NC State in the News

Super-Sized Memory Could Fit Into Tiny Chips
Wired, Oct. 20, 2009
“Instead of making a chip that stores 20 gigabytes, we have a created a prototype that can [potentially] handle one terabyte.” Dr. Jagdish Narayan, professor of materials science and engineering, featured.

Cutting-edge science restoring American chestnut tree
USA TODAY, Oct. 20, 2009
“People have forgotten how important and what a wonderful tree the chestnut was.” Ron Sederoff, professor of forestry, featured.

Study Reveals Inhaling CNT Affects Outer Lining of Lung
R & D Magazine, Chemistry World, Science Daily, Green Right Now (blog), India Business Blog (blog), Oct. 25, 2009
"Using mice in an animal model study, the researchers set out to determine what happens when multi-walled carbon nanotubes are inhaled. Specifically, researchers wanted to determine whether the nanotubes would be able to reach the pleura, which is the tissue that lines the outside of the lungs and is affected by exposure to certain types of asbestos fibers which cause the cancer mesothelioma." Dr. James Bonner, environmental and molecular toxicology, featured.

US Army looks to lighten load for soldiers
DefenceWeb, Oct. 26, 2009
"The US Army is poised to introduce a plate-carrier vest to provide soldiers more lightweight gear in the challenging operational environments of Afghanistan."

Hunt legacy to be set in stone
Associated Press, Oct. 24, 2009
"When Jim Hunt first walked onto the N.C. State University campus a half century ago, he planned to study to be a dairy farmer. He likely never imagined a building there would one day be named for him. But future generations of NCSU students, along with researchers, industrialists and educators, will use the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, which will open in 2012 as the centerpiece of the college's Centennial Campus."

NCSU's Research Park Continues to Evolve
News & Observer, Oct. 26, 2009
"N.C. State University is celebrating the 25th birthday of its innovative Centennial Campus today as it breaks ground on a new library that is expected to be its aesthetic and cultural heart."