Jan 18, 2017 Chemistry World

Spectroscopy allows in-egg chicken sexing

But Simon Shane, a consultant vet and professor of poultry science at North Carolina State University in the US, points out that this level of accuracy is still not yet high enough for commercial applications. 

Jan 18, 2017 Irish Central

Genetic origins of Irish potato blight traced to South America

Scientists from North Carolina State University and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Museum in Norway conducted new genetic analysis and traced the pathogen which caused the potato late blight to South America. 

Jan 18, 2017 Scientific American

Go West, Allergy Sufferers: Dust Mites Avoid Arid America

With the help of citizen scientists, researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado Boulder analyzed arthropod DNA found in 732 dust samples collected from interior door frames throughout the U.S. 

Jan 13, 2017 News & Observer

NC State professors improve Wake County magnet application process

Three NC State University economics professors are credited with helping make it easier for Wake County parents to apply for the magnet schools they want their children to attend. 

Jan 13, 2017 Inverse

Underwater Robots Help Scientists See Where Marine Larvae Go

Studying land crabs on Bermuda, Tom and Donna Wolcott of North Carolina State University wondered why larvae of one species seemed to return to the islands every year from the surrounding ocean, but those of another species did not. 

Jan 13, 2017 Money Magazine

Make Your Kid an Investing Genius

No matter how progressive a parent you are, make sure you aren’t subconsciously skipping the investment talk with your daughter. A study out of North Carolina State University and the University of Texas found that parents are much more likely to talk to boys about investing than to girls. 

Jan 13, 2017 Triangle Business Journal

How N.C. universities rank on list of best online MBA programs

NC State placed 18th for its online MBA program, as well as sixth, 29th and ninth, respectively, for its online graduate programs in computer information technology, education and engineering. 

Jan 13, 2017 Medgadget

Artificial Stem Cells Promote Tissue Healing Minus Side Effects

A collaboration between researchers at North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University have apparently created a synthetic mimic of cardiac stem cells. These may end up being used instead of natural stem cells while reducing or eliminating side effects that may arise from… 

Jan 12, 2017 The Loh Down on Science

NUTritious chocolate

Unlike its more sophisticated cousin dark chocolate, milk chocolate isn’t known for its health benefits. Scientists at the USDA and North Carolina State University may have found a solution: peanut skins. They’re super nutritious and full of antioxidants, but they’re also really bitter. 

Jan 12, 2017 The Urban Developer

Futuristic Building Materials To Watch For In 2017

A team from North Carolina State University and the University of Eastern Finland has developed “sensing skin” technology designed to serve as an early warning system for concrete structures, allowing authorities to respond quickly to damage in everything from nuclear facilities to bridges. Dr. Mohammad Pour-Ghaz, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at… 

Jan 12, 2017 Military Technologies

Where Does it Go? New Method Evaluates Fate of Methane Released into Streams

A new method for determining stream methane emissions at the watershed scale has been developed by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Utah, North Carolina State University and Ohio State University. 

Jan 12, 2017 Washington Post

‘I Stand With Ted’: A school board member who wore blackface wouldn’t resign. Now, he’s praised.

“Minstrelsy desensitized Americans to horrors of chattel slavery,” wrote Blair L.M. Kelley, an associate professor of history at North Carolina State University. 

Jan 12, 2017 Scientific American

Five Big Mysteries about CRISPR’s Origins

It may be that populations of bacteria and archaea can absorb some error, says Rodolphe Barrangou, a microbiologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. A few cellular suicides may not matter if other cells can thrive after a viral attack. 

Jan 11, 2017 ScienceBlog

Tree-bark thickness indicates fire-resistance in a hotter future

A new study has found that trees worldwide develop thicker bark when they live in fire-prone areas. The findings suggest bark thickness could help predict which forests and savannas will survive a warmer climate in which wildfires are expected to increase in frequency. Co-authors C.E. Timothy Paine at the University of Stirling, Douglas Sheil of the… 

Jan 11, 2017 Adirondack Almanac

The Arthropods Among Us

In fact, we really have no idea just how diverse the ecosystems in our own homes are. “It turns out that we still don’t know much about the organisms we are sharing our most intimate environments with,” said Anne Madden, a postdoc working in Rob Dunn’s lab at North Carolina State University. “What mysteries are…