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Self-Powered Patch Monitors Biomarkers Without Drawing Blood

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1920" height="1080" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Untitled.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>For Immediate Release Michael Daniele mdaniel6@ncsu.edu Matt Shipman matt_shipman@ncsu.edu Researchers have developed a self-powered microneedle patch to monitor a range of health biomarkers without drawing blood or relying on batteries or external devices. In proof-of-concept testing with synthetic skin, the researchers demonstrated that the patches could collect biomarker samples over periods ranging from 15 minutes […]

How Tiny Fossils Are Leading to Smarter Robots

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lobaton-Foram-2025-HEADER-1500.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>NC State researchers developed a technique to create photorealistic 3D models of microfossils, improving robotic systems for fossil ID and other complex shape sorting.

Taiwan Delegation, NC State College of Engineering Convene on Semiconductor Innovation

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AIT-Taiwan-delegation-group-photo.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>NC State University’s College of Engineering welcomed a distinguished Taiwanese delegation organized by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).

Sensors, Centered

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1920" height="1080" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Untitled.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>The Institute for Connected Sensor-Systems (IConS) ties together NC State’s strengths in sensor development and application-driven solutions.

Researchers Demonstrate New Technique for Stealing AI Models

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BK-13786.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>Researchers have demonstrated the ability to steal an AI model without hacking into the device where the model was running.

A personal approach to the biology of stress

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/assist-6552-1024x683-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>An NC TraCS pilot award unites researchers from medical and engineering backgrounds to develop a wearable device for tracking stress.

Why Do Things Look Darker When They’re Wet?

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Untitled.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>Ever wondered why things look darker when wet? NC State ECE professor and optics expert Michael Kudenov explains it's due to total internal reflection, where water's refractive index causes light to reflect back rather than pass through, making surfaces like wet concrete or damp clothing appear darker.

NC State to Lead DOE-Backed $10M Quantum Computing Research Project

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Quantum-DOE-Award-Art-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>Our university will partner with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NASA’s Ames Research Center, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rutgers University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Powering Medical Drones: How NC State, Utah State and Navajo Tech Are Shaping Autonomous Drone Technology

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Untitled.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>A NIST-funded project brings together NC State, Utah State and Navajo Tech to develop cutting-edge drone technology for pandemic preparedness. The project focuses on autonomous drones capable of delivering medical supplies across long distances, equipped with wireless charging and thermal regulation systems.

New Training Program Tackles AI and Plant Science Challenges

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wolf.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt=""></div>GRAD-AID for Ag will give graduate students the chance to drive innovation in artificial intelligence technologies at the intersection of basic and applied plant sciences.