Sep 11, 2015 New York Daily News

5 healthy foods that might make you sick

For health enthusiasts, “clean eating” is a way of life, but some so-called healthy foods are proving to be anything but clean. Benjamin Chapman, youth, family & community sciences, featured. 

Sep 11, 2015 Space Daily

New findings move flexible lighting technology toward commercial feasibility

NC State material science expert says the future trend in organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) is to make them on plastic substrates for flexibility, durability, and light weight. Franky So, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Sep 11, 2015 Triangle Business Journal

‘Honey’ beer yeast and body-sensing textiles: How NC State is bridging the university innovation gap

A new brewing technique is just one of the research projects being awarded at NC State with its Innovation Awards. CellSentry started as a research project at NC State. Fast forward a few years, and its mobile protection platform, dubbed TIMA, was licensed by Samsung– a deal that means your new smartphone could have a dose of Wolfpack innovation. Kelly… 

Sep 11, 2015 WRAL Tech Wire

NCSU startup buzz grows: Tech transfer program awards 5 research grants up to $75K

Startup activity continues to hum at NC State. The university is funneling grants up to $75,000 each to five research teams that could become the latest tech transfer successes for NC State’s five-year-old Chancellor’s Innovation Fund. 

Sep 11, 2015 News & Observer

Mordecai residents lead charge for backyard cottages in Raleigh

Several residents in Mordecai have been working with NC State architecture students to design cottages that range from 300 to 500 square feet. Tom Barrie, architecture, featured. 

Sep 11, 2015 WSOC Charlotte

New info released in case of woman’s body found in 1997

Deputies released a new sketch of a woman whose body was pulled from Lake Norman in 1997. She was never identified and was first thought to be Asian, but new technology from NC State now lead investigators to believe she was a Hispanic woman about 38 years old. 

Sep 10, 2015 Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)

Recall alert involves cucumbers shipped to Kentucky, 26 other states

A Salmonella Poona  outbreak has sickened 285 people in 27 states and killed a 99-year-old San Diego woman. NC State food safety expert says Salmonella Poona isn’t as common as Salmonella Enteritidis, but the symptoms – fever, vomiting, diarrhea – are the same. Benjamin Chapman, youth, family & community sciences, featured. 

Sep 9, 2015 Medical Xpress

Spheroid stem cell production sows hope for IPF treatment

NC State researchers have demonstrated a rapid, simple way to generate large numbers of lung stem cells for use in disease treatment, showing promise in mice for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and could one day provide human IPF sufferers with an effective, less invasive method of treatment for their disease. Ke Cheng et al., veterinary medicine, featured. 

Sep 9, 2015 News & Observer

Inside N.C. Science: Wearable electronics can monitor your health

What if your clothes could tell you when your health is in – or alert a doctor? Textile-inspired devices are poised to become one of the next evolutions of truly wearable electronics that will provide a new dimension to managing your personal wellness. Jesse Jur, textiles, featured. 

Sep 9, 2015 Durango Herald

Street Sign Wording a Key to Safety

Misunderstandings on the road between cyclists and motorists can be deadly. But a simple change in the wording of traffic signs could help clarify how drivers and bicyclists should safely interact, according to a new report. George Hess and Nils Peterson, natural resources, featured. 

Sep 9, 2015 WDEL-AM/FM’s Road Scholar

Study finds straightforward bicycle signs lend to enhanced safety

Bicycles and motor vehicles:  whose right of way prevails? An NC State study shows “Bicycles May Use Full Lane,” is better at clarifying the rules of the road than “Share the Lane.” George Hess and Nils Peterson, natural resources, featured. 

Sep 9, 2015 EurekAlert

Spheroid stem cell production sows hope for IPF treatment

NC State researchers have demonstrated a rapid, simple way to generate large numbers of lung stem cells for use in disease treatment, showing promise in mice for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and could one day provide human IPF sufferers with an effective, less invasive method of treatment for their disease. Ke Cheng et al., veterinary medicine, featured. 

Sep 9, 2015 United Press International (UPI)

Method of stem cell production may help improve IPF treatment

NC State researchers test a faster, cheaper way to harvest and grow lung stem cells from patients’ own bodies, making them a perfect match, according to a small proof-of-concept trial. Ke Cheng et al., veterinary medicine, featured. 

Sep 9, 2015 Newswise

Spheroid Stem Cell Production Sows Hope for IPF Treatment

NC State researchers have demonstrated a rapid, simple way to generate large numbers of lung stem cells for use in disease treatment, showing promise in mice for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and could one day provide human IPF sufferers with an effective, less invasive method of treatment for their disease. Ke Cheng et al., veterinary medicine, featured. 

Sep 9, 2015 WRAL

Jeb Bush proposes ‘simple, fair and clear’ tax code

According to an NC State political science professor, with the crowded GOP field of candidates, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has got to find a way to stand out. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured.