Mar 20, 2013

Researchers improve laser potential of MEH-PPV polymer

Researchers improve laser potential of MEH-PPV polymer, R & D Magazine, March 18, 2013. NC State researchers have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV’s ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices. Lewis Reynolds, materials science and engineering,… 

Mar 20, 2013

Sandwich halves energy needed for photons

Sandwich halves energy needed for photons, Electro Optics – Online, March 19, 2013. A polymer has been improved to make it more useful for converting electricity into laser light. Lewis Reynolds, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

Researchers devise hidden dune filters to treat coastal stormwater …

Researchers devise hidden dune filters to treat coastal stormwater …, Phys.Org, March 19, 2013. NC State researchers designed and built two dune filtration systems in Kure Beach, NC. Michael Burchell, biological and agricultural engineering, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

Famous Supernova Reveals Clues About Crucial Cosmic Distance Markers

Famous Supernova Reveals Clues About Crucial Cosmic Distance Markers, ScienceDaily, Mar. 18, 2013 — A new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory points to the origin of a famous supernova. Mary Burkey, physics, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

Diamond-based Materials for Biomedical Applications – Woodhead Publishing Releases New Book

Diamond-based Materials for Biomedical Applications – Woodhead Publishing Releases New Book, AZoM, March 19, 2013. New book from Woodhead Publishing focuses on diamond applications in biomedicine. Roger Narayan, biomedical engineering, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

Fiscal Woes Inflame Tensions Between Dems, Unions

Fiscal Woes Inflame Tensions Between Dems, Unions, WCAU-TV, March 19, 2013. In New York, state law allows unions to keep working under the terms of expired contracts. Richard Kearney, public & international affairs, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

RESEARCHERS TRAP LIGHT, IMPROVE LASER POTENTIAL OF MEH-PPV POLYMER

RESEARCHERS TRAP LIGHT, IMPROVE LASER POTENTIAL OF MEH-PPV POLYMER, Laser Focus World, March 19, 2013. NC State researchers have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV’s ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices. Lewis Reynolds, materials science and… 

Mar 20, 2013

Ask the experts: Health care tax credit supports small businesses

Ask the experts: Health care tax credit supports small businesses, Charlotte Observer, March 19, 2013. ShopTalk spoke with Carol McLaurin at the Small Business and Technology Development Center in Raleigh, about the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit that’s available to eligible small businesses. The SBTDC is administered by NC. State University and is operated in partnership… 

Mar 20, 2013

North Carolina’s jobless rate inches up to 9.5 percent

North Carolina’s jobless rate inches up to 9.5 percent, Charlotte Observer, March 19, 2013. The state’s unemployment rate inched up in January as North Carolina’s labor force grew at a much faster rate than it created jobs. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

NASAs Chandra reveals origin of Keplers supernova

NASAs Chandra reveals origin of Keplers supernova, Albuquerque Express, March 19, 2013. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory point to the origin of a famous supernova, discovered in 1604 by Johannes Kepler. Mary Burkey, physics, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

SMC’s Niles campus awaits $3M renovation, expansion

SMC’s Niles campus awaits $3M renovation, expansion, South Bend Tribune, WSBT-TV, March 19, 2013. The Niles area campus of Southwestern Michigan College is about to receive a $3 million face-lift and expansion of its academic program. Included will be Student-Centered Active LearningEnvironment for Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) science labs designed by North Carolina State University through a National Science Foundation grant. 

Mar 20, 2013

Famous supernova reveals clues about crucial cosmic distance markers

Famous supernova reveals clues about crucial cosmic distance markers, Astronomy, March 19, 2013. Astronomers have used a long Chandra observation of the remnant of Kepler’s supernova to deduce that the supernova was triggered by an interaction between a white dwarf and a red giant star. Mary Burkey, physics, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

NCSU Research Shows Video Games Might be Useful for Grandma

NCSU Research Shows Video Games Might be Useful for Grandma, North Carolina Health News, March 20, 2013. NC State psychology professor coaxed his grandma into playing World of Warcraft, an online fantasy game, a few years ago when he found himself hanging out with his grandmother, who was then 75. Jason Allaire, psychology, featured. 

Mar 20, 2013

Infrastructure protectionHidden dune filters treat coastal stormwater runoff

Infrastructure protectionHidden dune filters treat coastal stormwater runoff, Homeland Security Newswire, March 20, 2013. When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now NC State researchers have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed beneath sand dunes and filter out most of the bacteria that can lead to beach closures. Michael Burchell,… 

Mar 20, 2013

White Horse Advisors Team Expands With Chris Rowen

White Horse Advisors Team Expands With Chris Rowen, WTVD-TV, March 19, 2013. White Horse Advisors, LLC is pleased to announce the hiring of Christopher Rowen, expanding our team that works with business owners and their exit planning needs. Chris earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from NC State University and his Master’s Degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.