Oct 5, 2012

NCSU program samples Twitter sentiment during debates

NCSU program samples Twitter sentiment during debates, WRAL-TV – Online, Oct. 4, 2012. Twitter users let fly with some 10.4 million tweets during the presidential debate Wednesday night. Christopher Healey, computer science-engineering, featured. 

Oct 5, 2012

Mexican Fish Sports Bizarre Four-Hooked Penis

Mexican Fish Sports Bizarre Four-Hooked Penis, National Geographic, Huffington Post, Sept. 30, 2012. A new species of freshwater fish has four hooks on the male genitalia. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured.   

Oct 4, 2012

MAKING BUSINESS MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT

Making Business More Energy Efficient, American Public Media, Oct. 3, 2012. An invention of a small chip that fits into everyday items won the inventor the National Medal for Technology and Innovation. Jay Baliga, electrical & computer engineering, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

Microsoft Takes a Stab at News Gathering

Microsoft Takes a Stab at News Gathering, E-Commerce Times, Oct. 2, 2012. Creating its own content is a way for Microsoft to distinguish MSN and, by extension, Windows 8. Michael Rappa, advanced analytics, featured.   

Oct 3, 2012

Researchers Bring Light Touch to 3D Construction | www.wsbradio.com

Researchers Bring Light Touch to 3D Construction | www.wsbradio.com, WHIO-AM – Online, Oct. 2, 2012. In a lab at North Carolina State University the expression “Let There Be Light” has a special significance. 

Oct 3, 2012

Triangle unemployment rate drops

Triangle unemployment rate drops, Chronicle – Online, The, Oct. 2, 2012. Unemployment in the Triangle area does not reflect the broader weakness of North Carolina’s economy due to the region’s knowledge economy. Within the Triangle region, Duke, NC State University and the UNC at Chapel Hill are the largest employers. 

Oct 3, 2012

Revered Lake Champlain Researcher Leaves Region

Revered Lake Champlain Researcher Leaves Region, WPTZ-TV – Online, Oct. 2, 2012. Mary Watzin concludes her 21 years in Burlington and moves to North Carolina State University.  Watzin helped design and lead the Rubenstein Lab, spear headed research on blue-green algae and zebra muscles. 

Oct 3, 2012

Researchers from North Carolina State University Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Life Science Research

Researchers from North Carolina State University Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Life Science Research, Life Science Weekly, Oct. 2, 2012. Outdoor cats represent a global threat to terrestrial vertebrate conservation, but management has been rife with conflict due to differences in views of the problem and appropriate responses to… 

Oct 3, 2012

Rootworm Ruckus

Rootworm Ruckus, AgWeb.com / AgDay.com, Oct. 2, 2012. Field-evolved western corn rootworm resistance to the YieldGard Bt technology is present in some corn farmers’ fields. Fred Gould, entomology, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

New Oxidoreductases Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at North Carolina State University

New Oxidoreductases Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at North Carolina State University, Life Science Weekly, Oct. 2, 2012. NC State researchers release data on enzymes and  coenzymes in new report. Y. Liu, forest biomaterials, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

Are animal traits the result of behavioral epigenetics?

Are animal traits the result of behavioral epigenetics?, PHYS.org, Oct. 2, 2012. A plant that is unremarkable in one environment becomes an invasive species in another, pushing through house foundations and sprouting up through roads. Cris Ledón-Rettig, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

Researchers find cheaper way to create textured nickel ferrite

Researchers find cheaper way to create textured nickel ferrite, Engineer Online, Oct. 2, 2012. NC State researchers and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a less expensive way to create textured nickel ferrite (NFO) ceramic thin films. Justin Schwartz, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

What is it that divides our economic view?

What is it that divides our economic view?, Bladen Journal, Oct. 1, 2012. Many pundits say proposals and answers to these economic questions will be the determinant of how many of us vote. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

Unique rug-making process combines beauty and practicality

Unique rug-making process combines beauty and practicality, Specialty Fabrics Review – Online, Oct. 1, 2012. Although Liora Manné planned a life in the theater, a textile design class at North Carolina State University changed her career path. 

Oct 3, 2012

Asides: The arts in brief

Asides: The arts in brief, News & Observer, Sept. 29, 2012. Poetry in Motion, a presentation by poet and NCSU English professor Thomas Lisk, at 7:30 p.m., Southeast Regional Library, 908 Seventh Ave., Garner. (Info: 919-662-2250)