Sep 10, 2013

Stacked Solar Cells Could Withstand 70000 Suns

Stacked Solar Cells Could Withstand 70000 Suns, Energy Matters, Sept. 10, 2013. NC State researchers have found a way to improve the overall efficiency of solar energy devices, while also reducing associated costs. Salah Bedair, electrical engineering, featured. 

Sep 10, 2013

New connection between stacked solar cells can handle energy of …

New connection between stacked solar cells can handle energy of …, environmentalresearchweb, Sept. 10, 2013. NC State researchers have found a way to improve the overall efficiency of solar energy devices, while also reducing associated costs. Salah Bedair, electrical engineering, featured. 

Sep 10, 2013

New magnetic semiconductor material holds promise for spintronics

New magnetic semiconductor material holds promise for spintronics, ECNmag.com, Sept. 10, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new compound that can be integrated into silicon chips and used to make “spintronic” devices, which rely on magnetic force to operate. Jay Narayan and Justin Schwartz, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Sep 10, 2013

Flawed economic review could impact turtle designation plan

Flawed economic review could impact turtle designation plan, Wilmington Star-News, Sept. 9, 2013. A flawed economic impact statement attached to a habitat designation proposal for endangered sea turtles could up the cost of dredging and nourishment projects. Emily Christiansen, clinical sciences, featured. 

Sep 10, 2013

Tar Heel scientists researching salmonella on tomatoes

Tar Heel scientists researching salmonella on tomatoes, The Grower, Sept. 10, 2013. NC State researchers are studying ways salmonella attacks tomatoes. Chris Gunter, horticultural science, featured. 

Sep 10, 2013

Duke, UNC ranked high on top colleges list

Duke, UNC ranked high on top colleges list, WRAL, Sept. 10, 2013. U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings, ranking NC State  at No. 101 and No. 47 among best public schools. 

Sep 10, 2013

NC colleges appear on U.S. News & World Report rankings

NC colleges appear on U.S. News & World Report rankings, News & Observer, Sept. 9, 2013. U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings, ranking NC State  at No. 101 and No. 47 among best public schools. 

Sep 10, 2013

New magnetic semiconductor material holds promise for ‘spintronics’

New magnetic semiconductor material holds promise for ‘spintronics’, Eureka! Science News, Sept. 10, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new compound that can be integrated into silicon chips and used to make “spintronic” devices, which rely on magnetic force to operate. Jay Narayan and Justin Schwartz, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Sep 10, 2013

Free Digital Learning Transition MOOC for Educators Starts Sept. 30

Free Digital Learning Transition MOOC for Educators Starts Sept. 30, T.H.E. Journal, Sept. 9, 2013. The Alliance for Excellent Education and NC State’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation have announced a new version of their free Digital Learning Transition massive open online course (MOOC) for educators. 

Sep 10, 2013

US “stacking” method boost for solar power

US “stacking” method boost for solar power, The Engineer, Sept. 10, 2013. NC State researchers have found a way to improve the overall efficiency of solar energy devices, while also reducing associated costs. Salah Bedair, electrical engineering, featured. 

Sep 10, 2013

New Revelations about the Biodiversity of Belly Buttons

New Revelations about the Biodiversity of Belly Buttons, Scientific American (blog), Sept. 9, 2013. NC State biologist takes another glimpse into the life inside belly buttons and the life inside them. Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

Sep 10, 2013

US News college rankings: The big gainers and big decliners over …

US News college rankings: The big gainers and big decliners over …, Washington Post, Sept. 10, 2013. U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings, ranking NC State  at No. 101 and No. 47 among best public schools. 

Sep 9, 2013

ASU study shows another fruit, veggie eating aid

ASU study shows another fruit, veggie eating aid, Winston-Salem Journal, Sept. 9, 2013. NC State researchers examine whether polyphenol supplementation could help ease inflammation and oxidative stress in athletes as a nutritional way to limit the harm experienced by intense training. Mary Ann Lila, Kannapolis Research, featured. 

Sep 9, 2013

Custom Home Magazine Picks Up Raleigh NC Architect’s New Blog

Custom Home Magazine Picks Up Raleigh NC Architect’s New Blog, Construction Digital, Sept. 8, 2013. Frank Harmon, founder and principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA and a Professor In Practice at NC State’s College of Design, began sharing hand-drawn sketches and mini-essays on best building practices in a bimonthly format he calls “Native Places.” Frank Harmon, design, featured. 

Sep 9, 2013

NCSU leads the charge for plug-in cars

NCSU leads the charge for plug-in cars, WRAL, Sept. 6, 2013. New technology at NC State can cut  time to charge plug-in electric vehicles from four hours to just one hour. Ewan Pritchard, electrical and computer engineering, featured.