Feb 26, 2013

Selectively Welding Nanofibers with Light

Selectively Welding Nanofibers with Light, Overclockers Club, Feb. 25, 2013. NC State researchers have recently developed a new means to weld together nanofibers using light and gold nanorods, which may lead to stronger materials. 

Feb 26, 2013

Tempo Industries Taps LED Industry Veteran Michael Bremser for VP R&D

Tempo Industries Taps LED Industry Veteran Michael Bremser for VP R&D, Yahoo! Finance,  Feb. 25, 2013. Tempo Industries announced that LED and solid state lighting industry veteran Michael Bremser has joined the company to serve as Vice President, R&D. Bremser earned his PhD. in Materials Science and Engineering from NC State University under the guidance of Prof. Robert Davis,… 

Feb 26, 2013

BYOD Risk: Fuzzy or Real?

BYOD Risk: Fuzzy or Real?, Business Finance, Feb. 25, 2013. Most of the reasons for trying to prevent employees from bringing their own device to work sound fuzzy Kansakar, a 2013 master of accounting student at North Carolina State University’s Poole School of Management, frames BYOD risks clearly in this article. 

Feb 26, 2013

Asian Needle Ant Pushing Out Argentine Ant, Researchers Find

Asian Needle Ant Pushing Out Argentine Ant, Researchers Find, Pest Control Technology, Feb. 26, 2013. NC State University researchers have found that one of the most aggressive invasive ant species in the United States – the Argentine ant – appears to have met its match in the Asian needle ant. Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomology, featured. 

Feb 26, 2013

Smart codes connect community to Raleigh public art

Smart codes connect community to Raleigh public art, WRAL-TV, Feb. 25, 2013. The City of Raleigh has launched a new coding tool, the Q-Art Code Project,  which will allow anyone with a smartphone or tablet that scans QR codes to access information about works of art in the city’s collection. NC State University students interviewed the… 

Feb 26, 2013

White House warns of possible education, military cuts as sequestration looms

White House warns of possible education, military cuts at sequestration looms, News 14 Carolina, Feb. 25, 2013. All eyes will be on Washington this week as Congress tries to get a deal in place to avoid automatic budget cuts before March 1. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 26, 2013

War of the Ants Intensifies in U.S.

War of the Ants Intensifies in U.S., New York Times, Feb. 26, 2013. An aggressive species of ant may be losing ground in North America to a more aggressive — and potentially dangerous — species, according to a new study. Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomology, featured. 

Feb 26, 2013

Study: Biodegradable Products Not Always Climate Friendly When Disposed

Study: Biodegradable Products Not Always Climate Friendly When Disposed, AboutMyPlanet, Feb. 25, 2013. A study recently released is shedding the light on the potentially negative side-effects of biodegradable plastics. Morton Barlaz, civil, construction and environmental engineering, featured. 

Feb 26, 2013

Study findings support release of mosquitoes

Study findings support release of mosquitoes, Solares Hill, Feb. 23, 2013. A controversial proposal to release genetically engineered mosquitoes has been met with some very vocal opposition in the past, but a new study has found that a majority of Florida Keys residents support using the technology. Michael Cobb, public & international affairs, featured. 

Feb 26, 2013

Surprise: Cockroaches are Fastidious Groomers!

Surprise: Cockroaches are Fastidious Groomers!, NPR, Iowa Public Radio, Feb. 22, 2013. NC State researchers  investigate why cockroaches groom so frequently. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

Feb 26, 2013

Diminishing Quality of Fiscal Institutions in the United States

Diminishing Quality of Fiscal Institutions in the United States, National Center For Policy Analysis, Feb. 22, 2013. The diminishing quality of fiscal institutions in the United States is cause for concern. Thomas Grennes, economics, featured. 

Feb 26, 2013

Solar Cells and Supercapacitors Improved by New 3D Germanium Sulfide Nanostructure

Solar Cells and Supercapacitors Improved by New 3D Germanium Sulfide Nanostructure, The Green Optimistic, Feb. 22, 2013. NC State researchers put up a three-dimensional structure that consists of multiple bi-dimensional nanosheets impaled by a one-dimensional nanowire  of germanium sulfide. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 25, 2013

A Semiconductor ‘Nano-Shish-Kebabs’ With 3-D Potential

A Semiconductor ‘Nano-Shish-Kebabs’ With 3-D Potential, Spacemart, Feb. 24, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a new type of nanoscale structure that resembles a “nano-shish-kebab.” Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 25, 2013

Hard times, or tough news, could cause shopping woes

Hard times, or tough news, could cause shopping woes, News & Observer,  Feb. 24, 2013. Were we brokenhearted – or just broke? Lee Craig, economics, featured. 

Feb 25, 2013

Randy Woodson: How university innovation fuels economic growth

Randy Woodson: How university innovation fuels economic growth, News & Observer, Feb. 22, 2013. N.C. State University thrives at the intersection of creativity and the execution of vision, and we are leading a dialogue this week to chart the next steps in our journey at the “Transforming Economies: The Role of University Innovation in Economic Growth.”  Chancellor…