Category: Research
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New Electric Car Charger is More Efficient, 10 Times Smaller Than Current Tech
October 13, 2018A new electric vehicle fast charger is at least 10 times smaller than existing systems and wastes 60 percent less power during the charging process, without sacrificing the charging time.
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FREEDM: A Bright Idea
October 7, 2018The National Science Foundation’s FREEDM Systems Center led by NC State ECE is celebrating 10 years of work changing how we use energy.
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In Our Labs: Optical Sensing Lab
October 2, 2018Join us as we take a look at Dr. Michael Kudenov’s Optical Sensing Lab where his team works to make optical systems smaller, faster and more capable than ever before.
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Out of the Lab and Into the World
August 15, 2018Three NC State ECE faculty members are 2019 recipients of fund awards from Chancellor’s Innovation Fund as they develop microneedle patches and fast chargers for electric vehicles.
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Engineers Invent New Way to Speed Up Computer Memory
July 6, 2018Memory modules using Intel’s 3D XPoint technology are arriving, and engineers at NC State have already figured out how to speed them up with a new method.
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NC State Named First University-Based IBM Q Hub in North America
May 9, 2018NC State will be the first university in North America to establish an IBM Quantum Computing Hub as part of the global IBM Q Network, a collaboration of top Fortune 500 companies, universities and research labs working with tech powerhouse IBM to advance quantum computing.
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New Techniques Boost Performance of Non-Volatile Memory Systems
October 17, 2017Researchers have developed new software and hardware designs that should limit programming errors and improve system performance in devices that use non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies.
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Researchers Improve the Performance of Quantum Well Solar Cells
September 28, 2017Collaboration between researchers at Bedair Group, North Carolina State University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), shows the high potential of quantum wells in multi-junction solar cells.
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NASA Grant Funds Research into Tracking UAVs
July 24, 2017Researchers at NC State ECE are launching a project aimed at researching and developing high-performance communications, networking and air traffic management (ATM) systems, including navigation and surveillance for both manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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From Transformers to Autonomous Systems
July 11, 2017This is a guest post by Edgar Lobaton – Autonomous systems are becoming a reality in our everyday lives. A few examples that most of us have seen in the news include autonomous vehicles such as the Google Car, and autonomous stores such as Amazon Go. All of these systems require sophisticated sensing, machine learning and artificial intelligence in order to make them work, which fascinates me.
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Study Finds ‘Smart’ Transformers Could Make Reliable Smart Grid a Reality
July 11, 2017A new study using complex computational models finds that smart solid-state transformers (SSTs) could be used to make a stable, reliable “smart grid” – allowing the power distribution system to route renewable energy from homes and businesses into the power grid.
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New Design Improves Performance of Flexible Wearable Electronics
June 26, 2017In a proof-of-concept study, engineers at NC State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have designed a flexible thermoelectric energy harvester that has the potential to rival the effectiveness of existing power wearable electronic devices using body heat as the only source of energy.