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NC State news is shared far and wide. Below are just some of our recent appearances in local, regional, national and international media publications.

Jan 22, 2014

North Carolina legislative panel looking at drones

North Carolina legislative panel looking at drones, ABC Local, Jan. 21, 2014. State lawmakers next week will begin discussing rules for government and commercial use of drone aircraft in North Carolina. Kyle Snyder, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

Mass Acceptance Of Electric Cars Would Have Little Impact On US Emissions

Mass Acceptance Of Electric Cars Would Have Little Impact On US Emissions, Science 2.0, Jan. 21, 2014. NC State study indicates that 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 22, 2014

North Carolina Hosts Obama’s First Innovation Hub

North Carolina Hosts Obama’s First Innovation Hub, Sustainable Business, Jan. 21, 2014. A North Carolina hub will jumpstart next generation power electronics. Led by NC State, a consortium of local businesses, universities and federal agencies will co-invest to bridge the gap between applied research and product development in this arena. 

Jan 22, 2014

NC legislative panel looking at drones

NC legislative panel looking at drones, Asheville Citizen-Times, Jan. 21, 2014. State lawmakers next week will begin discussing rules for government and commercial use of drone aircraft in North Carolina. Kyle Snyder, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

NC legislative panel looking at drones

NC legislative panel looking at drones, WNCN, Jan. 21, 2014. State lawmakers next week will begin discussing rules for government and commercial use of drone aircraft in North Carolina. Kyle Snyder, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

NC legislative panel looking at drones

NC legislative panel looking at drones, WBTV, Jan. 21, 2014. State lawmakers next week will begin discussing rules for government and commercial use of drone aircraft in North Carolina. Kyle Snyder, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

NC legislative panel looking at drones

NC legislative panel looking at drones, Rock Hill Herald, Jan. 21, 2014. State lawmakers next week will begin discussing rules for government and commercial use of drone aircraft in North Carolina. Kyle Snyder, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

Increased electric car usage will not reduce greenhouse emissions

Increased electric car usage will not reduce greenhouse emissions, UPI.com, Jan. 21, 2014. NC State study indicates that 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, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

Silver Nanowire Sensors Hold Promise for Prosthetics, Robotics

Silver Nanowire Sensors Hold Promise for Prosthetics, Robotics, O&P Edge, Jan. 21, 2014. NC State researchers use silver nanowires to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that could be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications. Yong Zhu and Shanshan Yao, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

Electric Drive Vehicles Have Little Impact on U.S. Pollutant Emissions

Electric Drive Vehicles Have Little Impact on U.S. Pollutant Emissions, Innovations Report, Jan. 22, 2014. NC State study indicates that 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, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions …

Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions …, Phys.org, Jan. 21, 2014. NC State study indicates that 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, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

NC State Student Is A Candidate For A One-Way Trip To Mars

NC State Student Is A Candidate For A One-Way Trip To Mars, WUNC, Jan. 21, 2014. NC State bioengineering student has made the first cut for a Dutch non-profit’s mission to Mars. Charles Parrish, engineering, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

Atomically thin film has potential for water splitting

Atomically thin film has potential for water splitting, The Engineer, Jan. 22, 2014. NC State researchers have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulphide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Jan 22, 2014

Editorial: A worthy bipartisan investment in alternative energy

Editorial: A worthy bipartisan investment in alternative energy, Winston-Salem Journal, Jan. 21, 2014. Scientists at NC State are conducting research that has the nation watching, leading the new Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute. 

Jan 22, 2014

The secret language of skulls

The secret language of skulls, The Week, Jan. 22, 2014. The distance between your left frontomalare and left dacryon can reveal a whole lot about you. Ann Ross, sociology and anthropology  featured.