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Study Tests Firefighter Turnout Gear With, Without PFAS
PFAS-free outer shells fail to repel oil and hydraulic fluid, potentially bringing performance tradeoffs to firefighters.
The Quest for Net Zero
On this episode of Farms, Food and You, Joe Sagues, principal investigator of the Biocarbon Utilization & Sequestration (BUS) Lab in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, discusses carbon recycling and the potential it holds for farmers, entrepreneurs and society in general.
Get the Scoop on Sustainable Composting
NC State’s Engineering Sustainable Composting and Outreach Program ((e)SCoOP) is bridging research, education and community engagement with support from the Sustainability Fund.
Trusting Their Gut: NC State Spinout Company Knows Cows Hold the Key to Quickly Cooling the Climate
Hoofprint Biome, which recently closed a $4.25M pre-seed round of venture capital funding, was founded by two NC State Ph.D. grads with the mission to improve cattle’s gut health and, as a result, reduce methane — a major contributor to climate change.
NC WRRI’s 2023 Faculty Researchers Announced
North Carolina’s Water Resource Research Institute (WRRI) is pleased to announce newly funded faculty researchers for 2023. This biennial request for proposals is jointly supported by the North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The researchers are investigating a wide variety of water resources needs, including methods to improve wastewater…
‘An Unnecessary Death’
A CMAST professor sees firsthand how human carelessness damages sea life.
NC State Envisions Urban Futures
On October 18, NC State hosted the Envisioning Urban Futures event, a collaborative effort of the the Long View Project, the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs, the NC State University Libraries, Arts NC State and NC State College of Design’s Initiative for Community Growth and Development. Together, they invited participants to explore cities of the near and distant future.
Doing Us a Solid
Engineering team works to figure out effective ways to extract phosphorus from wastewater.
AI-Powered Waste Management System to Revolutionize Recycling
The system is expected to streamline the collection of non-recyclable waste for conversion into renewable products, energy and fuel.
New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment
By taking human adaptation into account, a new land change model offers a more realistic assessment of flood risk.