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. 

May 21, 2013

Civil protections curtailed for state workers under McCrory bill

Civil protections curtailed for state workers under McCrory bill, Smithfield Herald, News & Observer et al, May 20, 2013. The legislature is poised to curtail civil-service protections for state employees. Rick Kearney, public & international affairs, featured. 

May 21, 2013

Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies

Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies, Times Union, May 19, 2013. Researchers will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with robotic submersibles. Ruoying He, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

May 21, 2013

Good news: Gas is low as summer driving begins

Good news: Gas is low as summer driving begins, WRAL-TV, May 20, 2013. With Memorial Day and a season of day trips, beach weekends and family vacations right around the corner, gas prices are a source of good news to drivers. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

May 21, 2013

Thin-film solar cells could become more efficient – thanks to moths’ eyes

Thin-film solar cells could become more efficient – thanks to moths’ eyes, Electronic Engineering Journal, May 20, 2013. A new moth eye-inspired film may further help solar cells become more efficient. Chih-Hao Chang, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

May 21, 2013

Start the summer off right by revisiting chores for your children

Start the Summer off right by revisiting chores for your children, Gaston Gazette, May 21, 2013. When children are old enough to walk, they are old enough to start taking responsibility. The important thing is to assign age-appropriate chores and make them fun at the same time. Karen DeBord, family & consumer sciences, featured. 

May 21, 2013

Four students win Groovystuff by Design contest at High Point Market

Four students win Groovystuff by Design contest at High Point Market, Casual Living, May 20, 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… 

May 21, 2013

Vaccine center set for boost with state funding

Vaccine center set for boost with state funding, Winston-Salem Journal, May 21, 2013. The North Carolina Center for Vaccine Innovation needs about $20 million to get up and running towards its mission of shortening the time it takes to get a new vaccine onto the market. The center would be a nonprofit consortium of the medical… 

May 21, 2013

NC Value-Added Cost Share program nears $1.5 million in grants

NC Value-Added Cost Share program nears $1.5 million in grants, Produce News, May 21, 2013. The North Carolina Value-Added Cost Share (NCVACS) program has doled out almost $1.5 million in grants to a variety of agricultural producers since 2009, and is accepting applicants for the 2013 awards. NCVACS, administered by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension in… 

May 21, 2013

Gary Griffith to Lead Business Development at CPG Logistics Firm Kane Is Able

Gary Griffith to Lead Business Development at CPG Logistics Firm Kane Is Able, Virtual Strategy Magazine, May 20, 2013. Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. (KANE — http://www.kaneisable.com) has named 22-year CPG logistics industry veteran Gary Griffith as its new Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing. He holds Certificates in Warehousing Operations from… 

May 21, 2013

NC Unemployment rate drop causes some optimism among job seekers

NC Unemployment rate drop causes some optimism among job seekers, News 14 Carolina, May 20, 2013. The state’s unemployment rate is below 9 percent for the first time since 2009, numbers that are welcome news to job seekers in North Carolina. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

May 21, 2013

Messaging apps skirt carriers’ fees

Messaging apps skirt carriers’ fees, Columbus Dispatch, May 20, 2013. Mobile messaging apps such as WhatsApp have caught on with such force that users are sending trillions of messages a year through them, avoiding traditional texting fees. When Nick Meyer, a 22-year-old graduate student at North Carolina State University, is on his iPhone 4, he’s mostly…