May 20, 2013

Four Students Win Groovystuff by Design Contest

Four Students Win Groovystuff by Design Contest, Furniture World Magazine, May 19, 2013. Home furnishings manufacturer Groovystuff announced that four students were winners of its “Groovystuff by Design: Connecting Education with Industry Challenge” at the recent High Point Market. The winning student from NC State was Ami Seuki.  The four winning students placed first from their respective schools in… 

May 20, 2013

Executive Items

Executive Items, Charleston Post Courier, May 20, 12013. Wesley D. Linker has joined Stantec’s North Charleston office as a civil engineer in the urban development practice. He has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina. 

May 20, 2013

Moth Eyes Provide Inspiration for Solar Cell Improvement

Moth Eyes Provide Inspiration for Solar Cell Improvement, The Engineer, May 20, 2013. New technology inspired by the structure of moth eyes could improve efficiency in certain types of solar cells. Chih-Hao Chang, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

May 20, 2013

Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies

Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies, News & Observer, May 19, 2013. Researchers will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with university robotic submersibles. Ruoying He, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 20, 2013

Breakfast with chipmunks

Breakfast with chipmunks, News & Observer, May 19, 2013. With such rapid changes, the laws of Mother Nature are put to the test. But I cheer for the chipmunk, with high hopes that he will adapt and continue to find his breakfast despite a changing environment. Meg Lowman, physical and math sciences, featured. 

May 20, 2013

Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies

Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies, Wilmington Star-News, May 19, 2013. Researchers will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with robotic submersibles. Ruoying He, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 20, 2013

Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies

Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies, WNCN-TV, May 19, 2013. Researchers will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with university robotic submersibles. Ruoying He, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 20, 2013

Biologist at Medical Conference in Ogden: Don’t Be Afraid of All Organisms Living on You

Biologist at Medical Conference in Ogden: Don’t Be Afraid of All Organisms Living on You, StandardNet, May 18, 2013. Scientists have paid little attention to the ecology and evolution of the species that not only live around us but actually live on us.  Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

May 20, 2013

James F. Allen

James F. Allen, News & Observer, May 19, 2013. James Fontaine Allen died on May 15, 2013 after a long period of declining health. He attended Mars Hill College and graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in Forestry. James was a long time member of the N.C. State Wolfpack Club. 

May 20, 2013

Research probes body chemistry of mules

Research probes body chemistry of mules, Horsetalk, May 18, 2013. An NC State equine specialist has been working to gather data on the body chemistry of mules to help improve their health care. Amy McLean, animal science, featured. 

May 20, 2013

Researchers ready to test wasp in fight against pervasive Kudzu bugs

Researchers ready to test wasp in fight against pervasive Kudzu bugs, Greenville News, May 17, 2013.  Natural biological warfare may stem the increasing wave of kudzu bugs throughout the South. Dominic Reisig, entomology, featured. 

May 17, 2013

Moth-inspired nanostructures take the color out of thin films

Moth-inspired nanostructures take the color out of thin films, Phys.org, May 16, 2013. NC State researchers have developed nanostructures that limit reflection at the interfaces where two thin films meet, suppressing the “thin-film interference” phenomenon commonly observed in nature. Chih-Hao Chang, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

May 17, 2013

Hoe, hoe, hoe! Christmas trees are back, in new farm bill

Hoe, hoe, hoe! Christmas trees are back, in new farm bill, The State, May 16, 2013. A Christmas tree-promotion program that pumped up conservative mockery and panicked the Obama administration is back for a second go-around, under a new farm bill. The bill includes $275 million for a continued Specialty Crop Research Initiative, which last year funded… 

May 17, 2013

Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes: Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed

Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes: Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed, Nanotechnology Now, May 16, 2013. Injectable nanoparticles may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.  Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 17, 2013

Hoe, hoe, hoe! Christmas trees are back, in new farm bill

Hoe, hoe, hoe! Christmas trees are back, in new farm bill, News & Observer, May 16, 2013. A Christmas tree-promotion program that pumped up conservative mockery and panicked the Obama administration is back for a second go-around, under a new farm bill. The bill includes $275 million for a continued Specialty Crop Research Initiative, which last…