Mar 18, 2013

Researchers trap light, improve laser potential of MEH-PPV polymer

Researchers trap light, improve laser potential of MEH-PPV polymer, Nanowerk LLC, Nanowerk News, March 18, 2013. NC State researchers have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV’s ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices. Lewis Reynolds, materials science… 

Mar 18, 2013

Study offers new insights on invasive fly threatening US fruit crops

Study offers new insights on invasive fly threatening US fruit crops, Phys.Org, March 15, 2013. Humans aren’t the only species with a sweet tooth. NC State research shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers sweet, soft fruit – giving us new insight into a species that has spread across the United States over the… 

Mar 18, 2013

New Study Offers Insights On Invasive Fly Threatening US Fruit Crops

New Study Offers Insights On Invasive Fly Threatening US Fruit Crops, RedOrbit, March 15, 2013. NC State research shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers sweet, soft fruit – giving us new insight into a species that has spread across the United States over the past four years and threatens to cause hundreds… 

Mar 18, 2013

US: Research shows fruit fly prefers sweet, soft fruit

US: Research shows fruit fly prefers sweet, soft fruit, FreshPlaza, March 18, 2013. Because the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) prefers sweet, soft fruit, researchers can focus their research efforts on which wild fruits may serve as reservoirs for this species and help identify new crops that might be at risk. Hannah Burrack, entomology, featured. 

Mar 18, 2013

Researchers Trap Light, Improve Laser Potential of MEH-PPV Polymer

Researchers Trap Light, Improve Laser Potential of MEH-PPV Polymer, Insciences Organisation, March 18, 2013. NC State researchers have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV’s ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices. Lewis Reynolds and Zach Lampert, materials… 

Mar 18, 2013

Military halting tuition aid amid US budget cuts

Military halting tuition aid amid US budget cuts, Arizona Daily Star, McClatchy Washington Bureau, March 18, 2013. George Sendelbach II joined the NC National Guard at age 17 with his education in mind. Sendelbach, 23 and still in the Guard, is now a year away from a bachelor’s degree in criminology from NC State University. But he’s… 

Mar 18, 2013

Foundations of Carbon-Based Life Leave Little Room for Error

Foundations of Carbon-Based Life Leave Little Room for Error, Astrobiology Magazine, March 17, 2013. In a new study on how elements of carbon and oxygen form, scientists have found that the Universe leaves very little margin for error when it comes to supporting life as we know it. Dean Lee, physics, featured. 

Mar 15, 2013

NCSU group picks four companies for research project

NCSU group picks four companies for research project, Triangle Business Journal (blog), March 15, 2013. The Consumer Innovation Consortium at NC State University chose four foundational partner companies – AmerisourceBergen, Bayer CropScience, Burt’s Bees and Cotton Inc. – , as thought leaders in “consumer-centric approaches to marketing” to work in conjunction on a research project. Stacy Wood, business management, featured. 

Mar 15, 2013

Study offers new insights on invasive fly threatening US fruit crops

Study offers new insights on invasive fly threatening US fruit crops, South Carolina SC – online, March 15, 2013. Humans aren’t the only species with a sweet tooth. NC State research shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers sweet, soft fruit. Hannah Burrack, entomology, featured. 

Mar 15, 2013

Film Documents The Core Sound Community’s Struggles

Film Documents The Core Sound Community’s Struggles, WUNC-FM, March 13, 2013. For nearly 300 years the Core Sound community has earned a livelihood from the commercial fishing industry. It’s a livelihood that is now seriously threatened. “Core Sounders” is a new documentary that tells the story of a community in transition. Walt Wolfram and Neal Hutcheson, English, featured. 

Mar 15, 2013

Peletier NCSU student gets international attention

Peletier NCSU student gets international attention, Carolinacoastonline, March 13, 2013. Tyler Sowers, from the small town of Peletier, recently presented a research poster about his latest project at the Soil Science Society of North Carolina. Sowers, 20, is a junior at NC State University, where he is a plant and soil science major who works in a soil… 

Mar 15, 2013

International scholarship program links Duke, NCSU

International scholarship program links Duke, NCSU, News & Observer, March 14, 2013. A new engineering scholarship program will recruit international graduate students to the United States and bring together two of the Triangle’s universities – Duke and N.C. State. Louis Martin-Vega, engineering, featured. 

Mar 15, 2013

NC Group Seeks to Boost Aerospace, Automotive Projects

NC Group Seeks to Boost Aerospace, Automotive Projects, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, HispanicBusiness.com, March 13, 2013. North Carolina’s Eastern Region Development Commission will assist in strengthening aerospace and automotive manufacturing in six counties. NCER is partnering with the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, NCSU Industrial Extension Service and the N.C. Small Business & Technology Development Center to offer specialized support to… 

Mar 15, 2013

Domtar inaugurates commercial lignin production

Domtar inaugurates commercial lignin production, Yahoo! Finance, March 13, 2013. Domtar Corporation announced that it has successfully installed a commercial-scale lignin separation plant at its Plymouth, North Carolina mill.  The production of BioChoice™ lignin is destined for a wide range of industrial applications as a bio-based alternative to the use of petroleum and other fossil fuels. Hasan… 

Mar 15, 2013

KAIST prof. named future planning and science minister

KAIST prof. named future planning and science minister, Korea Times, March 14, 2013. President Park Geun-hye named Prof. Choi Mun-kee, 62, of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to head the Ministry of Future Planning and Science, Thursday. Choi majored in applied mathematics at Seoul National University and received a Ph.D. in industrial…