Stacked Solar Cells Can Handle Energy Of 70,000 Suns

NC State researchers have come up with a new technique that which should improve the overall efficiency of solar energy devices and reduce the cost of solar energy production. Salah Bedair, electrical engineering, featured.

North Carolina researchers improve stacked solar cell connections

NC State researchers have devised a means of improving the connections between stacked solar cells ? one capable of increasing the overall efficiency of solar energy devices, while also reducing associated costs. Salah Bedair, electrical engineering, featured.

Model signals boost for intelligent transportation

NC State researchers have developed a model to improve the clarity of the vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) transmissions needed to make intelligent transportation a reality. Dan Stancil, electrical and computer engineering, featured.

Why the Human Robot Will Never Come to Pass

An NC State researcher has created a swarm structure for robotics by applying small battery backs to cockroaches, which can then be steered with small electrical pulses and used to collect data or search for people across wide space.

Column: Bands drum up feedback with app

NC State student Trent McKenzie is representative of a bigger trend happening in music where bands have learned from the business world that data drives decision-making. Trent McKenzie, electrical engineering, featured.

Terminator 2-style liquid metal can now be 3D printed

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited.

3D liquid metal structures built at room temperature

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited.

3D printing with liquid metals (video)

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, credited.

NC State researchers develop liquid metal 3D printing

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited.

3D-printing with liquid metal at room temperature

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited.