Apr 25, 2013

Where’d you get that great tie?

Where’d you get that great tie?, Independent Weekly, April 24, 2013. When The Lumineers walked the red carpet at the 55th Grammy Awards in February, Barton Strawn and his team at Lumina Clothing in Raleigh saw one of Lumina’s steel blue ties, the Northampton, draped around the neck of bassist Ben Wahamaki. Strawn started the business as a… 

Apr 25, 2013

Dome: Gun bill passes House committee, heads next to House floor

Dome: Gun bill passes House committee, heads next to House floor, News & Observer, April 24, 2013. In a House committee Wednesday firearms provision allows a concealed-carry permit holder to have a handgun in a locked vehicle at a public college or university; private colleges can prohibit such actions. A Republican lawmaker and the NC State University campus… 

Apr 25, 2013

Novartis set to begin Holly Springs expansion

Novartis set to begin Holly Springs expansion, PredictWallStreet.com, April 24, 2013. The planned $60 million Novartis expansion is slated to begin this summer and last through 2015. Novartis also will be working with NC State University and Duke University. 

Apr 25, 2013

Concealed weapon expansion OK’d by North Carolina House panel

Concealed weapon expansion OK’d by North Carolina House panel, ABC Local, April 24, 2013. A House judiciary committee recommended changes to existing gun rules. Jack Moorman, public safety, featured. 

Apr 25, 2013

Concealed weapon expansion OK’d by NC House panel

Concealed weapon expansion OK’d by NC House panel, Daily Reflector, April 25, 2013. A House judiciary committee recommended changes to existing gun rules. Jack Moorman, public safety, featured. 

Apr 25, 2013

New Research Findings Open Door To Zinc-Oxide-Based UV Lasers, LED Devices

New Research Findings Open Door To Zinc-Oxide-Based UV Lasers, LED Devices, Photonics Online, April 23, 2013. Researchers from North Carolina State University have solved a long-standing materials science problem, making it possible to create new semiconductor devices using zinc oxide 

Apr 25, 2013

Hospital gown gets a modesty makeover from N.C. State designer

Hospital gown gets a modesty makeover from N.C. State designer, Charlotte Observer, April 24, 2013. Hospital attire isn’t exactly high fashion, but a revamped version of the irritatingly skimpy patient gown is getting a lot of buzz at NC State University’s Fashion Week. Traci Lamar, textile and apparel technology and management, featured. 

Apr 25, 2013

Hospital gown gets a modesty makeover from N.C. State designer

Hospital gown gets a modesty makeover from N.C. State designer, News & Observer, April 24, 2013. Hospital attire isn’t exactly high fashion, but a revamped version of the irritatingly skimpy patient gown is getting a lot of buzz at N.C. State University’s Fashion Week. 

Apr 24, 2013

Study Exposes Multi-generational Impacts of Pesticide Exposure

Study Exposes Multi-generational Impacts of Pesticide Exposure, eNews Park Forest, April 24, 2013. Using the aquatic species Daphnia, commonly referred to as “water fleas,” NC State researchers determined that exposure to the pesticide pyriproxyfen impacted multiple generations. Gerald LeBlanc, biology, featured. 

Apr 24, 2013

New Research Findings Open Door To Zinc-Oxide-based UV Lasers …

New Research Findings Open Door To Zinc-Oxide-based UV Lasers …, Red Orbit, April 23, 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, material science engineering, featured. 

Apr 24, 2013

An Algorithm That Reads Academic Literature For You

An Algorithm That Reads Academic Literature For You, Fast Company, April 23, 2013. NC State researchers created a text mining algorithm for a genomics database which ranks papers selected for inclusion by relevancy and novelty. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 24, 2013

Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted for 2013

Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted for 2013, New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, April 23, 2013. NC State University researchers use the “Lasso methodology” to forecast the upcoming hurricane season. North Carolina State University researchers are predicting 13 to 17 named storms, seven to 10 hurricanes and three to six major hurricanes. 

Apr 24, 2013

How Pesticides Affect Reproduction of Aquatic Organisms

How Pesticides Affect Reproduction of Aquatic Organisms, EP Magazine, April 23, 2013. According to an NC State University pesticide study, researchers found that pesticide exposure can affect the reproduction abilities of “water fleas. Gerald LeBlanc, toxicology, featured. 

Apr 24, 2013

U.S. States Turn Against Renewable Energy as Gas Plunges

U.S. States Turn Against Renewable Energy as Gas Plunges, Bloomberg News, April 23, 2013. More than half the U.S. states with laws requiring utilities to buy renewable energy are considering ways to pare back those mandates after a plunge in natural gas prices brought on by technology that boosted supply. Justin Barnes, Solar Center, featured. 

Apr 23, 2013

Spin waves carry energy from cold to hot

Spin waves carry energy from cold to hot, Physics World, April 22, 2013. Heat normally flows from hot to cold, but now physicists have shown that spin waves can reverse the flow. Daniel Stancil, electrical & computer engineering, featured.