Sep 19, 2012

SAS Taking NC School Data to the Cloud

SAS Taking NC School Data to the Cloud, Virtual Strategy Magazine, Business Wire, Sept. 18, 2012. Race to the Top funds used for server consolidation to save money. Phil Emer, technology planning and policy, featured. 

Sep 19, 2012

Researchers develop new, less expensive nanolithography technique

Researchers develop new, less expensive nanolithography technique, Blood Weekly, Sept. 20, 2012. NC State researchers have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications. Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Sep 19, 2012

IT evaluates options as Google Apps Internet Explorer 8 support ends

IT evaluates options as Google Apps Internet Explorer 8 support ends, SearchCloudComputing.com, Sept. 19, 2012. Google Apps shops that run Internet Explorer 8 and Windows XP will soon have to reconsider their browser and OS choices. Marc Hoit, information technology, featured. 

Sep 19, 2012

Cyborg cockroaches under development as spy weapons; media pushes them as ‘safety’ cyborgs

Cyborg cockroaches under development as spy weapons; media pushes them as ‘safety’ cyborgs, NaturalNews.com, Sept. 20, 2012. Few of us tolerate the presence of roaches in our homes and places of business, but NC State researchers are telling us that roaches might be our best friends. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

Science Wire

Science Wire, EarthSky.org, Sept. 17, 2012. Researchers devise more accurate method for predicting hurricane activity. A new method for forecasting seasonal hurricane activity developed by NC State University researchers is 15 percent more accurate than previous techniques. 

Sep 18, 2012

In public universities, ‘free’ covers all speech, including the uncivil kind

In public universities, ‘free’ covers all speech, including the uncivil kind, Arizona Daily Wildcat – Online, Sept. 17, 2012. This fall, NC State University added a preamble to a policy it instituted last year. The preamble states that the policy is “not intended to interfere in any way with an individual’s academic or personal freedoms,” and… 

Sep 18, 2012

Studies from North Carolina State University Update Current Data on Colitis

Studies from North Carolina State University Update Current Data on Colitis, Gastroenterology Week, Sept. 17, 2012. NC State research results on Digestive System Diseases and Conditions have been published. R.J. Worthington, chemistry, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

Findings from North Carolina State University Advance Knowledge in Molecular Evolution

Findings from North Carolina State University Advance Knowledge in Molecular Evolution, Life Science Weekly, Sept. 18, 2012. NC State researchers publish new report on molecular evolution. T. Connallon, genetics, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

Study finds identical strains of antibiotic-resistant C. coli in ABF and conventionally raised pigs

Study finds identical strains of antibiotic-resistant C. coli in ABF and conventionally raised pigs, News-Medical.Net, Sept. 18, 2012. NC State researchers have found identical strains of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter coli (C. coli) in both antibiotic-free (ABF) and conventionally raised pigs. 

Sep 18, 2012

Paging Han Solo: Researchers Find More Efficient Way To Steer Laser Beams

Paging Han Solo: Researchers Find More Efficient Way To Steer Laser Beams, Web Newswire, Sept. 18, 2012. NC State researchers created a device that allows a laser beam to pass through a stack of polarization gratings. Michael Escuti, electrical engineering, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

New Data from North Carolina State University Illuminate Research in Psychology

New Data from North Carolina State University Illuminate Research in Psychology, Life Science Weekly, Sept. 18, 2012. In a new report, NC State researchers hypothesized that nutrient limitation of growth rate is equally or more important in controlling the toxicity of K. brevis, as has been documented for other toxic algae. D.R. Hardison, biology, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Persist in Antibiotic-Free Pigs

Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Persist in Antibiotic-Free Pigs, Innovations Report, PHYS.org et al, Sept. 18, 2012. NC State researchers have found identical strains of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter Coli (C. coli) in both antibiotic-free (ABF) and conventionally raised pigs. Siddhartha Thakur, population health and pathobiology, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

Duo blends greenhouse with market

Duo blends greenhouse with market, Highlands Today – Online, Sept. 19, 2012. After three years of experimenting with new ways to grow food, two Raleigh men are ready to launch  a food production system made out of shipping containers. Gary Bullen, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

BPA causes changes to your brain, not just your body

BPA causes changes to your brain, not just your body, NaturalNews.com, Sept. 19, 2012. A recent animal study using mice at NC State University proved that the brain and nervous system are also affected adversely by BPA. 

Sep 18, 2012

Manufactured in North Carolina

Manufactured in North Carolina, Charlotte Observer, Sept. 19, 2012. Does your manufacturing business have a website? Come learn about Manufactured in North Carolina (MNC), a partnership of the NC Rural Center, NC State University, and your local economic development organization. Learn about a free web page service for manufacturers which will increase your visibility and generate additional…