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NASA Interns Extending Internetworking Off-WorldDecember 2, 2020 Ryan Daugherty, a computer engineering student at North Carolina State University, catalogued the required installation process for a DTN ground node. This program repository and related documentation will simplify implementing new DTN ground nodes, making it more straightforward for new users to adopt DTN. |
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New wireless, implantable chip from NC State could help fight Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’sNovember 19, 2020 “Our goal was to create a research tool that can be used to help us better understand the behavior of different regions of the brain, particularly in response to various forms of neural stimulation,” says Yaoyao Jia, corresponding author of a paper on the work and an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University. “This tool will help us answer fundamental questions that could then pave the way for advances in addressing neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.” |
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Cyborg cockroaches designed to complete tasks inside your HOME can carry objects across the room, transform into a display and draw objects on paperNovember 5, 2020 In November 2014, researchers at North Carolina State University fitted cockroaches with electrical backpacks complete with tiny microphones capable of detecting faint sounds. The idea is that cyborg cockroaches, or ‘biobots’, could enter crumpled buildings hit by earthquakes, for example, and help emergency workers find survivors. ‘In a collapsed building, sound is the best way to find survivors,’ said Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University. |
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Astronaut, NC State grad Christina Koch named to Time 100 Most Influential ListOctober 13, 2020 Astronaut Christina Koch, who graduated from NC State, was named to the Time 100 Most Influential People list. |
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A Simple Neural Network Upgrade Boosts AI PerformanceSeptember 30, 2020 A two-in-one software module could improve many applications built on top of popular deep learning architectures |
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The 100 Most Influential People of 2020: Christina KochSeptember 22, 2020 In October 2019, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station and replaced a controller regulating the batteries that store the station’s solar power. But the two astronauts accomplished much more than fixing the space station. They completed the first all-female spacewalk, shifting who we see as strong, brave, competent, and who’s on the team pushing the boundaries of exploration. |
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Army advances learning capabilities of drone swarmsAugust 10, 2020 Army-sponsored researchers, including NC State ECE’s Aranya Chakrabortty developed a reinforcement learning approach that will allow swarms of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles to optimally accomplish various missions while minimizing performance uncertainty. |
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Si2 Announces 2020 Power of Partnerships Award WinnersJuly 7, 2020 Semiconductor design experts from industry and academia, including NC State’s Rhett Davis are this year’s winners of the Silicon Integration Initiative’s Power of Partnerships Award, recognizing the Si2 team that has made the most significant contributions to the field of electronic design automation. |
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Preventing AI From Divulging Its Own SecretsMay 6, 2020 A masking defense in a paper by Aydin Aysu could stop neural networks from revealing their inner workings to adversaries. |
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NC State University Students Receive 2019/2020 PES ScholarshipsFebruary 26, 2020 Each year the IEEE Power & Energy Society awards promising students scholarships through its Scholarship Plus Initiative. This year, one hundred and thirty-five students were selected from 78 U.S., Puerto Rico & Canadian universities, including 4 from ECE. |
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Nature’s DatabankFebruary 13, 2020 A hurdle that DNA data storage faces is finding a way to retrieve a specific file from a collection of records instead of every file in that collection, however attaching short labels to data sequences only yields 30,000 unique labels. NC State’s James Tuck is leading the solution increasing the number of labels to roughly 900 million. |
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NC State, UNC scientists develop wristwatch that monitors body chemistryFebruary 10, 2020 Thanks to Triangle researchers, the next high-tech health invention could be a wristwatch that collects health data from the skin’s surface. The project resembles bio-sensing devices like FitBits and Apple Watches, but it can track much more about health than measuring physical activity and heart rate. |
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NASA’s record-setting Koch safely back from spaceFebruary 6, 2020 NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent nearly 11 months in orbit on the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely in Kazakhstan on Thursday along with two of her International Space Station crewmates. |
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Army scientist receives top honors for signal processing researchJanuary 8, 2020 An Army scientist and NC State ECE professor—Hamid Krim—earned top honors for his signal processing research from IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. |
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CES 2020: IBM adds Delta as it expands its Q NetworkJanuary 8, 2020 Delta plans to join the IBM Q Hub at North Carolina State in a bid to address travel, transport, and customer challenges. In addition, IBM said it has reached a Quantum Volume of 32. Quantum Volume, which has doubled every year since 2016, is a metric that determines how powerful a quantum computer is. |