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Textile Sensor Patch, Made with Conductive Yarns, Could Detect Pressure Points for Amputees

<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sensor-patch-CROP-1024x768.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">NC State researchers from Textiles, BME, and ECE sewed a soft, flexible sensor system to help map pressure points on an amputee's prosthesis.

For Neural Research, Wireless Chip Shines Light on the Brain

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Yaoyao-Jia-chip-2020-HEADER-1500-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Researchers including NC State ECE's Yaoyao Jia have developed a wireless chip that can stimulate the brain with light and electricity.

Managing data flow to boost cyber-physical system performance

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/solar-panels-1024x576-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Optimizing data flow allows ECE researchers to dramatically improve the performance of cyber-physical systems, from autonomous vehicles to smart power grids.

New Data Processing Module Makes Deep Neural Networks Smarter

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Tianfu-Wu-AN-2020-HEADER-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">AI researchers from NC State ECE—including Tianfu Wu—have improved the performance of deep neural networks by combining feature normalization and feature attention into a single module.

Research Advances Learning Capability of Drone Swarms

<img width="1024" height="682" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/asoggetti-rSFxBGpnluw-unsplash-copy-1024x682.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Researchers, including Aranya Chakrabortty, have developed a reinforcement learning approach that will allow swarms of unmanned vehicles to accomplish various missions while minimizing performance uncertainty.

Neural Interface System for Somatosensory Feedback

<img width="1024" height="682" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Top-structure-cat-1024x682.jpg" alt="">NC 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.

Using Leaf Fungi to Improve Crop Resilience

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/soybeansamplinglocation-1024x576.jpg" alt="">An interdisciplinary collaboration across three colleges at NC State are working together to identify and analyze beneficial fungi in the core crops of North Carolina.

New Approach to DNA Data Storage Makes System More Dynamic, Scalable

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Keung-DNA-data-storage-2020-HEADER-1024x576.jpg" alt="">A partnership of researchers from ECE and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering are laying out a fundamentally new approach to DNA data storage.

Low-Cost Cameras Could Be Sensors to Remotely Monitor Crop Stress

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/StressCamSoybeans2-1024x576.jpg" alt="A StressCam, a low-cost camera system to monitor crop stress, over a field of soybeans at the Sandhills Research Station.">Being able to identify crop problems early can make the difference between saving a crop and losing it, but high-tech solutions can be costly. An interdisciplinary team is leveraging existing technology for a solution.

Researchers Incorporate Computer Vision, Uncertainty into AI for Robotic Prosthetics

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lobaton-huang-2020-header-1500.jpg" alt=""></div>Lobaton'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.