Jul 30, 2013

A 3D printed future: 10 surprising things we could see printed soon

A 3D printed future: 10 surprising things we could see printed soon, TED Blog, July 29, 2013. Revolutionary visions of our 3D printed future include the development of a metal alloy by NC State researchers that remains at a liquid state at room temperature. 

Jul 30, 2013

The Perfect Peanut Butter Jar Works Like A Push-Pop

The Perfect Peanut Butter Jar Works Like A Push-Pop, Fast Company, July 29, 2013. The men behind Jar With A Twist, from NC State University, have developed a threaded container that pushes the stubborn dregs of peanut butter out of the bottom of the jar, much like a deodorant tube or a push-pop. Steve Smith, undergraduate studies, featured. 

Jul 30, 2013

Michigan’s Next Export: The Michigan Left?

Michigan’s Next Export: The Michigan Left?, CBS Detroit, July 29, 2013. With the help of a $78,000 grant from Science Applications International Corp., researchers from NC State University, the University of Florida and Virginia Tech plan to develop equations, text and software so that the Michigan left turn and three other alternative designs can be included in the next… 

Jul 30, 2013

Who’s susceptible to email phishing attacks? Study says everyone

Who’s susceptible to email phishing attacks? Study says everyone, Baltimore Sun, July 26, 2013. The results from a new study by NC State researchers found most people are overconfident in their ability to spot phishing attacks directed at them. Christopher Mayhorn, psychology, featured. 

Jul 30, 2013

The push-pop peanut butter jar that twists up to feed you more and revolutionizes a $2billion market

The push-pop peanut butter jar that twists up to feed you more and revolutionizes a $2billion market, Daily Mail Online UK, July 29, 2013. The men behind Jar With A Twist, from NC State University, have developed a threaded container that pushes the stubborn dregs of peanut butter out of the bottom of the jar, much like a deodorant tube… 

Jul 29, 2013

Injectable ‘smart sponge’ holds promise for controlled drug delivery

Injectable ‘smart sponge’ holds promise for controlled drug delivery, Biotech Week, July 29, 2013. NC State researchers mimic the function of health beta-cells, which produce insulin and control its release in a healthy body. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

Jul 29, 2013

North Carolina’s biothreat warning system receives funding

North Carolina’s biothreat warning system receives funding, Homeland Security Newswire, July 29, 2013. The University of North Carolina, the NC State University, and private businesses are leading the North Carolina Bio-Preparedness Collaborative (NCB-Prepared) to develop a statewide system that can detect and alert health officials and first responders within hours of an outbreak indicating a bioterror attack,… 

Jul 29, 2013

Defending Users Against Smartphone Apps Techniques and Future Directions

Defending Users Against Smartphone Apps Techniques and Future Directions, SecuObs.com, July 29, 2013. NC State researcher offers insight into what works with Smartphones, what has clear limitations, and promising directions for future research. William Enck, computer science, featured. 

Jul 29, 2013

Simpler Technique for Creating Biomolecular Gradients

Simpler Technique for Creating Biomolecular Gradients, Azom.com, July 29, 2013. Scientists use ‘gradients’ to understand how molecules interact in biological systems. Lauren Bain, Tania Paskova, and Salah Bedair, engineering, featured. 

Jul 29, 2013

Graded InGaN enlightens us on molecular interactions

Graded InGaN enlightens us on molecular interactions, Compound Semiconductor, July 29, 2013. Scientists use ‘gradients’ to understand how molecules interact in biological systems. Lauren Bain, Tania Paskova, and Salah Bedair, engineering, featured. 

Jul 29, 2013

NC State Physicist Explores Mysteries Of The Universe

NC State Physicist Explores Mysteries Of The Universe, WUNC – State of Things, July 29, 2013. NC State astrophysicist stands at the leading edge of the greatest mysteries. Stephen Reynolds, physics, featured. 

Jul 29, 2013

Charlotte Stars in Wilton Barnhardt’s “Lookaway, Lookaway”

Charlotte Stars in Wilton Barnhardt’s “Lookaway, Lookaway”, Charlotte Magazine, July 26, 2013. Wilton Barnhardt’s new novel, Lookaway, Lookaway($25.99), hits stores in August. Lookaway, Lookaway could be Charlotte’s breakout role. Wilton Barnhardt, English, featured. 

Jul 29, 2013

Atlantic Hurricanes and Climate Change. Part I: Experimental Design and Isolation of Thermodynamic Effects

Hire that Facebook party animal, Yahoo! Canada, July 27, 2013. A new NC State study suggests that employers who overlook otherwise capable job candidates because of “photos and text-based references to alcohol” may do so at their own peril. Will Stoughton, Lori Foster Thompson and Adam Meade, psychology, featured. 

Jul 29, 2013

You Decide: Can inflation be too low?

You Decide: Can inflation be too low?, Fuquay-Varina Independent, July 27, 2013. If most of a price change is simply due to inflation, then inflation can overwhelm — or mask — any price fluctuations due to fundamental changes in supply or demand. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 29, 2013

List, Video Focus on Stink Bugs’ Hosts Plants

List, Video Focus on Stink Bugs’ Hosts Plants, Lancaster Farming (PA), July 27, 2013. Researchers have published a list of 170 plants that the brown marmorated stink bug uses for food and reproduction, called Host Plants of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in the U.S. Jim Walgenbach, entomology, featured.