May 24, 2013

Bunch of hurricanes coming, government says

Bunch of hurricanes coming, government says, News & Observer – Online, The National Hurricane Center on Thursday joined other tropical weather experts in predicting an above-average number of named storms in 2013, saying the pattern that produced a busy 2012 season remains in place. The Hurricane Center’s annual fore 

May 24, 2013

Mutant roaches evolve to avoid sticky traps

Mutant roaches evolve to avoid sticky traps, Brisbane Times, Australia, May 24, 2013 Roaches that have been hard to trap may be a variety that find sugar doesn’t taste quite so sweet as bait anymore, a study suggests. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

May 24, 2013

Bunch of hurricanes coming, government says

Bunch of hurricanes coming, government says, Charlotte Observer – Online, The National Hurricane Center on Thursday joined other tropical weather experts in predicting an above-average number of named storms in 2013, saying the pattern that produced a busy 2012 season remains in place. The Hurricane Center’s annual fore 

May 24, 2013

Cockroaches drop the sweet tooth

Cockroaches drop the sweet tooth, Stuff.co.nz – Online, Cockroaches that have been hard to trap may be a variety that find sugar doesn’t taste quite so sweet as bait anymore, a study suggests. 

May 24, 2013

Open-Plan Offices Spread Germs Easier, Lower Worker Productivity

Open-Plan Offices Spread Germs Easier, Lower Worker Productivity, MedicalDaily.com, May 23, 2013. People working in open-plan offices take 62 percent more sick days, study finds. Open-plan offices may be bad for your health, according to new research. NC State psychology featured. 

May 24, 2013

Towards a new era of atomic-scale semiconductor devices

Towards a new era of atomic-scale semiconductor devices, TechBlogger, May 23, 2013. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating high-quality semiconductor thin films at the atomic scale – meaning the films are only one atom thick. 

May 24, 2013

New Technique May Open Up an Era of Atomic-scale Semiconductor Devices

New Technique May Open Up an Era of Atomic-scale Semiconductor Devices, SpaceMart, To create a single layer of MoS2 on the substrate, the partial pressure must be higher than the vapor pressure. The higher the partial pressure, the more layers of MoS2 will settle to the bottom. 

May 24, 2013

Baits failing as cockroaches adapt to dislike sugar

Baits failing as cockroaches adapt to dislike sugar, Science a GoGo, Sugar is losing its attraction for roaches and making baits less effective, say scientists who have been investigating the genetic adaptations that are causing cockroaches to increasingly reject glucose. 

May 24, 2013

Cockroaches can sense danger in sugar

Cockroaches can sense danger in sugar, News24, South Africa, May 23, 2013. Cockroaches will eat anything. Except sugar, that is. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

May 24, 2013

How cockroaches quickly evolved to outsmart humans

How cockroaches quickly evolved to outsmart humans, Star Tribune – Online, Article by: JAMES GORMAN , New York Times Some groups of cockroaches have quickly evolved to outsmart humans – and the multibillion-dollar pest control industry. A German cockroach’s external chemosensory paired appendages are pointed toward a 

May 24, 2013

Bittersweet: Bait-averse cockroaches shudder at sugar

Bittersweet: Bait-averse cockroaches shudder at sugar, BioPortfolio, May 23, 2013. Sugar isn’t always sweet to German cockroaches, especially to the ones that avoid roach baits. 

May 24, 2013

Your Pooch Could Raise Your Home’s Bacteria Count

Your Pooch Could Raise Your Home’s Bacteria Count, MedicineNet.com, May 22. Man’s best friend may bring millions more microscopic pals into the average human home, a new study suggests. 

May 24, 2013

> A bittersweet shift in cockroach defences

A bittersweet shift in cockroach defences, Waterloo Region Record – Online, The, A bittersweet shift in cockroach defences. 

May 24, 2013

New Surface Science Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at North Carolina State University

New Surface Science Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at North Carolina State University, Science Letter, 2013 MAY 24.Research findings on Surface Science are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting out of Raleigh, North Carolina, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “We 

May 24, 2013

Cockroaches quickly lose their sweet tooth to survive study shows: Roaches evolve an aversion to glucose commonly found in traps

Cockroaches quickly lose their sweet tooth to survive study shows, Mail Online UK, May 23, 2013. For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong.