Nov 30, 2012

Research project at NC State could save lives of troops overseas

Research project at NC State could save lives of troops overseas, News 14 Carolina, Nov. 27, 2012. Researchers at NC State University are working on a special mission for the Department of Defense that could one day save countless lives. Matthew Purvis and Michael Steer, electrical & computer engineering, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Size matters when reducing NiO nanoparticles

Size matters when reducing NiO nanoparticles, PHYS.org, Nov. 27, 2012. The number and location of nucleation sites of nickel metal within nickel oxide nanoparticles during their reduction with hydrogen strongly depend on the nanoparticle size. Joe Tracy, materials science, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Supercomputers face growing resilience problems

Supercomputers face growing resilience problems, InfoWorld, Nov. 26, 2012. As supercomputers grow more powerful, they’ll also grow more vulnerable to failure, thanks to the increased amount of built-in componentry. David Fiala, computer science-engineering, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Fiscal cliff threatens scientific research, experts warn

Fiscal cliff threatens scientific research, experts warn, Miami Herald, Nov. 26, 2012. Scientists and inventors will be keeping an eye on the budget deal-making in Washington over the next month, because spending cuts will chop back federal support for scientific research. Joe DeSimone, chemical engineering, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Triangle holiday shopping points toward improving economy

Triangle holiday shopping points toward improving economy, News & Observer, Nov. 25, 2012. As Triangle shoppers flocked to their favorite stores this weekend looking for deals, they offered a decidedly mixed message about where the region’s economy is headed. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

‘Feasible’ cost could still be an issue in hog waste technology

‘Feasibility’ cost could still be an issue in hog waste technology, News & Observer, Nov. 24, 2012. The Smithfield Agreement says that if NC State University scientist identifies a waste treatment system that meets its terms, the pork companies that signed the agreement must start retrofitting that technology on farms. Mike Williams, poultry science, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Black Friday Gift Idea: Support a Meth Lab

Black Friday Gift Idea: Support a Meth Lab, Forbes Online, Nov. 23, 2012. Our understanding of how misused drugs actually work is surprisingly incomplete. David Kroll, english, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Seniors mull pros, cons of Social Security reform

Seniors mull pros, cons of Social Security reform, News & Observer, Nov. 23, 2012. Older people in North Carolina and across the nation are watching closely as Social Security and other programs are put on the table as part of government budget negotiations. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

Wolfpack’s coaching search focuses on architects of high-scoring offenses

Wolfpack’s coaching search focuses on architects of high-scoring offenses, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, Nov. 29, 2012. The wheels of N.C. State’s coaching search moved in motion on Wednesday but they did not produce the Wolfpack’s next football coach. Debbie Yow and Tom O’Brien, athletics, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

Researchers Exploit Cloud Browsers to do Anonymous, Large-Scale Computing

Researchers Exploit Cloud Browser to do Anonymous, Large-Scale Computing, Threat Post (blog), Nov. 28, 2012. Researchers from two U.S. universities have created a way to anonymously use cloud-based Web browsers to perform large-scale computing tasks. William Enck, computer science, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

After years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks

After years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks, McClatchy Washington Bureau, News & Observer, Nov. 29, 2012. Google, of all companies, last year got into the business of hog poop. Mike Williams, poultry science, featured.  

Nov 29, 2012

Chancellor: NC State coach deal can be done quickly

Chancellor: NC State coach deal can be done quickly, WRALSportFan.com, Nov. 29, 2012. No names were discussed at Wednesday’s North Carolina State University Board of Trustees meeting, but the parameters of a financial contract for a new head football coach were. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

Researchers Steal Cloud Computing Power Via Browsers

Researchers Steal Cloud Computing Power Via Browsers, InformationWeek, Nov. 28, 2012. While Amazon and Google compete in a cloud computing price war, neither company can beat the price proposed by academic computer researchers: free. William Enck, computer science, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

NCSU Football Coach Tom O’Brien Fired Before Bowl Game

NCSU Football Coach Tom O’Brien Fired Before Bowl Game, The Raleigh Telegram, Nov. 28, 2012. In what is not really a surprise to anyone, except perhaps in the timing of the dismissal, NC State Athletic Director Deborah A. Yow fired head football coach Tom O’Brien over the weekend. 

Nov 29, 2012

Theropod Dinosaur Growth Linked To Environmental Factors, Not Diet

Theropod Dinosaur Growth Linked to Environmental Factors, Not Diet, RedOrbit, Nov. 29, 2012. A recent study out of NC State University and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, looks specifically at the feathered herbivores of the Cretaceous period and how their size and utility fluctuated over time. Lindsay Zanno, biology, featured.