Jul 19, 2013

Tobacco researchers turn their eyes to Wendell

Tobacco researchers turn their eyes to Wendell, Eastern Wake News, July 18, 2013. An NC State biological and agricultural engineering professor will lead a study that evaluates the amount of tobacco produced and the amount of LP gas needed to fuel the tobacco barns for the remainder of the growing season. Grant Ellington, biological and agricultural engineering, featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

Tech in the Triangle: July Roundup

Tech in the Triangle: July Roundup, Cary News, July 18, 2013. NCDevCon is coming to Centennial Campus of NC State University in Raleigh on September 21-22, 2013. The conference will cover a wide variety of web development and design topics. 

Jul 19, 2013

NC State researchers work toward “intelligent transportation” system

NC State researchers work toward “intelligent transportation” system, News & Observer, July 18, 2013. NC State researchers are working to improve vehicle-to-vehicle communication that could deliver alerts beyond the familiar traffic warnings along your commute or travel route that suffer from time lag. Dan Stancil, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

What to Watch on Thursday: NCSU alum/professor competes on ‘Project Runway’

What to Watch on Thursday: NCSUalum/professor competes on ‘Project Runway’, News & Observer, July 18, 2013. Project Runway: Road to the Runway (8pm, Lifetime) – The Season 12 designers, including Justin LeBlanc from Raleigh, are introduced. The first episode of the competition begins at 9. Justin LeBlanc, art and design, featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

Genetic mutation linked to severe obesity

Genetic mutation linked to severe obesity, SYS-CON Media, KAIT-TV (AR), July 18, 2013. Researchers have identified a genetic cause of severe obesity that, though rare, raises new questions about weight gain and energy use in the general obese population. The research team included researchers from NC State University, Boston Children’s Hospital; the University of Cambridge and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (UK)… 

Jul 19, 2013

Food securityPathogen which caused Irish potato famine even more virulent now

Food securityPathogen which caused Irish potato famine even more virulent now, Homeland Security Newswire, July 19, 2013. The plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s lives on today with a different genetic blueprint and an even larger arsenal of weaponry to harm and kill plants. Jean Ristaino, plant pathology, featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

An injectable ‘smart sponge’ for controlled drug delivery

An injectable ‘smart sponge’ for controlled drug delivery, Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence, July 19, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a drug delivery technique for diabetes treatment in which a sponge-like material surrounds an insulin core. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering , featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

‘Smart sponge’ is new way to manage diabetes

‘Smart sponge’ is new way to manage diabetes, I4U News, July 19, 2013. Scientists from North Carolina State University have developed a new way to deliver medicine to diabetes sufferers. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering , featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

Injectable Smart Sponge For Controlled Drug Delivery: An NCSU …

Injectable Smart Sponge For Controlled Drug Delivery: An NCSU …, Crazy Engineers, July 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a drug delivery technique for diabetes treatment in which a sponge-like material surrounds an insulin core. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering , featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

Injectable ‘Smart Sponge’ Holds Promise for Controlled Drug Delivery

Injectable ‘Smart Sponge’ Holds Promise for Controlled Drug Delivery, Nanotechnology News, July 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a drug delivery technique for diabetes treatment in which a sponge-like material surrounds an insulin core. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering , featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

Researchers Discover Method Of Printing Liquid Metal

Researchers Discover Method Of Printing Liquid Metal, TECH.BLORGE.com, July 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a method for printing liquid metal, which could help bring the rare material into the mainstream. John Muth, Michael Dickey, PhD student Ju-Hee So and undergraduate student Collin Ladd, engineering, featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

NCSU STUDY: Irish Potato Famine-Causing Pathogen Even More …

NCSU STUDY: Irish Potato Famine-Causing Pathogen Even More …, Stanly News & Press, July 18, 2013. The plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s lives on today with a different genetic blueprint and an even larger arsenal of weaponry to harm and kill plants. Jean Ristaino, plant pathology, featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

Irish Potato Famine-Causing Pathogen Even More Virulent Now

Irish Potato Famine-Causing Pathogen Even More Virulent Now, Scoop.co.nz, July 19, 2013. The plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s lives on today with a different genetic blueprint and an even larger arsenal of weaponry to harm and kill plants. Jean Ristaino, plant pathology, featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

Researchers develop new drug delivery technique for diabetes …

Researchers develop new drug delivery technique for diabetes …, News-Medical.net, July 19, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a drug delivery technique for diabetes treatment in which a sponge-like material surrounds an insulin core. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering , featured. 

Jul 19, 2013

Scotty McCreery Preparing for Free USO Concert

Scotty McCreery Preparing for Free USO Concert, Taste of Country, July 19, 2013. Troops and military families at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota are getting ready to say ‘See You Tonight’ next Wednesday (July 24) to Scotty McCreery, NC State sophomore and ‘American Idol‘ winner, as he prepares for his first-ever USO concert.