Matt Shipman

Raleigh

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Effective tips on how to prevent mosquito bites

3 days ago | medicalxpress.com | Matt Shipman

When it comes to summertime pests, mosquitoes are public enemy number one. But why do mosquitoes bite us? Why do their bites itch? And how can you stop mosquitoes from biting you? For starters, estimates of mosquito species worldwide range from 3,200 to 3,900 or more. More than 150 of those species can be found in the U.S., and 60 of them can be found in North Carolina alone. But they're not all bad guys. Only 10–15 of the species found in North Carolina regularly bite people.
Novel technique overcomes spurious correlations problem in AI

6 days ago | techxplore.com | Matt Shipman

AI models often rely on "spurious correlations," making decisions based on unimportant and potentially misleading information. Researchers have now discovered these learned spurious correlations can be traced to a very small subset of the training data and have demonstrated a technique that overcomes the problem. The work has been published on the arXiv preprint server.
Flaws found in tools used to enforce online ad standards

1 week ago | techxplore.com | Matt Shipman

A new study finds about 10% of websites that claim to comply with online advertising standards are running ads that violate those standards. The finding tells researchers that the ad-filtering rules browser extensions use to enforce the standards have flaws advertisers can take advantage of to display non-compliant ads.
Q&A: How blockchain could change the NFL draft

1 week ago | techxplore.com | Matt Shipman

The NFL draft is entertaining, but it's also the setting for high-stakes negotiations where teams often simultaneously seek a competitive advantage and cooperate with each other by trading draft picks. These deals are complex, fast-paced and rely on a clear understanding between the teams involved.
How Blockchain Could Change the NFL Draft

1 week ago | news.ncsu.edu | Matt Shipman

The NFL draft is entertaining, but it’s also the setting for high-stakes negotiations where teams often simultaneously seek a competitive advantage and cooperate with each other by trading draft picks. These deals are complex, fast-paced and rely on a clear understanding between the teams involved. That’s exactly the sort of setting where blockchain smart contracts could be useful, according to a paper put forward by systems engineering researchers.
How Can I Protect My Home From Carpenter Bees?

1 week ago | news.ncsu.edu | Matt Shipman

Carpenter bees get their name from their habit of drilling holes in dead wood. No big deal when they’re digging away at a branch in the forest, but problematic when you’ve used that wood to build your porch, deck or entire house. Why do carpenter bees dig holes in wood? And what can you do to protect your house from carpenter bees? There are hundreds of carpenter bee species around the globe.
How Do I Get Rid of Cockroaches?

2 weeks ago | news.ncsu.edu | Matt Shipman

Most people think cockroaches are disgusting. And if you’ve ever turned on a kitchen light, to find them skittering for dark corners, you probably agree (reference: my first apartment). But are cockroaches actually dangerous? And how do I get rid of them? How Many Kinds of Cockroaches Are There? There are nearly 5,000 named species of cockroach around the world, with some experts estimating that there are another 5,000 species that have yet to be named, described and classified.
Novel material holds promise for tech to convert CO2 into fuel

4 weeks ago | spacedaily.com | Matt Shipman

Novel material holds promise for tech to convert CO2 into fuelby Matt Shipman for NCSU NewsRaleigh NC (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Researchers have developed a novel combination of materials that have organic and inorganic properties, with the goal of using them in technologies that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into a liquid fuel.
Engineered surface holds promise for tech to convert CO₂ into liquid fuel

1 month ago | techxplore.com | Matt Shipman

Researchers have developed a novel combination of materials that have organic and inorganic properties, with the goal of using them in technologies that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into a liquid fuel. The paper, "Mild-Annealed Molecular Layer Deposition (MLD) Tincone Thin Film as Photoelectrochemically Stable and Efficient Electron Transport Layer for Si Photocathodes," is published in ACS Applied Energy Materials.
Novel Material Holds Promise for Tech to Convert CO2 Into Fuel

1 month ago | news.ncsu.edu | Matt Shipman

Researchers have developed a novel combination of materials that have organic and inorganic properties, with the goal of using them in technologies that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into a liquid fuel.