Jan 16, 2014

North Carolina State University on KRON-SF (MyTV)

North Carolina State University on KRON-SF (MyTV), KRON-SF (MyTV) – San Francisco, CA, Jan. 15, 2014. NC State’s Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute is the first of three manufacturing innovation institutes established by the Obama administration through a Federal commitment of $200 million across five Federal agencies. 

Jan 16, 2014

North Carolina State University on WTMJ-AM (Radio)

North Carolina State University on WTMJ-AM (Radio), WTMJ-AM (Radio) – Milwaukee, WI, Jan. 15, 2014. President Obama announced Wednesday that a consortium of 18 business and six universities, led by NC State, has been chosen to lead a manufacturing innovation institute to develop next-generation power electronics. 

Jan 16, 2014

North Carolina State University on KFBK-AM (Radio) – Sacramento, CA

North Carolina State University on KFBK-AM (Radio) – Sacramento, CA, KFBK-AM (Radio) – Sacramento, CA, Jan. 15, 2014. President Obama announced Wednesday that a consortium of 18 business and six universities, led by NC State, has been chosen to lead a manufacturing innovation institute to develop next-generation power electronics. 

Jan 16, 2014

North Carolina State University on KFXO (FOX) – Bend, OR

North Carolina State University on KFXO (FOX) – Bend, OR, KFXO NewsChannel 21, Jan. 15, 2014. NC State to lead a group of universities and companies to establish a manufacturing institute that President Obama saidwas the kind of innovation that would reinvigorate the nation’s manufacturing economy. 

Jan 16, 2014

North Carolina State University on KHON-HON (FOX) – Honolulu, HI

North Carolina State University on KHON-HON (FOX) – Honolulu, HI,  KHON-HON (FOX) Morning News, Jan. 15, 2014. President Obama in Raleigh on Wednesday to announce a consortium of 18 business and six universities, led by NC State. 

Jan 16, 2014

Silver nanowire sensors hold promise for prosthetics, robotics

Silver nanowire sensors hold promise for prosthetics, robotics, Phys.org, Jan. 16, 2014. NC State researchers use silver nanowires to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that could be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications. Yong Zhu and Shanshan Yao, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jan 16, 2014

Obama Announcing Manufacturing Institute In North Carolina

Obama Announcing Manufacturing Institute In North Carolina, Huffington Post, Jan. 15, 2014. President Obama announced Wednesday that a consortium of 18 business and six universities, led by NC State, has been chosen to lead a manufacturing innovation institute to develop next-generation power electronics. 

Jan 16, 2014

Obama Touts Manufacturing in North Carolina

Obama Touts Manufacturing in North Carolina, U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 15, 2014. President Obama hopes to jump start the manufacturing sector with his $200 million deposit on innovation. NC State won a portion of the funding by creating a high-tech manufacturing hub, capitalizing on the university’s technology and research development programs and pairing it with material… 

Jan 16, 2014

President Obama: ‘Can’t Wait For Congress’ To Fix Economy

President Obama: ‘Can’t Wait For Congress’ To Fix Economy, ABC News (blog), Jan. 15, 2014. The president first outlined his plans to launch three manufacturing institutes in his 2013 State of the Union Address, and on Wednesday he announced plans for the first manufacturing innovation institute to be led by NC State University. 

Jan 16, 2014

Obama in NC to advance goals on economy and jobs

Obama in NC to advance goals on economy and jobs, Washington Times, Jan. 15, 2014. President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to promote 21st-century manufacturing jobs by establishing hubs where universities and companies work together to invent, design and make new products. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Jan 16, 2014

Silver nanowire sensors hold promise for prosthetics, robotics

Silver nanowire sensors hold promise for prosthetics, robotics, Nanowerk,  Jan. 16, 2014. NC State researchers use silver nanowires to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that could be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications. Yong Zhu and Shanshan Yao, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jan 16, 2014

Obama fighting perception that administration is out of time to make progress on priorities

Obama fighting perception that administration is out of time to make progress on priorities, Washington Post, Jan. 15, 2014. President Obama on Wednesday announced a manufacturing innovation institute led by NC State that will bring together North Carolina businesses and educational institutions to strengthen the manufacturing sector. 

Jan 16, 2014

Obama unveils high-tech institute

Obama unveils high-tech institute, The Boston Globe, Jan. 16, 2014. NC State to lead a group of universities and companies to establish a manufacturing institute that President Obama said was the kind of innovation that would reinvigorate the nation’s manufacturing economy. 

Jan 16, 2014

The cornerstones of what it means to be middle class in America

The cornerstones of what it means to be middle class in America, The White House (blog), Jan. 15, 2014. President Obama announced that NC State will lead the Energy Department’s new manufacturing innovation institute for the next generation of power electronics. 

Jan 16, 2014

Obama to Congress: ‘Do the right thing’ for long-term unemployed

Obama to Congress: ‘Do the right thing’ for long-term unemployed, United Press International, Jan. 15, 2014. Obama announce that N.C. State University will be the new home to a $140 million consortium of companies and universities that will develop the next generation of energy-efficient electronic chips and devices.