Category: What We Do
PAWR Program Announces Launch of AERPAW Testbed for Advanced Research on Wireless Connectivity and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
November 9, 2021The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office announces general availability of the AERPAW wireless testbed for network communications and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) research.
Researchers Develop Toolkit to Test Apple Security, Find Vulnerability
September 13, 2021New toolkit allows users to test the hardware security of Apple devices and finds iTimed vulnerability
Inside ABB and NC State’s Decadeslong Partnership
September 22, 2020ABB was the first corporate partner to move onto Centennial Campus. Now, 30 years later, the company is still working with the FREEDM Center to improve the reliability and environmental impact of electric power
Neural Interface System for Somatosensory Feedback
August 12, 2020NC State’s Yaoyao Jia has been chosen to lead one of the new collaborative NSF programs, with a million-dollar grant aimed at improving our understanding of somatosensory feedback with the help of a cat.
Researchers Incorporate Computer Vision, Uncertainty into AI for Robotic Prosthetics
May 28, 2020Lobaton’s lab leverages AI to create a software integration for existing hardware to enable people using robotic prosthetics to walk in a safer, more natural manner on different types of terrain.
Better Predicting the Unpredictable Byproducts of Genetic Modification
April 13, 2020How a new model may pave the way for more efficient research in the fields of genetic modification and forestry.
Researchers Develop Faster Way to Replace Bad Data With Accurate Information
March 27, 2020A new model from ECE and the ARO could aid in displacing false information about anything from computer security to public health.
NSF Announces Raleigh and Cary as Testbed Sites for Advanced Wireless
September 18, 2019NC State ECE will lead an NSF-funded project to enhance mobile wireless networks, including the use of drones.
Room Check: Senior Design Success
August 6, 2019Working with NC State’s OIT, a team of undergraduate students in Senior Design put together an innovative solution to check high-tech teaching tools in over 150 classrooms across campus.
Researchers Create Multi-Junction Solar Cells from Off-the-Shelf Components
June 25, 2019A new approach from NC State ECE researchers creates multi-junction solar cells with off-the-shelf components and intermetallic bonding.
Research Overcomes Key Obstacles to Scaling Up DNA Data Storage
June 3, 2019New techniques for labeling and retrieving data files in DNA-based information storage systems address two of the key obstacles to widespread adoption of DNA data storage technologies.
FREEDM researchers receive funding for work on grid resilience tools
May 23, 2019Researchers in the FREEDM Systems Center received a $3.1 million research award from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance solar energy’s role in strengthening the resilience of the U.S. electricity grid.