster, cheaper, more reliable

In a peer-reviewed study due to be released in the journal Materials Horizons, a North Carolina State University team outlined and demonstrated the new method using an alloy of indium, bismuth and tin, known as Field’s metal. “Without the mold, these structures can form somewhat chaotic patterns,” says Martin Thuo, corresponding author and professor of materials… 

Dec 3, 2024 AZO Materials

A New Era of Self-Assembling Electronics

In a study published in Materials Horizons, researchers at North Carolina State University developed a new method for self-assembling electronic devices. The proof-of-concept work produced diodes and transistors, demonstrating the potential for self-assembly of more complex electronic devices without relying on traditional computer chip manufacturing processes. 

Dec 2, 2024 Medium

Why Will I Fail Your Technical Interview?

I’m not the only one who thinks so: several years ago, North Carolina State University and Microsoft came to the same conclusion: “Technology interviews measure stress, not software development skills”. 

Dec 2, 2024 Hackster

A Sweater That Doubles as a Wi-Fi Booster? Researchers’ Knitting Promises Smart Future Clothing

Researchers at Columbia University, North Carolina State University, and the City University of New York are looking to turn scarves and throws into functional antennas — showing off a low-cost flat-knitting platform capable of delivering soft antennas, perhaps one day leading to, in the lead researcher’s words, “a sweater that can double as a Wi-Fi… 

Dec 2, 2024 Earth.com

Urban biodiversity is not a luxury – it is attainable for everyone

Madhusudan Katti, an associate professor at North Carolina State University (NC State), noted that biodiversity in cities is not a luxury – it is something we can work to nurture. “Rather than just rely on the correlation of wealth and biodiversity, we wanted to understand the many ways that biodiversity intersects with different social pressures and… 

Dec 2, 2024 USA Today

Tariffs and you: What products will cost more, when prices will rise, and what to buy now

“It would be a very long list,” said Robert Handfield, professor of supply chain management at North Carolina State University. “Apparel and footwear is almost all produced in China and Mexico. Computers and electronics are also produced in China and Mexico,” he said. “Almost all the toys that people buy for Christmas are produced in… 

Nov 27, 2024 Chicago Sun-Times

Do not wash your turkey — and other Thanksgiving cooking tips to keep your food safe

Together with podcast co-host Benjamin Chapman, a food scientist at North Carolina State University, Schaffner outlined common ways to keep holiday meals both festive and safe. 

Nov 27, 2024 National Public Radio

Trump threats of steep tariffs on key trading partners could hurt everyday Americans

NPR’s Rob Schmitz asks North Carolina State University’s Rob Handfield how President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China could affect consumer costs in the U.S. 

Nov 27, 2024 WRAL

AI can produce weather forecasts quickly but faces challenges

Dr. Gary Lackmann, head of the North Carolina State University Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, says that while AI models are pretty good at predicting large-scale weather patterns and hurricane tracks, they struggle with smaller, high-impact systems. 

Nov 27, 2024 Tacoma News-Tribune

Tacoma contends restaurant grease traps are vital. Is its oversight of them lacking?

“It’s not a zero-sum game — you do have to worry about it,” said Joel Ducoste, an engineering professor at North Carolina State University and leading FOG researcher. Inspectors and municipal workers “will always have to go out in the sewer lines” to check for issues and determine their causes, he explained. “What we’re trying… 

Nov 26, 2024 WTVD

Do not wash your turkey and other Thanksgiving tips to keep your food safe

Together with podcast co-host Benjamin Chapman, a food scientist at North Carolina State University, Schaffner outlined common ways to keep holiday meals both festive and safe. 

Nov 26, 2024 Science News

‘Biodiversity is not a luxury’: Connection between wealth and ecosystem health

However, the mechanisms by which wealth translates into biodiversity have been relatively underexplored, said Madhusudan Katti, associate professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State. 

Nov 26, 2024 Associated Press

Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germs

Benjamin Chapman, a study author and food safety expert at North Carolina State University, said the instinct to wash raw poultry goes back at least decades when people relied more on visual cues to spot problems with poultry.