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. 

Jan 24, 2013

‘Technology is taking over’

‘Technology is taking over’, Cape Cod Times, Jan. 24, 2013. The “bookBot” glides down a row of drawers at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library at NC State University. The automated book retrieval system is just one of many innovations in the new, state-of-the-art facility. 

Jan 24, 2013

A Reunion of Car Model Makers

A Reunion of Car Model Makers, New York Times (blog), Jan. 22, 2013. Anthony Joslin was able to pay for his own tuition, room and board at NC State University after winning a scholarship for the 1/12-scale car model he designed and built. 

Jan 24, 2013

University Home Wins Room of the Year in National Design Competition

University Home Wins Room of the Year in National Design Competition , National Association of Home Builders, Jan. 23, 2013. The kitchen in the chancellor’s residence at NC State University has been selected as Room of the Year in the 2012 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Marvin Malecha,… 

Jan 24, 2013

Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?

Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?, Washington Time, 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

Welcome to the future: Researchers develop stretchable, self-healing liquid-metal wires

Welcome to the future: Researchers develop stretchable, self-healing liquid-metal wires, The Next Web, Overclockers Club et al, Jan. 24, 2013. Utilising liquid metal and special polymers, NC State researchers have discovered a way to create wires that can be stretched, severed or completely cut and repair themselves. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 24, 2013

THE FUTURE IS HERE: These Wires Repair Themselves

THE FUTURE IS HERE: These Wires Repair Themselves, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 24, 2013. NC State University researchers 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.