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ASSIST and IConS Researchers Part of NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VOC-sensor-on-plant-1200-x-628-px.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="VOC Sensor on Plant" decoding="async" loading="lazy"></div>It seems almost impossible to imagine replicating the impressive olfactory sensing abilities of animals. Indeed, jewel beetles can detect a burning tree 50 miles away, and dogs can sniff out substances at concentrations of one part per trillion – that means detecting one drop of liquid in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools – which is 1000 […]

Misra Selected as Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Sensors

<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/36525738770_6e854a48ee_o-2-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Dr. Veena Misra" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/36525738770_6e854a48ee_o-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/36525738770_6e854a48ee_o-2-452x301.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/36525738770_6e854a48ee_o-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/36525738770_6e854a48ee_o-2-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/36525738770_6e854a48ee_o-2.jpg 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Dr. Veena Misra, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University and the Director of the NSF ASSIST Nanosystems Center has been selected by the IEEE Sensors Council as a Distinguished Lecturer for 2018-2020.

Researchers Develop Wearable, Low-Cost Sensor to Measure Skin Hydration

<img width="1024" height="703" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-1024x703.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-452x310.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-768x527.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Researchers 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 health problem. The device is lightweight, flexible and stretchable and has already been incorporated into prototype devices […]

ASSIST makes progress with testbed, other technologies

<img width="635" height="420" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/10.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/10.png 635w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/10-452x299.png 452w" sizes="(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px">Year four saw breakthroughs and new directions in research for the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST). The National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center led by NC State’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and headquartered on Centennial Campus is building hassle-free wearable devices “that are doing […]