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Delta Air Lines Joins NC State’s IBM Q Hub

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/delta-joins-ncstate-ibm-qhub.jpg" alt=""></div>Delta, the world’s largest global airline, will be the founding industry partner to join the IBM Q Hub at NC State, as part of a multi-year quantum computing collaborative effort with IBM.

NC State Named a Hot Spot for 5G Innovation

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dronewithpackage.jpg" alt=""></div>Ultra-fast speed meets unparalleled responsiveness. That’s the promise of fifth generation (5G) wireless networks. And now, NC State ECE is the newest hub for driving 5G innovation.

$10M Grant to Advance Cover Crops includes Machine Learning

<div><img width="2000" height="1502" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1030843.jpg" alt=""></div>USDA $10-million grant to improve the sustainability of agriculture through the use of cover crops features cutting-edge tech, such as autonomous data collection and machine learning from ECE.

NSF Announces Raleigh and Cary as Testbed Sites for Advanced Wireless

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500.jpg 1500w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-452x254.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-1080x608.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px"></div>NC State ECE will lead an NSF-funded project to enhance mobile wireless networks, including the use of drones.

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Helps Turn ECE Research into Real-World Solution

<div><img width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CAMPUS.RedBelltower.2108-1100x619.jpg" alt=""></div>Ph.D. student Pedro Vergara and professor Leda Lunardi have developed tech that creates sharper, more vibrant screen displays that also use less power and received support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund

Researchers Create Multi-Junction Solar Cells from Off-the-Shelf Components

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aimb-structure.jpg" alt=""></div>A new approach from NC State ECE researchers creates multi-junction solar cells with off-the-shelf components and intermetallic bonding.

NC State Queues up to Advance Quantum Computing

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ibm-quantum-refrigeration-coils.jpg" alt=""></div>We're joining forces with industry and academic partners to lead the way in quantum computing — and train the field's next generation.

Research Overcomes Key Obstacles to Scaling Up DNA Data Storage

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/keung-dna-memory-2019-header.jpg" alt=""></div>New 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

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strata-Solar-Monroe-Farm.jpg" alt=""></div>Researchers 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.