May 24, 2012

Wind-Driven Mars Tumbleweed Rover to Roll Through Rocky Terrain?

Wind-Driven Mars Tumbleweed Rover to Roll Through Rocky Terrain? ScienceDaily, May 23, 2012. New research from North Carolina State University shows that a wind-driven “tumbleweed” Mars rover would be capable of moving across rocky Martian terrain — findings that could also help the National Aeronautics and Space Administration design the best possible vehicle. Dr. Andre Mazzoleni, NC State… 

May 23, 2012

ABB says reindustrializing America will help drive company’s growth

ABB says reindustrializing America will help drive company’s growth, Automation.com, May 22, 2012. Predicting the reindustrialization of the U.S. over the next five years. ABB is also investing $10 million in a Smart Grid Center of Excellence at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. 

May 23, 2012

As it Happens for Friday, May 18, 2012, Part Three

As it Happens for Friday, May 18, 2012, Part Three, As It Happens – CBLA-FM (Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio One), May 22, 2012. Radio discussion of giant turtle discovery. Edwin Cadena, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

May 23, 2012

How Twitter Is Used to Share Information After a Disaster

How Twitter Is Used to Share Information After a Disaster, ScienceDaily, Asian News International et al. May 22, 2012. A study from North Carolina State University shows how people used Twitter following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan, highlighting challenges for using the social media tool to share information. Dr. Andrew Binder, communication, featured. 

May 23, 2012

Business Matters Pre-Release File Sharing Helps Album Sales Study Says — So Why Not Make It Legal

Business Matters Pre-Release File Sharing Helps Album Sales Study Says — So Why Not Make It Legal, Albuquerque Express, May 22, 2012.  File sharing albums before their release dates reinforces popularity and helps sales, according to a study of BitTorrent traffic by Robert G. Hammond, an assistant professor at NC State. 

May 23, 2012

Business Matters: Pre-release File Sharing Helps Album Sales, Says a Study. So Why Not Replicate This Legally?

Business Matters: Pre-release File Sharing Helps Album Sales, Says a Study. So Why Not Replicate This Legally?, Billboard.biz, May 22, 2012.  File sharing albums before their release dates reinforces popularity and helps sales, according to a study of BitTorrent traffic by Robert G. Hammond, an assistant professor at NC State. 

May 23, 2012

Mobile security researchers present Android Malware Genome Project at IEEE

Mobile security researchers present Android Malware Genome Project at IEEE, Engadget, May 22, 2012. Android’s openness, combined with its popularity, has lead a few of the developer faithful astray – with malware being a legitimate concern for the mobile operating system. Xuxian Jiang, computer science, featured. 

May 23, 2012

Social media helping in sharing of information post disasters Study

Social media helping in sharing of information post disasters Study, Kenya Star, Continuity Central, Cambodian Times, North Korea Times et al, May 23, 2012.  An NC State study has revealed how people used Twitter following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan, highlighting challenges for using the social media tool to share information…  Dr. Andrew Binder, assistant professor… 

May 23, 2012

Surimi School: All things fish paste

Surimi School: All things fish paste, KVAL-TV – Online, May 22, 2012. Ever wondered about the crab-flavored fish protein in your seafood sandwich, crab salad or California sushi roll? It’s surimi, a fish protein paste made into various shellfish-flavored products…  Tyre Lanier, an NC State professor, is mentioned. 

May 23, 2012

Team looks at data quality in ad hoc mobile networks

Team looks at data quality in ad hoc mobile networks, Engineer Online, May 21, 2012.   NC State researchers have devised a method to improve the quality and efficiency of data transmission in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). Dr Alexandra Duel-Hallen, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is featured. 

May 22, 2012

Wild times in the wild west of campaign finance

Wild times in the wild west of campaign finance, Mountaineer – May 22, 2012.  It’s a presidential election year, and so it should come as no surprise that the Wild West of campaign finance has been generating plenty of headlines. In North Carolina, the shadow campaigns have already begun weighing in with ads in the… 

May 22, 2012

Researchers from North Carolina State University Publish New Studies and Findings in the Area of Chlorophyll

Researchers from North Carolina State University Publish New Studies and Findings in the Area of Chlorophyll, Life Science Weekly – May 22, 2012.  According to the authors of recent research from Raleigh, North Carolina, “The effects of foliar applications of the photosystem II (PSII) inhibitor metamitron on chlorophyll fluorescence and fruit set were compared in… 

May 22, 2012

Scientists Help Discover Fossil of Prehistoric Turtle in Colombia

Scientists Help Discover Fossil of Prehistoric Turtle in Colombia, American Scientist – May 22, 2012.  A team of paleontologists including scientists from N.C. State University has discovered the fossil remains of a new species of dining table-size freshwater turtle that apparently lived side-by-side with the 50-foot snakes and super-size crocodiles… 

May 22, 2012

Reports from North Carolina State University Describe Recent Advances in Retinal Degeneration

Reports from North Carolina State University Describe Recent Advances in Retinal Degeneration, Life Science Weekly – May 22, 2012.  According to the authors of a study from Raleigh, North Carolina, “Ceruloplasmin (Cp) is a ferroxidase important to the regulation of both systemic and intracellular iron levels. Cp has a critical role in iron metabolism in… 

May 22, 2012

New Globins Research from North Carolina State University Described

New Globins Research from North Carolina State University Described, Life Science Weekly – May 22, 2012.  Data detailed in “Study of the electrostatic effects of mutations on the surface of dehaloperoxidase-hemoglobin A” have been presented…. Kinetic studies of these surface mutations showed a correlation, in which the more positively charged mutants have increased catalytic efficiency…