Jan 31, 2014

Antibiotic smart bomb that only kills ‘bad’ bacteria

Antibiotic smart bomb that only kills ‘bad’ bacteria, Daijiworldcom, Jan. 31, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a de facto antibiotic “smart bomb” that can identify specific strains of bacteria and sever their DNA, eliminating the infection. Chase Beisel, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 31, 2014

Study Finds EVs Will Do Little to Clear the Air

Study Finds EVs Will Do Little to Clear the Air, Ward’s Engine Update And Vehicle Technology, Jan. 31, 2014. NC State researchers have found that even if many more people start buying and using electric drive passenger vehicles by 2050, it won’t “significantly reduce emissions” of  carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides. Joseph DeCarolis, civil, construction and environmental engineering,… 

Jan 31, 2014

Half of North Carolinians have little or no savings, group says

Half of North Carolinians have little or no savings, group says, Insurance News Net, Jan. 31, 2014. The number of North Carolinians possessing little or no savings rose again in 2013. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jan 31, 2014

Removing distortion from atomic-scale images

Removing distortion from atomic-scale images, BioPortfolio, Jan. 30, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a new technique that accounts for the tiny movements of samples, when capturing images at the atomic scale, that can result in skewed or distorted images. James LeBeau, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Jan 31, 2014

Antibiotic ‘Smart Bomb’ Can Target Specific Strains of Bacteria

Antibiotic ‘Smart Bomb’ Can Target Specific Strains of Bacteria, BioSpace.com, Jan. 30, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a de facto antibiotic “smart bomb” that can identify specific strains of bacteria and sever their DNA, eliminating the infection. Chase Beisel, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 31, 2014

UNC tops Princeton Review’s value list; NCSU ranks 4th

UNC tops Princeton Review’s value list; NCSU ranks 4th, Triangle Business Journal (blog), Jan. 30, 2014. Two North Carolina universities made the Princeton Review Top 10 best values list. UNC-Chapel Hill was the best value and NC State was No. 4, among the publics. 

Jan 30, 2014

‘You Can’t Handle The Truth!’ The Appeal Of The Legal Drama

‘You Can’t Handle The Truth!’ The Appeal Of The Legal Drama, WUNC, Jan. 29, 2014. The State of Things, host Frank Stasio talked with Marsha Gordon, professor of film studies at NC State and Laura Boyes, film curator at the North Carolina Museum of Art, about the appeal of legal drama. Marsha Gordon, film studies, featured. 

Jan 30, 2014

Antibiotic ‘smart bomb’ can target specific strains of bacteria

Antibiotic ‘smart bomb’ can target specific strains of bacteria, Phys.org, Jan. 30, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a de facto antibiotic “smart bomb” that can identify specific strains of bacteria and sever their DNA, eliminating the infection. Chase Beisel, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 30, 2014

Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant …

Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant …, Environmental Research Web, Jan. 30, 2014. NC State study indicates that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles (EDVs) by 2050 would not significantly reduce emissions of high-profile air pollutants carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides. Joseph DeCarolis, civil, construction and environmental engineering,… 

Jan 30, 2014

Researchers Implement HPC-First Cloud Approach

Researchers Implement HPC-First Cloud Approach, HPCwire, Jan. 29, 2014. NC State researchers from North Carolina State University recently completed a project that that successfully merged a cloud computing environment with a supercomputer. Patrick Dreher and Mladen Vouk, computer science, featured. 

Jan 30, 2014

NCSU groups torn over electric car benefits

NCSU groups torn over electric car benefits, Triangle Business Journal, Jan. 29, 2014. NC State study indicates that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles (EDVs) by 2050 would not significantly reduce emissions of high-profile air pollutants carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides. Joseph DeCarolis, civil, construction and environmental engineering and Anne Tazewell, NC… 

Jan 30, 2014

Antibiotic ‘Smart Bomb’ Can Target Specific Strains of Bacteria

Antibiotic ‘Smart Bomb’ Can Target Specific Strains of Bacteria, Infection Control Today, Jan. 30, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a de facto antibiotic “smart bomb” that can identify specific strains of bacteria and sever their DNA, eliminating the infection. Chase Beisel, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 30, 2014

Antibiotic ‘Smart Bomb’ Can Target Specific Strains of Bacteria

Antibiotic ‘Smart Bomb’ Can Target Specific Strains of Bacteria, BioScience Technology, Jan. 30, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a de facto antibiotic “smart bomb” that can identify specific strains of bacteria and sever their DNA, eliminating the infection. Chase Beisel, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 29, 2014

Obama launches new US tech fund initiative

Obama launches new US tech fund initiative, Business Technology, Jan. 29, 2014. The White House has chosen North Carolina State University to lead a manufacturing innovation institute to work on the power electronics of the future. 

Jan 29, 2014

Top 10 Best Value Colleges in 2014

Top 10 Best Value Colleges in 2014, Journal and Courier (IN), Jan. 28, 2014. NC State moved up two more notches on the Princeton Review/USA Today list of the best values in public higher education, ranking No. 4 nationally on the 2014 list.