Dec 1, 2016 Specialty Fabrics Review

IFAI Expo 2016: advanced textiles

Dr. Emiel Den Hartog, North Carolina State University (NCSU) Center for Research on Textile Protection & Comfort (TPACC), focused on a “multi-level” approach to assessing comfort, ergonomics and functionality in protective clothing. 

Dec 1, 2016 The Telegraph UK

Blitzen, Dasher, Sage and Onion: The alpacas guarding a gang of Christmas turkeys

Paul Mozdziak, a professor of poultry science at North Carolina State University, said he was confident that in the future meat would be grown in 5,000 gallon drums. 

Nov 30, 2016 Drug Discovery and Development

Smart Patch Releases Blood Thinners As Needed

“Our goal was to generate a patch that can monitor a patient’s blood and release additional drugs when necessary; effectively, a self-regulating system,” says Zhen Gu, co-corresponding author on a paper describing the work. Gu is an associate professor in the joint biomedical engineering program at NC State and UNC. 

Nov 30, 2016 Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

Novel Technique May Lead to Design of New and Improved Antibiotics

North Carolina State University scientists say they have discovered a way to make pinpoint changes to an enzyme-driven “assembly line” that will enable researchers to improve or change the properties of existing antibiotics as well as create designer compounds. 

Nov 30, 2016 Nanowerk

New fabrication technique leads to broader sunlight absorption in plastic solar cells

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new strategy for fabricating more efficient plastic solar cells. 

Nov 30, 2016 Charlotte Business Journal

N.C. Research Campus NASA study raises the protein bar for astronauts’ food

The N.C. State University unit at the Kannapolis health and nutrition center has found a unique way to combine protein and plants in protein bars for a NASA study. 

Nov 30, 2016 Winston-Salem Journal

Sock merger gives Davie company bigger pairing in athletic sector

“Changes in the economics of worldwide manufacturing during the last decade have favored U.S. locations,” said Michael Walden, an economics professor at N.C. State University. 

Nov 30, 2016 WNCN

NC State researchers create super-adhesive particles

N.C. State University researchers have figured out a way to create particles that can stick to almost anything. 

Nov 30, 2016 WRAL

NC State researches heat resistant shelters

Researchers are replicating that heat in a fire chamber on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus, with the goal of making emergency shelters more heat and flame resistant, hoping their work can prevent future tragedies. 

Nov 30, 2016 CNBC

A race to turn trillions of our own bacteria into medical breakthroughs

As expressed by NC State’s Todd Klaenhammer, “from treating/preventing digestive diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome and lactose intolerance, to treating cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmune disorders, the microbiome will be used to discover the next frontier in improving health care and understanding the microbes that live among us.” 

Nov 29, 2016 The Mountaineer

You Decide: Will the Trump economic policies work?

Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University who teaches and writes on personal finance, economic outlook, and public policy. 

Nov 29, 2016 Growing Produce

Stave Off Sweet Potato Disease

“‘Covington,’ a variety developed by North Carolina State University, has been predominant for the last few years, but there are other varieties that are being grown more so than in the past. 

Nov 29, 2016 New Atlas

Clot-busting skin patch keeps the blood flowing with microneedles

To test out their invention, the researchers – from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – injected mice with either a shot of Heparin or the new patch. 

Nov 29, 2016 Science News for Students

Speckled dino spurs debate about ancient animals’ colors

Not so fast, says Mary Schweitzer. She is a paleontologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Evidence for ancient pigments can be hard to interpret. 

Nov 29, 2016 Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

Thrombin-Responsive Patch Dispenses Blood-Thinning Drugs as Needed

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a smart patch designed to monitor a patient’s blood and release blood-thinning drugs as needed to prevent the occurrence of dangerous blood clots.