Apr 18, 2013

SN 1006: X-ray view of a thousand-year-old cosmic tapestry

SN 1006: X-ray view of a thousand-year-old cosmic tapestry, Phys.org, April 18, 2013. A new image of SN 1006 from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals this supernova remnant in exquisite detail. Stephen Reynolds, physics, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

Surgical X-ray tool could help track steerable needles

Surgical X-ray tool could help track steerable needles, The Engineer, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in minimally invasive surgery while also limiting the patient’s exposure to radiation from the X-rays. Edgar Lobaton, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature, Science Codex, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

New Algorithm Helps Evaluate, Rank Scientific Literature

New Algorithm Helps Evaluate, Rank Scientific Literature, ScienceBlog.com, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

Higher Education Uses Cutting-Edge Technology to Educate the Digital Generation

Higher Education Uses Cutting-Edge Technology to Educate the Digital Generation, NCTechNews, April 18, 2013. NC State to showcase the technology and design innovation of the new James B. Hunt Jr. “Library of the Future”. The event will feature a tour and presentation highlighting how sound design and technology were used to strengthen the overall educational experience at NCSU. Maurice… 

Apr 18, 2013

Water management project saves North Carolina farmland

Water management project saves North Carolina farmland, Southeast Farm Press, April 18, 2013. North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension agent  describes the loss of farmland to saltwater intrusion at a recent farm tour. Mac Gibbs, cooperative extension, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

Algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature

Algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature, R & D Magazine, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 17, 2013

Plant Protein Shape Puzzle Solved by Molecular 3-D Model

Plant Protein Shape Puzzle Solved by Molecular 3-D Model, Innovations Report, April 16, 2013. NC State researchers believe they have solved a puzzle that has vexed science since plants first appeared on Earth. Yaroslava Yingling and Latsavongsakda Sethaphong, materials science and engineering; Candace Haigler, crop science,  featured. 

Apr 17, 2013

Technology in Education: Before You Make a Purchase, Make a Plan

Technology in Education: Before You Make a Purchase, Make a Plan, Huffington Post, April 16, 2013. District and school leaders can realize a significant opportunity by adopting and implementing digital learning. Participating districts will have access to a Massive Open Online Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed), developed in partnership with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North… 

Apr 17, 2013

N.C. agribusiness sprouting higher, study finds

N.C. agribusiness sprouting higher, study finds, Triangle Business Journal, April 16, 2013. Agriculture and agribusiness contributed $77 billion, or 17 percent, to North Carolina’s $440 billion gross domestic product in 2011. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Apr 17, 2013

Eight people, two organizations to be inducted into Raleigh Hall of Fame

Eight people, two organizations to be inducted into Raleigh Hall of Fame, News & Observer, April 17, 2013. A national figure in the civil rights movement, an architect who was founding dean of the NC State University School of Design and the creator of the Mini Page are among the inductees into the Raleigh Hall of Fame this… 

Apr 17, 2013

NCSU: Kudzu bug may be spreading and killing crops

NCSU: Kudzu bug may be spreading and killing crops, Triangle Business Journal, April 16, 2013. NC State researchers say the kudzu bug could be a “major agricultural pest” because entire generations can feed exclusively off commercial soybean crops, something that wasn’t known until recently. 

Apr 17, 2013

Groovystuff by Design Challenge draws 100 students from six …

Groovystuff by Design Challenge draws 100 students from sixuniversities, Home Accents Today, April 16, 2013. More than 100 students from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, Columbia College – Chicago, University of Idaho, University of Minnesota, North Carolina State University and Appalachian State University participating in the Groovystuff by Design Challenge will debut their designs at the… 

Apr 17, 2013

X-ray Approach To Track Surgical Devices And Minimize Radiation Exposure….

X-ray Approach To Track Surgical Devices And Minimize Radiation Exposure…, Red Orbit, April 16, 2013. Researchers from NC State University and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill have developed an algorithm to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in minimally invasive surgical procedures while limiting the patient’s exposure to radiation from X-rays. Edgar Lobaton,… 

Apr 17, 2013

Researchers devise X-ray approach to track surgical devices …

Researchers devise X-ray approach to track surgical devices…, Science Daily, April 17, 2013. Researchers from NC State University and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill have developed an algorithm to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in minimally invasive surgical procedures while limiting the patient’s exposure to radiation from X-rays. Edgar Lobaton, electrical and…