Oct 20, 2015 Xconomy

Could North Carolina’s Next Wave of Innovation Come From the Sea?

Nanoparticle technology developed in labs at the joint biomedical engineering program at NC State and UNC at Chapel Hill uses material from shrimp shells and seaweed to form a tiny mesh network that holds nanoparticles until they’re needed. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

Oct 20, 2015 News & Observer (blog)

Domecast podcast looks ahead to 2016 NC elections

NC State political scientist weighs in with analysis of the 2016 campaigns. Andy Taylor, political science, featured. 

Oct 20, 2015 Washington Post

Photo Gallery: Fascinating new dinosaurs, from ‘Pinocchio Rex’ to ‘Chicken From Hell’

Newest dinosaur species discovered have smashed previous records, including the four-ton Rhinorex condrupus – a hadrosaur discovered by NC State and Brigham Young paleontologists – features an unmistakable crested nose, potentially meant for impressing the opposite sex or even smashing plants for sustenance.  

Oct 16, 2015 Nonwovens Markets

Smart elastic shape-recovery bico fibers and nonwovens are

In NC State’s patent application, multicomponent fibers and films are disclosed with thermally induced shape-memory properties. Fibers, fabrics and films produced by this technology exhibit excellent memory of shape and form, are cost effective, easily recyclable and recovery in a very short time under an external thermal stimulus. 

Oct 16, 2015 Yahoo Health

Dole Recalls Bagged Spinach Over Salmonella Risk

Spinach is a popular culprit in food poisoning outbreaks. According to an NC State food safety expert, washing bagged spinach (even if the label says it’s been pre-washed) won’t actually do anything with regard to removing bacteria — it only removes dirt or other physical objects from the leaves. Benjamin Chapman, youth, family & community sciences, featured. 

Oct 16, 2015 Individual.com

USDA Grants $6.7M To Curb Fruit Pest

NC State has won a $6.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to undertake research and grower education efforts aimed at better managing a major new pest that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in annual agricultural losses. Hannah Burrack, entomology, featured. 

Oct 16, 2015 Camel City Dispatch

North Carolina Clean Transportation Tour Coming to Sci-Works

NC State’s NC Clean Energy Technology Center is hosting a Clean Transportation Tour that will take place in Concord, Winston-Salem, and Raleigh. The NC Clean Energy Technology Center, with support from the NC Department of Transportation and partners, is organizing this educational workshop tour as part of the $6.2M three-year Clean Fuel Advanced Technology Project. 

Oct 16, 2015 Bloomberg News

USDA Grants $6.7M To Curb Fruit Pest

NC State has won a $6.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to undertake research and grower education efforts aimed at better managing a major new pest that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in annual agricultural losses. Hannah Burrack, entomology, featured. 

Oct 16, 2015 The Produce News

Veteran sweet potato grower Vick: 2015 harvest down in yield, high in quality

Utilzing NC State research, Vick Family Farms recently designed and expanded its refrigerated storage facility to cure and store sweet potatoes. The research showed that horizontal refrigerated storage maintained sweet potato quality for a year or more. 

Oct 16, 2015 News & Observer (blog)

Top 4 things to eat at NC State Fair

After tasting many of the new foods at this year’s State Fair, the News & Observer’s food writer and metro editor select NC State’s Howling Cow ice cream as one of their top four picks. 

Oct 15, 2015 Overclockers Club

Solid Material Made with Refractive Index Near that of Air

NC State researchers have engineered a solid dielectric material with a refractive index of 1.025, just above the lowest possible value of 1, which air has. This means we could see low-refractive-index dielectrics enter optical and electronic devices and improve upon or open up new possibilities and applications. 

Oct 15, 2015 News & Observer

Add NCSU’s Walden to the list in NC Treasurer race

Add at least one more to the mix of those considering a run for the suddenly open state Treasurer seat. Mike Walden, agricultural & resource economics, featured. 

Oct 15, 2015 India Medical Times

‘Avatar’ experiment can help paralysed people move

Using an avatar-like system, integrating a real muscle and tendon along with a computer-controlled nerve stimulator acting as the avatar’s spinal cord, researchers have taken a giant leap to understand locomotion from the leg up. Greg Sawicki, biomedical engineering, featured. 

Oct 15, 2015 Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence

Hybrid bio-robotic system models physics of human leg locomotion

NC State researchers have developed a bio-inspired system that models how human leg locomotion works, by using a computer-controlled nerve stimulator (acting as the spinal cord) to activate a biological muscle-tendon. Greg Sawicki, biomedical engineering, featured. 

Oct 15, 2015 The Boston Globe

Do celebrity endorsements make a difference?

There was a time when celebrities who got involved in politics captivated the nation. Experts say so far this cycle, celebrity influence on the political narrative has proved fleeting. Michael Cobb, political science, featured.