Jan 24, 2014

Gas-guzzler Guilt Trip? Not so Fast

Gas-guzzler Guilt Trip? Not so Fast, The Delaware News Journal (blog), Jan. 24, 2014. NC State researchers have found that even if many more people start buying and using electric drive passenger vehicles by 2050, it won’t “significantly reduce emissions” of  carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides. Joseph DeCarolis, civil, construction and environmental engineering, featured. 

Jan 24, 2014

EPA plan imperils NC’s growing biodiesel industry

EPA plan imperils NC’s growing biodiesel industry, News & Observer, Jan. 23, 2014. The growth of the renewable fuels industry in North Carolina is an American success story. NC State has been part of a research project exploring the growth of biofuel crops on our highway rights of way. 

Jan 24, 2014

NCSU names interim head for manufacturing research hub

NCSU names interim head for manufacturing research hub, Triangle Business Journal, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State has named an interim front man for the manufacturing innovation research center announced by President Barack Obama this month. Dennis Kekas, engineering, and  Leah Burton, Centennial Campus Partnership, featured. 

Jan 24, 2014

NCSU to give industry access to researchers

NCSU to give industry access to researchers, Triangle Business Journal, Jan. 23, 2014. At Access Day, NC State faculty members and representatives will give descriptions of more than 50 projects which representatives from private companies might find appealing. Chancellor Randy Woodson and Daniel Solomon, College of Sciences, featured. 

Jan 24, 2014

New microscopy technique improves imaging at the atomic scale

New microscopy technique improves imaging at the atomic scale, Phys.org, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a new technique that accounts for the tiny movements of samples, when capturing images at the atomic scale, that can result in skewed or distorted images. James LeBeau, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

Atomic-scale catalysts may produce cheap hydrogen

Atomic-scale catalysts may produce cheap hydrogen, Eureka! Science News, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State researchers have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

New Microscopy Technique Improves Imaging at the Atomic Scale

New Microscopy Technique Improves Imaging at the Atomic Scale, Product Design & Development, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a new technique that accounts for the tiny movements of samples, when capturing images at the atomic scale, that can result in skewed or distorted images. James LeBeau, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

Electric Cars And Hybrids Will Have Little Effect On Greenhouse Gas …

Electric Cars And Hybrids Will Have Little Effect On Greenhouse Gas …, Red Orbit, Jan. 22, 2014. NC State study has found that even a sharp increase in the use of such vehicles will not be enough to reduce harmful air emissions. Joseph DeCarolis, civil, construction and environmental engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

Atomic-scale catalysts may produce cheap hydrogen

Atomic-scale catalysts may produce cheap hydrogen, Science Codex, Jan. 23, 2013. NC State researchers have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

New microscopy technique improves imaging at the atomic scale

New microscopy technique improves imaging at the atomic scale, R&D Magazine, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State researchers have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

Electric Cars Will Not be the Answer to India’s Pollution

Electric Cars Will Not be the Answer to India’s Pollution, Guardian Liberty Voice, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State study indicates that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles (EDVs) by 2050 would not significantly reduce emissions of high-profile air pollutants carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides. Joseph DeCarolis, civil, construction and environmental engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

North Carolina Lawmakers Weigh Privacy Regulations for Drones

North Carolina Lawmakers Weigh Privacy Regulations for Drones, Insurance Journal, Jan. 23, 2014. State lawmakers next week will begin discussing rules for government and commercial use of drone aircraft in North Carolina. Kyle Snyder, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

Researchers Report One-Atom Thick Molybdenum Sulfide Film as …

Researchers Report One-Atom Thick Molybdenum Sulfide Film as …, AZoNano.com, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State researchers have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

Study: Electric Vehicles Have Little Impact On Emissions

Study: Electric Vehicles Have Little Impact On Emissions, WUNC, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State study challenges common assumptions connecting electric vehicles and lower emissions. Joseph DeCarolis, civil, construction and environmental engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2014

New microscopy technique improves imaging at the atomic scale

New microscopy technique improves imaging at the atomic scale, Nanowerk, Jan. 23, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a new technique that accounts for the tiny movements of samples, when capturing images at the atomic scale, that can result in skewed or distorted images. James LeBeau, materials science and engineering, featured.