Category: What We Do
Study Finds ‘Smart’ Transformers Could Make Reliable Smart Grid a Reality
July 11, 2017A new study using complex computational models finds that smart solid-state transformers (SSTs) could be used to make a stable, reliable “smart grid” – allowing the power distribution system to route renewable energy from homes and businesses into the power grid.
Tracking the Movement of Cyborg Cockroaches
March 7, 2017New research from North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches – or biobots – move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer to the …
Researchers Develop Wearable, Low-Cost Sensor to Measure Skin Hydration
January 30, 2017Researchers from NC State, including the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person’s skin hydration for use in applications that need to detect dehydration before it poses a h …
Tech Would Use Drones and Insect Biobots to Map Disaster Areas
November 17, 2016Researchers at North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to ma …
An Efficient Approach for Tracking Physical Activity with Wearable Health-Monitoring Devices
November 16, 2016Researchers from North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user’s physical activity based on data from wearable devices.
Canine Communication
October 19, 2016Computer science and electrical engineering researchers have made an effort to improve service dogs’ signals to companions.
EcoPRT will bridge the gap between NC State’s two campuses
September 30, 2016Two faculty members from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering are creating a new transportation system that would link Centennial Campus with the University’s main campus. The EcoPRT (ecological personal rapid transit) is an ultra-li …
New Tech Promises to Boost Electric Vehicle Efficiency, Range
September 15, 2016Researchers in NC State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s FREEDM Systems Center have developed a new type of inverter device with greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package – which should improve the fuel-efficiency and range …
Lightweight Wearable Tech Efficiently Converts Body Heat to Electricity
September 12, 2016Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics. The experimental prototypes are lightweight, conform to the shape of the body, and c …
NC State forms NSF-Funded Center for Advanced Electronics Through Machine Learning With UIUC and Georgia Tech
August 2, 2016North Carolina State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Georgia Tech are forming a center that aims to speed up design and verification of microelectronic circuits and systems, reducing development costs and time-to-market for manufacturers of microelectronic products, especially integrated circuits. The center is funded for five years through the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) program, and by the industrial members of the center.
Researchers Devise Tool to Improve Imaging of Neuronal Activity in the Brain
July 21, 2016In a partnership melding neuroscience and electrical engineering, researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University have developed a new technology that will allow neuroscientists to capture images of the brain almost 10 times larger than previously possible.
How Teaching Robots to Identify Microscopic Fossils Could Help Us Understand Oceans
July 21, 2016Although divided by geography and discipline, ReEdgar Lobaton, an electrical and computer engineering researcher at NC State University, Tom Marchittoc, a geological sciences researcher at CU Boulder, and Ritayan Mitra, a post-doc at NC State are partners in an attempt to solve a tricky engineering challenge and advance our understanding of Earth’s oceans.