Apr 26, 2013

North Carolina State develops new hospital gown

North Carolina State develops new hospital gown, WECT-TV, WTOV-TV, April 25, 2013. North Carolina State University has come up with a new hospital gown that does not leave patients grasping for the back of their garment as they walk the halls. Traci Lamar, textile and apparel technology and management, featured. 

Apr 26, 2013

New Career Key Blog Series Highlights Occupational Health’s Critical Role in Career Planning

New Career Key Blog Series Highlights Occupational Health’s Critical Role in Career Planning, Securities Technology Monitor, April  26, 2013. Career development expert Career Key has just published the first in a special blog series about how occupational health awareness helps people choose a safer career and job.Career Key’s author, Dr. Lawrence K. Jones, NCC, is a nationally recognized counseling psychologist… 

Apr 26, 2013

AFIA and K-State offer online education program

AFIA and K-State offer online education program, Poultry Times, April 26, 2013. In response to the upcoming Food Safety Modernization Act, AFIA and Kansas State University are offering a “Advanced Feed Safety and Quality Assurance Protocols” course. The course was developed by K-State and NC State University’s Department of Poultry Science along with leading industry experts to provide… 

Apr 26, 2013

SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Researchers Look to Nature for Inspiration

SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Researchers Look to Nature for Inspiration, WBTV-TV, April 25, 2013. SPIE Smart Structures/NDE – a 20-year-old event pairing the engineering fields of smart structures and materials with those of nondestructive evaluation and health monitoring –  again this year provided a forum for reports on new research. SPIE/ASME Best Student Paper awards were presented to Sri Vikram… 

Apr 26, 2013

News 13 at 4:30am

News 13 at 4:30am, News 13 This Morning at 4:30 AM – WLOS-TV, April 26, 2013. North carolina state university has come up with a new hospital gown that does not leave patients grasping for the back of their garment as they walk. Traci Lamar, textile and apparel technology and management, featured. 

Apr 26, 2013

SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Researchers Look to Nature for Inspiration

SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Researchers Look to Nature for Inspiration, KCBD-TV, KJAC-TV et al, April 25, 2013. SPIE Smart Structures/NDE – a 20-year-old event pairing the engineering fields of smart structures and materials with those of nondestructive evaluation and health monitoring –  again this year provided a forum for reports on new research. SPIE/ASME Best Student Paper awards were presented to… 

Apr 25, 2013

Fifth annual Carolinas Writers Conference draws a crowd

Fifth annual Carolinas Writers Conference draws a crowd, Anson Record, Apr 23, 2013. Writers and avid readers, and those there just for the entertainment made for a large crowd at the fifth annual Carolina Writer’s Conference. The eclectic group included NC State University biologist and author Rob Dunn. Dunn told attendees how he, a tropical biologist,… 

Apr 25, 2013

Research findings open door to zinc-oxide-based UV lasers

Research findings open door to zinc-oxide-based UV lasers, BioPortfolio, April 24, 2013. NC State researchers have solved a longstanding materials science problem, making it possible to create new semiconductor devices using zinc oxide. 

Apr 25, 2013

Surgery and Rehabilitation

Surgery and Rehabilitation, HealthCanal.com, April 24, 2013. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in “minimally invasive” surgical procedures while also limiting the patient’s exposure to radiation from the X-rays. 

Apr 25, 2013

Reproductive effects of pesticide exposure span generations

Reproductive effects of pesticide exposure span generations, The Punch – Online, April 24, 2013.  NC State researchers studying aquatic organisms called Daphnia have found that exposure to a chemical pesticide has impacts that span multiple generations. Gerald LeBlanc, toxicology, featured. 

Apr 25, 2013

ADMAR Supply Announces New Hires

ADMAR Supply Announces New Hires, Contractor Supply, April 24, 2013. The Binghamton branch of ADMAR Supply has recently hired Jay Cumby as branch manager. Cumby has more than 15 years of experience in management, most recently as the branch manager at Prime Equipment in Lakeland, Fla. Cumby attended North Carolina State University and resides in… 

Apr 25, 2013

‘Iron Man’ Technique Could Be Key To Future Materials Science

‘Iron Man’ Technique Could Be Key To Future Materials Science, LiveScience, April 23, 2013. Iron Man 3 isn’t out yet, but the first two movies (and decades of Iron Man comics) raise some interesting questions about how scientists and engineers create and utilize new materials — like the energy source for Iron Man’s suit. Suveen Mathaudhu, materials… 

Apr 25, 2013

Why openness drives innovation

Why openness drives innovation, Computerworld Australia, April 24, 2013. Recognizing the innovative potential with being open, the topic of cloud computing open standards has been on the rise. Less than two years ago, the Cloud Standards Customer Council was launched to address the challenges and requirements of using an open cloud. Initially supported by 50… 

Apr 25, 2013

Introduction of Specific Defect Complex Paves Way to New …

Introduction of Specific Defect Complex Paves Ways to New …, Azom.com, April 25, 2013. NC State researchers have solved a long-standing materials science problem, making it possible to create new semiconductor devices using zinc oxide. Lew Reynolds, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Apr 25, 2013

House committee OKs bill allowing guns at college campuses, bars …

House committee OKs bill allowing guns at college campuses, bars …, WRAL, April 24, 2013. Concealed handgun permit holders would be able to lock their handguns in their cars when they park on college campuses under a sweeping gun rights measure that passed the House Judiciary A Committee Wednesday. Jack Moorman, public safety, featured.