Can U.S. remain competitive in SiC chip industry?

While silicon chips for power electronics are an American innovation, their production slipped away from manufacturers in the United States to those in East Asia. Victor Veliadis is doing his best to keep that from happening with silicon carbide (SiC) chips, which...

New Fulbright scholar seeks to accelerate EV for resources industry

Iqbal Husain has secured a prestigious Fulbright Future Scholarship funded by the Kinghorn Foundation where he will collaborate with Curtin renewable energy experts to develop a model for electric vehicle charging stations, with a particular focus on the resources...

#2 – Best online master’s in computer engineering 2022

Computer engineers develop, improve, and implement the technologies that have become essential to the success of so many organizations. We look at the best schools offering a master’s in computer engineering, with NC State’s online computer engineering...

America’s Greatest Disruptors: Amay Bandodkar

Tiny computers can do wonderful things when strapped to your body—think smartwatches, fitness trackers and other wearables—but how to comfortably, easily and consistently power these devices without a bulky battery and the need for constant recharging is a challenge....

Why this NC State project could accelerate drone entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs looking to monetize 5G networks “and beyond” have a new tool thanks to a national effort spearheaded by a research team at North Carolina State University. AERPAW, a project designed to accelerate the integration of unmanned aerial systems – also known...

Alumnus Appointed to Board of Trustees

NC State’s Board of Trustees welcomes three new members including Timothy Humphrey. Humphrey is a 1996 graduate of NC State with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. He is a member of the NC State Electrical and Computer Engineering Hall of Fame. Humphrey...

40 Under 40 2021: Eric Taylor

Though he is today chief operating officer at Ben & Jerry’s ice cream franchisee Primo Partners LLC. Eric Taylor’s career journey includes working as an engineer and missile defense systems. “The [electrical] engineering degree that I received...

How Mussels can be Monitored to Indicate Aquatic Toxins

AZoCleantech speaks with Dr. Alper Bozkurt and Dr. Jay Levine from NC State. The pair teamed up to develop a system that monitors the movement of mussels. The opening and closing of bivalve mollusks can indicate toxins in aquatic environments.