Aug 8, 2013

Anti-Obamacare ad campaign debuts before key provisions take effect

Anti-Obamacare ad campaign debuts before key provisions take effect, WRBL-TV (GA), Aug. 8, 2013. Obamacare ad now raises questions about the healthcare overhaul as final pieces begin to take effect. Steven Greene, political science, featured. 

Aug 8, 2013

Understanding Interface Properties Of Graphene Paves Way For New Applications

Understanding Interface Properties Of Graphene Paves Way For New Applications, RF GlobalNet.com, Aug. 8, 2013. NC State researchers have found a technique to improve the stretchability of graphene – developments that should help engineers and designers come up with new technologies that make use of the material. Yong Zhu and Tao Jiang, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Aug 8, 2013

Trust thy neighbor

Trust thy neighbor, Science Codex, Aug. 7, 2013. Increases in population size may lead to a breakdown in social trust. Jordan Smith, parks recreation and tourism management, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

Cactus-inspired material cleans oily water

Cactus-inspired material cleans oily water, BBC News , Aug. 6, 2013. Oil spills may be cleaned using a method inspired by cactus needles. Stephen Michielsen, textile engineering chemistry and science, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

Battery Design Gets Boost from Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Battery Design Gets Boost from Aligned Carbon Nanotubes, Newswise, Aug. 6, 2013. Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer. Philip Bradford and Xiangwu Zhang, textile engineering, chemistry and science, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

Battery design gets boost from aligned carbon nanotubes

Battery design gets boost from aligned carbon nanotubes, Phys.org, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer. Philip Bradford and Xiangwu Zhang, textile engineering, chemistry and science, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

New technique allows closer study of how radiation damages materials

New technique allows closer study of how radiation damages materials, Phys.org, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a technique that provides real-time images of how magnesium changes at the atomic scale when exposed to radiation. Suveen Mathaudhu, a co-author of the paper and adjunct assistant professor of materials science and engineering, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

New Technique Allows Closer Look At How Radiation Damages Materials

New Technique Allows Closer Look At How Radiation Damages Materials, Red Orbit, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a technique that provides real-time images of how magnesium changes at the atomic scale when exposed to radiation. Weizong Xu and Suveen Mathaudhu, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

NC State economist predicts statewide manufacturing revival, construction surge, education boom

NC State economist predicts statewide manufacturing revival, construction surge, education boom, Dublin News, Aug. 7, 2013. According to NC State economist, the state’s economy has shown modest growth since last year and will continue to grow into 2014 at a faster pace than the national economy. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

NCSU Chancellor on state budget cuts

NCSU Chancellor on state budget cuts, NC Policy Watch, Aug. 5, 2013. Video: Interview with Chancellor Woodson. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

Nanotechnology battery design gets boost from aligned carbon …

Nanotechnology battery design gets boost from aligned carbon …, ElectroIQ, Aug. 7, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer. Philip Bradford and Xiangwu Zhang, textile engineering, chemistry and science, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

Self-healing solar cells ‘channel’ natural processes

Self-healing solar cells ‘channel’ natural processes, Nanowerk, Aug. 7, 2013. NC State researchers show that creating solar cell devices with channels that mimic organic vascular systems can effectively reinvigorate solar cells whose performance deteriorates due to degradation by the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Orlin Velev and Hyung-Jun Koo, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

‘Soft Robotic’ Devices

‘Soft Robotic’ Devices, Today’s Medical Developments, Aug. 7, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a new technique for creating devices out of a water-based hydrogel material that can be patterned, folded and used to manipulate objects. Michael Dickey and  Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

Battery design gets boost from aligned carbon nanotubes

Battery design gets boost from aligned carbon nanotubes, Energy Harvesting Journal, Aug. 6, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer. Philip Bradford and Xiangwu Zhang, textile engineering, chemistry and science, featured. 

Aug 7, 2013

NC State economist predicts statewide manufacturing revival …

NC State economist predicts statewide manufacturing revival …, Triangle Business Journal (blog), Aug. 5, 2013. According to NC State economist, the state’s economy has shown modest growth since last year and will continue to grow into 2014 at a faster pace than the national economy. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured.