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From the Lab to the Farm

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1616" height="1080" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSC00228.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSC00228.jpg 1616w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSC00228-1280x855.jpg 1280w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSC00228-980x655.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSC00228-480x321.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1616px, 100vw"></div>The Benchbot research project is a collaborative effort between the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at NC State which is working to automate plant phenotyping.

The Future of 6G in North Carolina

<div class="featured-img"><img width="2880" height="2160" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1240234-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1240234-scaled.jpg 2880w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1240234-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1240234-980x735.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1240234-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2880px, 100vw"></div>6GNC at NC State utilizes research teams to cover an incredible number of areas and technologies that will play a key role in 6G.

Fossil-Sorting Robots Will Help Researchers Study Oceans, Climate

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lobaton-forabot-HEADER-1500.webp" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lobaton-forabot-HEADER-1500.webp 1500w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lobaton-forabot-HEADER-1500-1280x720.webp 1280w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lobaton-forabot-HEADER-1500-980x551.webp 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lobaton-forabot-HEADER-1500-480x270.webp 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw"></div>New tech from Edgar Lobaton's lab automates a tedious process that plays a key role in ocean and climate research.

Wolfspeed Ahead: An NC State Spinoff Powers the Future

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1500" height="845" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-1500.jpg.webp" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-1500.jpg.webp 1500w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-1500.jpg-1280x721.webp 1280w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-1500.jpg-980x552.webp 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-1500.jpg-480x270.webp 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw"></div>The company that pioneered LED lighting now looks to improve the efficiency and performance of electric vehicles and other high-power applications. Meet the people building the world's largest silicon carbide manufacturing facility in Chatham County.

ECE Researchers Help Develop Public Charging Infrastructure for Wheelchairs

<div class="featured-img"><img width="512" height="288" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/unnamed-2.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/unnamed-2.png 512w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/unnamed-2-480x270.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 512px, 100vw"></div>ECE researchers are helping to develop accessible public charging infrastructure for electric wheelchair users. Two years in the making, and the product is now ready for public use.

NC State and Purdue ECE researchers receive funding for semiconductor center proposal

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nanofabrication-0991.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nanofabrication-0991.jpg 1500w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nanofabrication-0991-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nanofabrication-0991-980x551.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nanofabrication-0991-480x270.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw"></div>A proposed research center based at NC State and Purdue would help integrate new materials into the electronic industry, meeting a critical need in the United States for advanced, domestically produced semiconductor devices.   

Extreme Fast Charger development continues at FREEDM

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1984" height="1320" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Osar-with-XFC-module-2021-1984x1320-1.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Osar-with-XFC-module-2021-1984x1320-1.jpeg 1984w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Osar-with-XFC-module-2021-1984x1320-1-1280x852.jpeg 1280w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Osar-with-XFC-module-2021-1984x1320-1-980x652.jpeg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Osar-with-XFC-module-2021-1984x1320-1-480x319.jpeg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1984px, 100vw"></div>The US Department of Energy funds a team led by NC State to develop electric vehicle chargers with ratings over 350 kilowatts, also known as Extreme Fast Chargers.

Find Out Why: New NC-VVIRAL Lab

<div class="featured-img"><img width="1884" height="896" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-11.43.21-AM.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-11.43.21-AM.png 1884w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-11.43.21-AM-1280x609.png 1280w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-11.43.21-AM-980x466.png 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-11.43.21-AM-480x228.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1884px, 100vw"></div>A new Viral Vector research lab is coming to NC State. The lab collaboratively works with Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.

New Approach From ECE Researchers Allows for Faster Ransomware Detection

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FAXID-2022-header-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FAXID-2022-header-980x551.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FAXID-2022-header-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 Electrical and Computer Engineering researchers have developed a new approach for implementing ransomware detection techniques, allowing them to detect a broad range of ransomware far more quickly than previous systems.

Center for Advanced Electronics through Machine Learning (CAEML) Receives Phase II Funding from NSF

<img width="1024" height="685" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CC.Monteith.056-1024x685.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CC.Monteith.056-980x656.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CC.Monteith.056-480x321.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw">The NSF has granted funding for the Center for Advanced Electronics through Machine Learning (CAEML) for its second five-year phase of research.