Jul 25, 2012

Driving toward a better tomorrow

Driving toward a better tomorrow, Apex Herald – Online, July 23, 2012. NS State researcher speaks about electric vehicles during a presentation held at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex. Dr. Ewan Pritchard, future renewable electric energy delivery & mgmt, featured. 

Jul 25, 2012

Local gas prices on the rise again

Local gas prices on the rise again, WRAL-TV, July 23, 2012. Gasoline prices are on the rise again. Average retail prices in Raleigh have risen 7.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.38 per gallon as of Sunday. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 25, 2012

Lowman: Unique bird faces extinction

Lowman: Unique bird faces extinction, Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Online, July 23, 2012. North of Stowe, Vt., along some steep mountain trails of Mount Mansfield,  is a two-decade-long research site investigating the impacts of climate change on songbirds. Dr. Meg Lowman, physical and mathematical sciences, featured. 

Jul 25, 2012

Researchers create highly conductive and elastic conductors using silver nanowires

Researchers create highly conductive and elastic conductors using silver nanowires, Popular Mechanics, July 24, 2012. NC State researchers have developed highly conductive and elastic nanowire conductors that can be used to develop stretchable electronic devices. Dr Yong Zhu, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jul 25, 2012

The Tequila Industry: A Model for Conservation?

The Tequila Industry: A Model for Conservation?, Audubon Magazine Blog, July 23, 2012. Research shows tequilla’s recent growth in popularity is harming communities and the environment. Sarah Bowen, sociology and anthropology, featured. 

Jul 25, 2012

Videos that Move Us to Laugh, Cry, Think and Act

Videos that Move Us to Laugh, Cry, Think and Act, Philanthropy Journal, July 23, 2012. Video on dealing with difficult interactions is only tangentially related to nonprofits, as it is more about how to ask questions that improve understanding of where others are coming from rather than assuming their intentions. Dr. Jessica Jameson, communication, featured. 

Jul 24, 2012

Primary has state’s lowest turnout in history

Primary has state’s lowest turnout in history, News & Observer, July 22, 2012. Participation in last week’s primary runoff election was slightly better than elections officials expected, but still reflected an abysmally low voter turnout. Dr. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Jul 24, 2012

Elastic conductors for new sensing applications

Elastic conductors for new sensing applications, Fiber Optic Sensors, July 20, 2012. NC State researchers have developed elastic conductors made from silver nanowires, as the basis of stretchable electronic devices. Dr Yong Zhu, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jul 24, 2012

< Genetic Rosetta Stone unveiled in Nature

< Genetic Rosetta Stone unveiled in Nature, Supercomputing Online, July 20, 2012. Scientists have developed a new community resource that may act as a Rosetta stone for revealing the genetic basis of traits and disease. Dr. Trudy Mackay, genetics, featured. 

Jul 24, 2012

< NIST Physicists Benchmark Quantum Simulator with Hundreds of Qubits

< NIST Physicists Benchmark Quantum Simulator with Hundreds of Qubits, Supercomputing Online, July 22, 2012. Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a quantum simulator that can engineer interactions among hundreds of quantum bits (qubits)—10 times more than previous devices.  Co-authors from Georgetown University, NC State University and in South Africa and… 

Jul 24, 2012

Design Observer

Design Observer, Design Observer, July 22, 2012. This past week I had the great fortune to spend some time at NC State’s Gregg Museum of Art and Design. There I was able to peruse a magical exhibition entitled Barkcloth, Bras, and Bulletproof Cotton: The Powers of Costume. 

Jul 24, 2012

Is North Carolina still a ‘Dixie Dynamo’?

Is North Carolina still a ‘Dixie Dynamo’?, News & Observer, July 22, 2012. North Carolina has long seen itself as the “Dixie Dynamo,” as National Geographic magazine once called it. But, is  the dynamo losing some of its force in the governor’s race? Dr. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 24, 2012

Outdoors: Hunters should take care in harvesting feral pigs

Outdoors: Hunters should take care in harvesting feral pigs, Fayetteville Observer, July 22, 2012. Keith Gallaher began feeling ill two months after hunting for feral pigs. He learned what ailed him was Brucella suis, a bacteria that experts say could pose a threat to the state’s hog industry. Dr. Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf, wildlife infectious diseases, featured.… 

Jul 24, 2012

State unemployment rate remains at 9.4 percent

State unemployment rate remains at 9.4 percent, News & Observer, July 21, 2012. North Carolina’s unemployment rate held steady for a third consecutive month as the state reversed a disturbing decline in the number of jobs. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 24, 2012

State unemployment rate remains at 9.4 percent

State unemployment rate remains at 9.4 percent, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun et al, June 21, 2012. North Carolina’s unemployment rate held steady for a third consecutive month as the state reversed a disturbing decline in the number of jobs. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured.