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Life Underground Suited New Dinosaur Fine

The age of dinosaurs wasn’t conducted solely above ground. A newly discovered ancestor of Thescelosaurus shows evidence that these animals spent at least part of their time in underground burrows. The new species contributes to a fuller...
9-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

How to Build a Team of ‘Appropriately Skeptical’ Financial Statement Auditors

A new study identifies the characteristics that make auditing professionals more likely to reward skepticism in the people they supervise, which is associated with an increased likelihood of identifying potential fraud during the auditing process.
6-Jun-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Sheds Light on Shady World of Text Message Phishing Scams

Researchers have collected and analyzed an unprecedented amount of data on SMS phishing attacks, shedding light on both the scope and nature of SMS phishing operations. The work also identifies avenues that law enforcement can use to address...
28-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Daylight Saving Time Spells Bad News for Healthy Habits

New research suggests that making the change to daylight saving time isn’t good for our healthy habits. Researchers found that the onset of daylight saving time is associated with increased consumption of processed snack foods and fewer trips to...
13-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Business-Focused Anti-Poverty Initiatives Can Have Unintended Consequences

A new study of entrepreneurial small businesses created to address poverty in rural Africa found that the introduction of the entrepreneurial model led to unexpected social shifts that made the small business operators a source of friction and...
7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

VR Poses Privacy Risks for Kids. A New Study Finds Parents Aren’t as Worried as They Should Be.

New research finds that, while an increasing number of minors are using virtual reality (VR) apps, not many parents recognize the extent of the security and privacy risks that are specific to VR technologies.
6-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Senior Staff Give More Constructive Feedback When They Think They’ll Work With You Again

A new study finds senior staff are more likely to provide constructive feedback and coaching to junior staff when the juniors are in the same office and/or when the senior staff know the juniors will be working with them again in the future.
8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Suggests Taking an Aggressive Stance in Crisis Communications Costs Companies Money

A new study tracked 10 years of data to capture shifts in how corporate interests and the public discussed a complex legal situation – and how those dynamics related to stock price. The bottom line? When the company took an aggressive stance, its...
1-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Researcher Explains How Santa Delivers Presents in One Night

Don’t believe in Santa Claus? Magic, you say? In fact, science and technology explain how Santa is able to deliver toys to good girls and boys around the world in one night, according to a North Carolina State University researcher.
6-Dec-2011 7:35 AM EST

Food-Safety Expert Can Offer Tips For Thanksgiving

At Thanksgiving, small mistakes in the kitchen can lead to food-borne illness. Dr. Ben Chapman, food-safety specialist and assistant professor of family and consumer sciences at North Carolina State University, can offer suggestions to ensure your...
9-Nov-2011 7:00 AM EST

Expert Can Discuss Importance Of Labor Day During Recession, Election Year

As American workers are faced with the “Great Recession” of the 21st century, how are they faring this Labor Day? What role might organized labor play, or not play, in the upcoming fall 2010 elections?
30-Aug-2010 8:00 AM EDT

Experts Can Offer Insight On Haiti Disaster

The eyes of the world are now focused on Haiti, and the effects of the recent earthquake disaster on the island nation are still unfolding. North Carolina State University researchers can help explain what happened, what may happen next, and what it...
13-Jan-2010 3:30 PM EST

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Robots on the Farm

Labor concerns can be a headache for farmers. Two new studies shed light on how automation does -- and doesn't...
22 Aug 2024

NC State Partners in New National Science Foundation Center Dedicated to Domestic Rubber Production

The new center is entitled ERC: Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Secu...
22 Aug 2024

For First Time, DNA Tech Offers Both Data Storage and Computing Functions

The new DNA computer is the first that can repeatedly store, retrieve, compute, erase and rewrite data....
22 Aug 2024

Researchers Will Build an International Network of Networks, S2S-AccelNet, To Strengthen Forecast Applications and Services

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY),...
21 Aug 2024

Keeping NC State Safe

Hear about the communication and collaboration at the forefront of emergency preparedness at NC State....
21 Aug 2024

