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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.

Aug 9, 2013

Areas of greatest diversity of terrestrial vertebrates occupy less than 10 percent of the land surface

Areas of greatest diversity of terrestrial vertebrates occupy less than 10 percent of the land surface, Elements (Russian science site – content in Russian), July 13, 2013. A detailed analysis of the spatial distribution of terrestrial vertebrates (all considered, more than 21,000 species of birds, mammals and amphibians) on all continents identified centers of their maximum… 

Aug 9, 2013

Mapping All of the World’s Animals, So We Know Where To Save Them

Mapping All of the World’s Animals, So We Know Where To Save Them, Fast Company, July 30, 2013. Researchers have created new maps that show the levels of biodiversity down to an incredibly granular level that hopefully can help conservationists get the most bang for their buck. Clinton Jenkins, biology, featured. 

Aug 9, 2013

Wake County wants to know how residents feel about trash

Wake County wants to know how residents feel about trash, News & Observer, Eastern Wake News, Aug. 8, 2013. NC State is working with Wake County Environmental Services conducting random phone surveys of Wake County residents to find out how residents feel about litter. 

Aug 9, 2013

Researchers Map Where Tree Species Survive and Thrive under Climate Change

Researchers Map Where Tree Species Survive and Thrive under Climate Change, ORNL Review, Aug. 8, 2013. NC State researcher to map trees in the contiguous United States. The results will aid in management of the nation’s forest resources, particularly tree species that are rare or economically important. Kevin Potter, forestry and environmental resources academic research, featured. 

Aug 9, 2013

Statistics: What’s the best gauge for North Carolina’s economy?

Statistics: What’s the best gauge for North Carolina’s economy?, WRAL Local Tech Wire, Aug. 9, 2013. NC State economist relies on economic statistics to give us an idea of what’s occurring in our state’s economy. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Aug 9, 2013

Self-healing solar cells mimic leaves

Self-healing solar cells mimic leaves, Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence, Aug. 9, 2013. NC State University researchers have designed solar-cell devices with channels that were inspired by the branching vascular channels that circulate life-sustaining nutrients in leaves and human hands. Orlin Velev and Hyung-Jun Koo, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Aug 8, 2013

Battery Design Gets Boost from Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Battery Design Gets Boost from Aligned Carbon Nanotubes, Innovations Report, Aug. 7, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make mobile phone and electric car batteries run for longer. Philip Bradford and Xiangwu Zhang, textile engineering, chemistry and science, featured. 

Aug 8, 2013

Water-based hydrogel material can be patterned and used to manipulate objects

Water-based hydrogel material can be patterned and used to manipulate objects, Electronics News Australia, 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 8, 2013

Elusive Silicon Battery Not So Elusive, Thanks To Carbon Nanotubes

Elusive Silicon Battery Not So Elusive, Thanks To Carbon Nanotubes, CleanTechnica, Aug. 7, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make mobile phone and electric car batteries run for longer. Philip Bradford and Xiangwu Zhang, textile engineering, chemistry and science, featured. 

Aug 8, 2013

Good news, space colonists! Researchers have figured out how radiation damages spacecraft hulls

Good news, space colonists! Researchers have figured out how radiation damages spacecraft hulls, ExtremeTech, Aug. 7, 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, Suveen Mathaudhu and Yuntian Zhu, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Aug 8, 2013

HRTEM Provides Atomic Scale Images of Changes in Magnesium due to Irradiation

HRTEM Provides Atomic Scale Images of Changes in Magnesium due to Irradiation, Azonano, Aug. 7, 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, Suveen Mathaudhu and Yuntian Zhu, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Aug 8, 2013

Researchers Create Flexible Nano-Scaffold for Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries

Researchers Create Flexible Nano-Scaffold for Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries, Azonano, Aug. 7, 2013. NC State researchers have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make mobile phone and electric car batteries run for longer. Philip Bradford and Xiangwu Zhang, textile engineering, chemistry and science, featured. 

Aug 8, 2013

Trust thy neighbor

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

Aug 8, 2013

Graphene Stretchability Improved With New Technique

Graphene Stretchability Improved With New Technique, CleanTechnica, Aug. 7, 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

Self-Healing Solar Cells ‘Channel’ Natural Processes

Self-Healing Solar Cells ‘Channel’ Natural Processes, Product Design & Development, 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.