Apr 19, 2013

Textile Exchange & NC University to host seminar in May

Textile Exchange & NC University to host seminar in May, Fibre2fashion.com, April 19, 2013. Textile Exchange is working with NC State University’s College of Textiles to host the 3rd Annual Evolving Textiles Conference on May 21. 

Apr 19, 2013

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature, Eureka! Science News, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature, Science Daily, April 19, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis and Thomas Wiegers, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

Computer helps researchers keep up with deluge of science papers

Computer helps researchers keep up with deluge of science papers, UPI.com, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them keep up with current literature in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

New Text-Mining Algorithm To Prioritize Research On Chemicals …

New Text-Mining Algorithm To Prioritize Research On Chemicals…, Red Orbit, April 18, 2013. According to NC State research, a new text-mining algorithm can help identify the most relevant scientific research for a public database that reveals the effects of environmental chemicals on human health. Allan Peter Davis and Thomas Wiegers, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

Text-Mining Algorithm Improves Evaluation Of Scientific Literature

Text-Mining Algorithm Improves Evaluation Of Scientific Literature, Science 2.0, April 18, 2013. According to NC State research, a new text-mining algorithm can help identify the most relevant scientific research for a public database that reveals the effects of environmental chemicals on human health. Allan Peter Davis and Thomas Wiegers, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

National consortium to lead North Carolina in big data innovation

National consortium to lead North Carolina in big data innovation, Phys.Org, April 18, 2013. A new collaboration called the National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) aims to make North Carolina a national hub for data-intensive business and data science research. Founding academic members are UNC-Chapel Hill, RENCI, North Carolina State University, UNC Charlotte, UNC General Administration, Duke University… 

Apr 19, 2013

Library of Congress wins special Grammy Award

Library of Congress wins special Grammy Award, Yahoo News, April 18, 2013. Photo caption: 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 Jr. Library… 

Apr 18, 2013

North Carolina State University Researchers Devise X-Ray Approach to Track Surgical Devices, Minimize Radiation Exposure

North Carolina State University Researchers Devise X-Ray Approach to Track Surgical Devices, Minimize Radiation Exposure, BioSpace.com, April 17, 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… 

Apr 18, 2013

This bread is our bread

This bread is our bread, Mountain Xpress, April 18, 2013. The grain bust: Scientists such as David Marshall at North Carolina State University had been studying methods for growing grain in North Carolina for several years before the price spikes. But the crisis was a call to action for anyone with a stake in grain. 

Apr 18, 2013

Study: Agribusiness growing in NC

Study: Agribusiness growing in NC, Charlotte Business Journal (blog), April 18, 2013. A new NC State study shows agriculture and agribusiness contributed $77 billion to North Carolina’s gross domestic product in 2011, or about 17 percent of the total $440 billion GDP. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

SN 1006: X-ray view of a thousand-year-old cosmic tapestry

SN 1006: X-ray view of a thousand-year-old cosmic tapestry, Phys.org, April 18, 2013. A new image of SN 1006 from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals this supernova remnant in exquisite detail. Stephen Reynolds, physics, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

Surgical X-ray tool could help track steerable needles

Surgical X-ray tool could help track steerable needles, The Engineer, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in minimally invasive surgery while also limiting the patient’s exposure to radiation from the X-rays. Edgar Lobaton, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature, Science Codex, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 18, 2013

New Algorithm Helps Evaluate, Rank Scientific Literature

New Algorithm Helps Evaluate, Rank Scientific Literature, ScienceBlog.com, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured.