Oct 22, 2013
VitalFlo Wins at NASA Tech Briefs Award
VitalFlo, a small handheld spirometer about the size of an i-phone that helps consumers monitor their breathing, won the Medical Design category at the NASA Tech Briefs Create the Future Contest, placing first from over 80 entries submitted by engineers from around the world.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed software that allows them to map unknown environments - such as collapsed buildings - based on the movement of a swarm of insect cyborgs, or "biobots."
Dr. Michael B. Steer, Lampe Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected as the 29th recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension.
Vahraz Zamani and Travis Tippens were recently selected as one of the top six posters submitted to the SAS Analytics 2013 Student Poster Contest.
Your parents wanted you to be a doctor or a lawyer -- well, you can add engineer to that list now as well.
A team of researchers is working on technology that would allow mobile devices to send and receive more data using the same limited amount of bandwidth.
Engineering Online at North Carolina State University has been named the nation's top online graduate engineering program for veterans and active duty military personnel by U.S. News & World Report.
With $20 million in funding from the National Science Foundation and $30 million in industry support, the effort has sparked the growth of dozens of clean energy businesses in the Triangle, making the region the epicenter of smart grid development.
NC State continues its commitment to moving research results to the marketplace with six projects funded by the 2013 Chancellor's Innovation Fund.