Feb 12, 2013

Why plastic stays wet when it comes out of the dishwasher

Why plastic stays wet when it comes out of the dishwasher, Rocket News, Feb. 12, 2013. If you’ve ever wondered exactly why plastic cups just can’t seem to dry off, but glass bowls are dry as a bone, Matt Shipman of NC State University is here to clear things up. Doug Irving, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 12, 2013

Green500 Pioneer to Accelerate Mini-Drone Program

Green500 Pioneer to Accelerate Mini-Drone Program, HPCWire, Feb. 12. 2013. The Air Force is providing Wu Feng , computer science professor at Virginia Tech, and his team of computer scientists, engineers and mathematicians from Virginia Tech and NC State University with $3.5 million in funding to reduce the time it takes to simulate the aerodynamics of mini drones, micro air… 

Feb 12, 2013

Alien Argentine Ants Have A Vicious Competitor [Study]

Alien Argentine Ants Have A Vicious Competitor [Study], The Inquisitr, Feb. 12, 2013. New research by North Carolina State University indicates that the Asian needle ant is rising in numbers throughout the country. Jules Silverman and Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomology, featured. 

Feb 12, 2013

Measuring Food Texture – IFT.org

Measuring Food Texture – IFT.org, Food Technology, Feb. 12. 2013.  NC State University’s food science laboratory is using a molar tooth in combination with the LFRA to simulate the action of teeth chewing a food item. 

Feb 12, 2013

Dog cancer studies may lead to breakthroughs in human health care

Dog cancer studies may lead to breakthroughs in human health care, Denver Post, Feb. 12. 2013. As scientists develop new therapies for canine cancers, they’re also finding more effective methods to treat similar problems in humans. Matthew Breen, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Feb 12, 2013

NC forum holds discussion on building human organs

NC forum holds discussion on building human organs, The Herald (Rock Hill, SC), Feb. 11, 2013. Hundreds attending the annual Emerging Issues Forum heard how researchers at Wake Forest University and North Carolina State University are aiming to make thousands of kidneys or bladders. 

Feb 12, 2013

NC forum holds discussion on building human organs

NC forum holds discussion on building human organs, WBTV-TV, Feb. 11, 2013. Hundreds attending the annual Emerging Issues Forum in Raleigh on Monday heard how researchers at Wake Forest University and NC State University are working toward the goal of churning out thousands of kidneys or bladders. 

Feb 12, 2013

WRAL News @ Noon

WRAL News @ Noon, WRAL News at Noon – WRAL-TV, Feb. 11, 2013. Hagan was in Raleigh as part of the Emerging Issues Forum presented by NC State University and former North Carolina governor Jim Hunt. 

Feb 12, 2013

NC forum holds discussion on building human organs

NC forum holds discussion on building human organs, News & Observer , Feb. 11, 2013. Hundreds attending the annual Emerging Issues Forum heard how researchers at Wake Forest University and North Carolina State University are aiming to make thousands of kidneys or bladders. 

Feb 12, 2013

N.C. State faculty disagree with McCrory

N.C. State faculty disagree with McCrory, News & Observer , Feb. 11, 2013. at N.C. State University, a new poll shows that professors don’t see eye to eye with Gov. Pat McCrory regarding his recent comments on higher education in the much-talked about interview with radio talk show host Bill Bennett. 

Feb 12, 2013

Next frontier for N.C. manufacturing: human organs

Next frontier for N.C. manufacturing: human organs, News & Observer, Feb. 11, 2013. Advances in manufacturing are expected to lead to standardized production of human skin, blood vessels and other organs, potentially establishing North Carolina as a national hub for automated generation of human organs. Jorge Piedrahita, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Feb 12, 2013

Emerging Issues Forum: NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson

Emerging Issues Forum: NC StateChancellor Randy Woodson, News 14 Carolina , Feb. 11, 2013. News 14 Carolina business reporter Adam Rhew talks to NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson at the 2013 Emerging Issues Forum. 

Feb 12, 2013

Studies of K-9 cancers

Studies of K-9 cancers, Times Leader  (Wilkes-Barre, PA), Feb. 12, 2013. Researchers are increasingly discovering that cancer and other diseases are caused by the same genetic mutations in pooches and people. Matthew Breen, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Feb 12, 2013

NC forum holds discussion on building human organs

NC forum holds discussion on building human organs, WWAY-TV, Feb. 11, 2013. Hundreds attending the annual Emerging Issues Forum in Raleigh on Monday heard how researchers at Wake Forest University and North Carolina State University are working toward the goal of churning out thousands of kidneys or bladders. 

Feb 11, 2013

Stinging needle ants overtaking invasive Argentines in U.S.

Stinging needle ants overtaking invasive Argentines in U.S., NBC News, Feb. 11, 2013. According to NC State research, Asian needle ants are a big health threat to humans. Eleanor Spicer-Rice, entomology, featured.