:::: SpaceNet: Next Generation Textiles :::: The 'Galletta' is protected under United States Plant Patent, PP19763. Commercial growers also seem to love the Galletta as it produces a glossy, higher quality fruit than Sweet Charlie, the earliest strawberry available to North Carolina growers. Jim Ballington, professor of horticultural science, developed this strawberry variety to ripen earlier than the most widely grown strawberry in North Carolina -the Chandler. The 'Galletta' strawberry was also released in FY2009, suitable for commercial production and ripening early in the growing season - late April to early May. Dr. That's right, continuous flowering without the need to prune or deadhead." Unlike other Butterfly bushes, this series is continuous flowering. Their small 20" mounded habit make for the perfect flowering ground cover or container plants. Lo & Behold plants are remarkable for several reasons. The first release is Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip' and as the name indicates it has blue flowers. Undoubtedly, the most exciting news in Butterfly bush news has to be the introduction of a new series of miniature plants called Lo & Behold. Blue Chip is the first of a trademarked series of plants called Lo and Behold. The aromatic flowers bloom from midsummer until frost and, as the name implies, attract butterflies. 'Blue Chip' has a dense, compact growth habit, with plants growing to 2-to-3 feet, producing colorful blue flowers. The miniature butterfly bush named 'Blue Chip' is available commercially and quickly becoming a landscaping favorite. Dennis Werner, director of the JC Raulston Arboretum, and a new strawberry plant named 'Galletta' by Dr. Among the latest plant varieties are a dwarf butterfly bush called 'Blue Chip,' by Dr. In FY09, NC State plant breeders continued to introduce new ornamentals and improved food crops to market. :::: New Plant Breeds from College of Agriculture and Life Sciences :::: Jeff Hassannia, Vice President of Business Development, commented, “Based on the technical results generated to date, coupled with positive indications of the strength of our IP claims, we believe this to be one of the most attractive biorefinery technologies emerging in the marketplace." These include some of the largest worldwide consumers of petroleum transportation fuels such as China, Japan, Germany, France, Canada, Russia, the UK, and India. As a result of this review Diversified Energy is planning to extend its international patent protection into approximately 55 countries around the world. In summer of 2009, Diversified Energy received a positive patentability analysis from the European Patent Office, whose purpose is to assess the novelty, inventiveness, and industrial applicability of patents for the European market. Lab scale demonstrations of each of the process steps have been successfully completed to showcase the technical and economic viability of the approach. The technology is currently advancing under a government grant. Since 2006 NC State University and Diversified Energy have funded and conducted research and development to validate the technology and scale-up the architecture. Expectations are that cetane number (for diesel), octane number (for gasoline), and cold flow characteristics will be superior to petroleum fuels. The fuels produced will closely match the chemical, kinetic, and combustion characteristics of petroleum, therefore allowing the fuels to be stored, distributed, and used in vehicle engines without infrastructure modifications. :::: Biofuels Technology Expands Globally ::::īased on technology exclusively licensed from NC State, Diversified Energy Corporation of Arizona developed a process known as Centia™, which can use virtually any triglyceride feedstock (virgin oils, waste greases, animal fats, algal oils, among others) to produce fuels similar to petroleum-derived gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. This article discusses some NC State products to hit the market this year.products that began as ideas, brainstorms, exercises in trial and error, and finally materialized in the labs, offices and development environments here at NC State. When finalized products, technologies, and methods evolve from NC State's research and development environments and enter the greater community marketplace, everyone benefits. The commercial development of early-stage technologies is an exciting - while challenging - aspect of the technology transfer process.
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