Digital Twin Could Help Data Servers Better Predict User Needs

Researchers in the Department of Computer Science have developed a new method to help data servers more accura...
20 Aug 2024

New Technique Prints Metal Oxide Thin Film Circuits at Room Temperature

Researchers have used the new technique to create transparent, flexible circuits....
15 Aug 2024

NC State Leading New Collaborative Grant to Study Immune Receptors

The grant includes a $645,180 award for NC State. ...
15 Aug 2024

Using Machine Learning To Map Floods

A graduate student at the Center for Geospatial Analytics trained a machine-learning model to create maps that...
14 Aug 2024

Three Actions and a Tool to Cut Methane Emissions and Slow Global Warming

Researchers examine rising methane levels and create a tool to help countries find cost-effective ways to redu...
13 Aug 2024

Quantitative Ultrasound Parameters Offer New Tool for Diagnosing Lung Disease

The researchers demonstrated the parameters' ability to accurately diagnose and assess the severity of lung di...
13 Aug 2024

Teams Forge Communication Shortcuts Across Large Organizations to Keep Information Flowing

Shortcuts across the hierarchy is hallmark of communication in successful company....
12 Aug 2024

One Way Social Work Researchers Can Better Understand Community Needs – and Move the Field Forward

Researchers are calling on the social work community to begin incorporating a methodology called “discrete c...
12 Aug 2024

Russian invasion of Ukraine could have lasting impacts on global economy, environment

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into its third year, international trade has felt the effects as ...
09 Aug 2024

How Brands are ‘Winning’ Olympic Gold

How much are companies pouring into the Olympic Games? And what do they get for their money?...
09 Aug 2024

New Rankings Place NC State Among National Leaders in Science Research Output

The recently released Leiden Ranking ranks universities by articles published in scientific journals....
08 Aug 2024

Partnership Seeds Two Agricultural Sensor Projects

A new partnership among NC State University’s Institute for Connected Sensor Systems, N.C. Plant Scienc...
07 Aug 2024

Electric Bandage Holds Promise for Treating Chronic Wounds

In animal testing, wounds that were treated with these electric bandages healed 30% faster than wounds treated...
07 Aug 2024

‘Amphibious’ Sensors Make New, Waterproof Technologies Possible

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for creating sensors that can function both in air and underwater....
07 Aug 2024

Researchers Solve Long-Standing Challenge for Piezoelectric Materials

The discovery paves the way for new ultrasound technologies....
06 Aug 2024

Welding Metal Foam

At NC State, researchers are innovating how induction welding can be used to manufacture stronger and lighter ...
05 Aug 2024

Study Analyzes Potato-Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine

Researchers examine both the pathogen's effector genes and the plant's resistance genes simultaneously in a fi...
05 Aug 2024

NC State and Air Force Sign Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

NC State University has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the United States Air For...
01 Aug 2024

New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environments

As climate change causes storms to intensify, new tools are needed to map where flooding occurs in under-studi...
31 Jul 2024

The Tax Implications of Olympic Prizes

Do you have to claim gold medals on your taxes?...
31 Jul 2024

Is Hosting the Olympic Games Worth It?

For Paris and other cities, hosting the Olympic Games is a multibillion-dollar investment. Is it worth it?...
31 Jul 2024

Researchers Develop General Framework for Designing Quantum Sensors

A new protocol gives quantum sensor designers the ability to sense signals of interest....
30 Jul 2024

Ultrasound for the future

Ultrasound is one of the best-known medical imaging devices. It is safe, cost-efficient and relatively portabl...
29 Jul 2024

Shape-Shifting ‘Transformer Bots’ Inspired by Origami

A single plastic cubed structure can transform into more than 1,000 configurations using only three active mot...
29 Jul 2024

How an Emerging Disease in Dogs is Shedding Light on Cystic Fibrosis

A canine gallbladder disease is caused by improper expression of the gene associated with cystic fibrosis in h...
29 Jul 2024

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