May 23, 2013

Richmond agriculture a $284 million industry

Richmond agriculture a $284 million industry, Richmond County Daily Journal, May 22, 2013. Richmond County has a stronger agricultural industry than 75 percent of the rest of the counties in North Carolina, a state where agriculture is the most important industry at $70 billion. Mike Walden, Ag and Resource Economics, featured. 

May 23, 2013

Dogs Bring Swarm of Bacteria Into Your Home

Dogs Bring Swarm of Bacteria Into Your Home, Yahoo! Canada. Your loyal pooch may be bringing a whole world of bacteria into your home — but don’t panic. Research suggests that exposure to a wide variety of microbes may be good for us. Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

May 22, 2013

Food news from around Charlotte

Food news from around Charlotte, Charlotte Observer, May 21, 2013. Cabarrus Cooperative Extension will present class on recipes and samples of various wrap-type sandwiches. Sessions will be offered at each of the nine ECA clubs through the month of June. Pam Outen, extension, featured. 

May 22, 2013

Open-plan offices make employees less productive, less happy, and more likely to get sick

Open-plan offices make employees less productive, less happy, and more likely to get sick, Yahoo! Finance, May 21, 2013. In a literature review of studies on open-plan offices, researchers from Virginia State University and North Carolina State University found evidence to suggest that they’re linked to lower productivity. 

May 22, 2013

Villain in the deadly weather — the jet stream

Villain in the deadly weather — the jet stream, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, May 22, 2013. Experts say an outbreak of tornadoes last week in the Midwest and Plain states had much to do with a weather phenomenon that also caused much of the East Coast to shiver through colder-than-normal temperatures this spring. Kenneth Kunkel, marine earth… 

May 22, 2013

Wilson County professor wins teaching honor

Wilson County professor wins teaching honor, Wilson Times, May 21, 2013. Dennis Sherrod, son of Thelma Sherrod of Sims, has been named one of the top 20 medical and nursing professors in North Carolina by Online Schools North Carolina. Sherrod earned his doctorate in higher education administration at NC State University. 

May 22, 2013

Popular Open-Plan Offices Make Employees Less Productive And Happy

Popular Open-Plan Offices Make Employees Less Productive And Happy, Business Insider, May 21, 2013. In a literature review of studies on open-plan offices, researchers from Virginia State University and North Carolina State University found evidence to suggest that they’re linked to lower productivity. 

May 22, 2013

Key ingredients led to Oklahoma tornado

Key ingredients led to Oklahoma tornado, Seattle Times, May 21, 2013. Experts say an outbreak of tornadoes last week in the Midwest and Plain states had much to do with a weather phenomenon that also caused much of the East Coast to shiver through colder-than-normal temperatures this spring. Kenneth Kunkel, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

May 22, 2013

As Jet Stream Moved North, Moist Air Barreled Into Plains With Deadly Results

As Jet Stream Moved North, Moist Air Barreled Into Plains With Deadly Results, New York Times, May 21, 2013. Experts say an outbreak of tornadoes last week in the Midwest and Plain states had much to do with a weather phenomenon that also caused much of the East Coast to shiver through colder-than-normal temperatures this spring.… 

May 22, 2013

Groovystuff by Design student contest winners announced

Groovystuff by Design student contest winners announced, Home Textiles Today, May 21, 2013. Eco-friendly home furnishings manufacturer Groovystuff announced four students won the Groovystuff by Design: Connecting Education with Industry Challenge at the spring High Point Market. The four winning students included Ami Seuki of North Carolina State University, who won for the Goza side table/chair. 

May 22, 2013

Moth Eyes to the Rescue: Creating More Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells

Moth Eyes to the Rescue: Creating More Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells, World Industrial Reporter, May 21, 2013. NC State researchers are looking to biomimicry to solve one of thin-film solar technology’s biggest problems: light reflection between films that causes light to be lost before it can be harnessed for energy production. They found their solution in the… 

May 22, 2013

NCSU center a jolt for ‘smart grid’

NCSU center a jolt for ‘smart grid’, Triangle Business (blog), May 21, 2013. Quite a few companies in the Triangle’s “smart grid” cluster are growing at a brisk clip, despite a series of cutbacks last year. The FREEDM Center at NC State University is another “smart grid” entity that’s helping to keep the industry plowing forward. Aranya Chakrabortty,… 

May 22, 2013

Agriculture brings science and math to life for North Carolina high school students

Agriculture brings science and math to life for North Carolina high school students, The Produce News, May 21, 2013. Students and teachers from high schools in Rowan County are taking a leap from their textbooks to hands-on learning at an outdoor laboratory with access to world-class researchers. This video shows how project partners NC State University, Rowan… 

May 22, 2013

New Security Algorithm Allows Industrial Control Systems To Ward Off Cyber Attacks

New Security Algorithm Allows Industrial Control Systems To Ward Off Cyber Attacks, SiliconANGLE (blog), May 21, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a system that enables networked devices to detect any suspicious or erratic behavior that could indicate a security breach, and then isolate any compromised device before it causes damage. Mo-Youen Chow, electrical & computer engineering, featured. 

May 21, 2013

Silver nanoparticles see the light

Silver nanoparticles see the light, Chemistry World, May 21, 2013. New method makes nanoparticles luminescent but mechanism remains unexplained. Joseph Tracy, material science engineering, featured.