BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Is walking on water possible for frogs? Several species have fascinated observers with their abilities to skip side-to-side and leap into the air from the surface of a pond as if the water were land. One such breed native to Virginia and North Carolina is the cricket frog. The way these frogs move in the water could bring insights to tools for the future of robotics, watercraft, and more. Jake Socha, the Samuel Herrick P more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Unusual atomic vibrations in a crystalline structure explain potential solid-state battery material's superionic transport abilities * * * Researchers at Duke University have uncovered the molecular inner workings of a material that could underpin next-generation rechargeable batteries. Unlike today's popular lithium-ion batteries that feature a liquid interior, the lithi more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) is accepting public comment on proposed rule changes that would codify discharge requirements for certain existing wastewater treatment plants in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin in the rules. The rules are part of a strategy designed to manage the inputs of nutrients into the basin that can cause fish kills, harmful algal blooms a more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas threatened by flooding. This phenomenon, called the "safe development paradox," is described in a new paper from North Carolina State University. Lead author Georgina Sanchez, a research scholar in NC State's Center for Geospatial Analytics, said this may be an un more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 7 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * Growing menu of options offers customers more savings and better control over how they use their energy * Some incentives have doubled or even tripled * * * Duke Energy has increased incentives and eligibility for many of its residential and business energy efficiency and demand response programs in North Carolina, expanding ways customers can save energy and money. The updates were approved by the N more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: * * * History professor's recent book, which probes the vagaries of the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery and exposes broader immigration issues, has won two significant awards. * * * By Eileen Reinhard Rutgers University-Camden Assistant Professor of History Carly Goodman appears to have written the right book at the right time. Her double award-winning Dreamland: America's Immigration Lottery in  more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 7 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Phase 1 of the multi-year renovation of Jackson Library has officially begun! The tower side of the building will be unavailable until mid-2026, but the College Avenue side of the building remains open and available. The UNCG University Libraries are committed to providing access to materials, both electronically and print, during this time. Options for accessing books: * Electr more PR