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NC State news is shared far and wide. Below are just some of our recent appearances in local, regional, national and international media publications.

Jan 25, 2013

Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?

Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?, U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 24, 2012. North Carolina State University this month introduced a high-tech library where robots — “bookBots” — retrieve books when students request them, instead of humans. Hunt Library featured. 

Jan 25, 2013

THE FUTURE IS HERE: These Wires Repair Themselves

THE FUTURE IS HERE: These Wires Repair Themselves, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 24, 2013. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed elastic, self-healing wires that could be used in technologies that are exposed to high-stress environments. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 25, 2013

Options for feeding harvested forage

Options for feeding harvested forage, Progressive Cattleman, Jan. 23, 2013. The 2011 drought and continued lack of rain during 2012 in many regions of the country have caused cow-calf producers to scramble for sources of harvested forage. Michelle Shooter, cooperative extension, featured. 

Jan 25, 2013

Parenting News: Third of Parents are Doubtful of Math Skills and Avoid Helping Kids with Homework

Parenting News: Third of Parents are Doubtful of Math Skills and Avoid Helping Kids with Homework, FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jan. 24, 2013. Last year a study of 10,000 children by researchers from North Carolina State University, Brigham Young University and the University of California, found that parental involvement was a more significant factor in a child’s academic performance than… 

Jan 25, 2013

IDEA Fund Partners invests again in ‘cloud’ security firm launched by NCSU grads

IDEA Fund Partners invests again in ‘cloud’ security firm launched by NCSU grads, WRAL Tech Wire, Jan. 25, 2013. IDEA Fund Partners has invested a second time in a year in Virginia-based Distil, which touts itself as the “first cloud-based, intelligent gatekeeper for website content protection.” Distil was founded by NC State University graduates Rami Essaid, the chief executive officer,… 

Jan 24, 2013

THE FUTURE IS HERE: These Wires Repair Themselves

THE FUTURE IS HERE: These Wires Repair Themselves, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 24, 2014. NC State researchers have developed elastic, self-healing wires that could be used in technologies that are exposed to high-stress environments. Michael Dickey, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 24, 2013

Can smart machines do your job?

Can smart machines do your job?, Long Island Business News, Jan. 24, 2013. NC State University introduced a high-tech library where robots, “bookBots,”retrieve books when students request them, instead of humans. The library’s 1.5 million books are no longer displayed on shelves; they’re kept in 18,000 metal bins that require one-ninth the space. Hunt Library featured. 

Jan 24, 2013

How SAS Became The World’s Best Place To Work

How SAS Became The World’s Best Place To Work, Fast Company, Jan. 22, 2013. The first time Goodnight programmed a computer, as a college junior at North Carolina State University, he found profound joy in the accomplishment. 

Jan 24, 2013

Solar Innovation Marches On (Part IV)

Solar Innovation Marches On (Part IV), Seeking Alpha, Jan. 23, 2013. North Carolina State University: NC State University researchers have developed a method to sandwich the active layers of cells between a ‘nano sandwich.’ 

Jan 24, 2013

2013 Is The Year of Cree

2013 Is The Year of Cree, The Motley Fool, Jan. 24, 2013. Many stock exchange experts concluded that Cree Inc. is one of the companies that will make an impact this year. Cree enjoys a rich history of intellectualism as it is originally formed by former scientific researchers from the NC State University. 

Jan 24, 2013

Major Breakthroughs in Solar Technology for 2013

Major Breakthroughs in Solar Technology for 2013, DesignBuild Source, Jan. 23, 2013. Despite a tough market, solar technology nonetheless took major strides and achieved a number of landmark breakthroughs in key research areas. In materials research, NC State University used cutting-edge nanotechnology to develop slimmer and more affordable solar cells. 

Jan 24, 2013

Roblog: Roboroaches Bring Robotics to Your Front Door

Roblog: Roboroaches Bring Robotics to Your Front Door, BU Quad, Jan. 24, 2013. A team of NC State University researchers sees meaningful use for roboroaches in disaster scenarios. The team is hoping that cockroaches can someday be used in disaster relief. In the future, roaches equipped with backpacks full of GPS trackers or cameras could scout out missing persons… 

Jan 24, 2013

A mild winter means gardening confusion

A mild winter means gardening confusion, Washington Post, Jan. 23, 2013. During mild winters, plants that need chilling won’t get it. Mark Weathington,  horticultural science, and the J.C. Raulston Arboretum featured. 

Jan 24, 2013

AP PHOTOS: A look at jobs replaced by technology

AP PHOTOS: A look at jobs replaced by technology, Charlotte Observer, Jan. 24, 2013. Slide 5: This combination of Associated Press file photos shows Steven Herman, left, head of the Library of Congress storage facility, at the Library of Congress in 2003, in Washington, and right, a “bookBot”, an automated retrieval system at the James B. Hunt… 

Jan 24, 2013

Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?

Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?, York Daily Record, Jan. 24, 2013. NC State University introduced a high-tech library where robots retrieve books when students request them, instead of humans. The library’s 1.5 million books are no longer displayed on shelves; they’re kept in 18,000 metal bins that require one-ninth the space.