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Mussel Sensors Pave the Way for New Environmental Monitoring Tools

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bozkurt-mussels-HEADER-1500-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">ECE and Epidemiology coming together to create a network of mussel cyborgs to serve as environmental sentinels.

Reduced Heat Leakage Improves Wearable Health Device

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mkozturk2021-1500-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mkozturk2021-1500-980x551.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mkozturk2021-1500-480x270.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw">NC State engineers continue to improve flexible wearable devices powered by body heat.

Mantis Shrimp Inspires New Breed of Light Sensors

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kudenov-mantis-tech-HEADER-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Mantis Shrimp inspire a new breed of light sensors that are small enough to fit on a smartphone, but capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.

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.