North Carolina State University researchers recently revealed a thermoelectric generator that they believe could be incorporated into shirts and other items of clothing.
The small size and nimbleness of cockroaches in getting to hard-to-reach places can be beneficial for humans, especially for rescue missions. This is why researchers at North Carolina State University are investigating the use of remotely controlled cockroaches in...
The idea would be to release a swarm of sensor-equipped biobots such as remotely controlled cockroaches into a collapsed building or other dangerous, unmapped area, said Edgar Lobaton, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina...
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user?s physical activity based on data from wearable devices.
Researchers from NC State and the Intel Corporation have developed a new way to significantly accelerate core-to-core communication. Their advance relies on hardware to coordinate efforts between cores for multiprocessor operations. Yan Solihi, engineering,...
Researchers from NC State and the Intel Corporation have developed a new way to significantly accelerate core-to-core communication. Their advance relies on hardware to coordinate efforts between cores for multiprocessor operations. Yan Solihin, engineering,...
Researchers from NC State and the Intel Corporation have developed a new way to significantly accelerate core-to-core communication. Their advance relies on hardware to coordinate efforts between cores for multiprocessor operations. Yan Solihin, engineering,...
Researchers from NC State and the Intel Corporation have developed a new way to significantly accelerate core-to-core communication. Their advance relies on hardware to coordinate efforts between cores for multiprocessor operations. Yan Solihin, engineering,...
NC State engineers have developed an energy-harvesting patch that produces electricity from body heat to power wearable devices. Daryoosh Vashaee, engineering, featured.
Now your sweaty body can power your phone. Like Neo in the Matrix, a new system created by researchers at North Carolina State University lets you generate electricity with a wearable device.
NC State researchers have developed a new type of inverter device with greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package ? which should improve the fuel-efficiency and range of hybrid and electric vehicles. Iqbal Husain, Dhrubo Rahman et al., engineering,...
NC State researchers have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics. Daryoosh Vashaee, engineering, featured.
Who needs batteries when you?re wearing a T-shirt? A team of NC State researchers have designed a skin patch that turns body heat into electricity to power wearable devices. By using the difference in temperature between your body and the surrounding air, the device...
Researchers at NC State’s Future Renewable Electric Energy Distribution and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center have developed an inverter using silicon carbide (SiC), a wide-bandgap semiconductor material. Iqbal Husain, engineering, featured.
NC State researchers have developed a new tool for detecting and measuring the polarization of light based on a single spatial sampling of the light, rather than the multiple samples required by previous technologies. Michael Kudenov, engineering, featured
NC State researchers have developed a new tool for detecting and measuring the polarization of light based on a single spatial sampling of the light, rather than the multiple samples required by previous technologies. Michael Kudenov, engineering, featured
NC State researchers have developed a new tool for detecting and measuring the polarization of light based on a single spatial sampling of the light, rather than the multiple samples required by previous technologies. Michael Kudenov et al., engineering,...
Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State have developed a novel lens for a two-photon imaging system that is able to capture images of the brain that are almost 10 times larger than those captured through a conventional two-photon microscope. ECE featured.
Researchers partner in an attempt to solve a tricky engineering challenge and advance our understanding of Earth’s oceans. Edgar Lobaton, engineering, featured.
NC State engineers have developed a possible solution to help detect factors leading to an asthma attack. The wearable wristband, called the Health and Environmental Tracker (HET), monitors heart rate, the environment and other physical factors. Veena Misra and Alper...
