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$10M Grant to Advance Cover Crops includes Machine Learning

 By Charles Hall <img width="1024" height="769" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1030843-1024x769.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1030843-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1030843-452x339.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1030843-768x577.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1030843-510x382.jpg 510w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1030843-1080x811.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1030843.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">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.
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New Framework Makes AI Systems More Transparent Without Sacrificing Performance

 By Staff <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wu-interpretability-2019-header-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wu-interpretability-2019-header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wu-interpretability-2019-header-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wu-interpretability-2019-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wu-interpretability-2019-header-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wu-interpretability-2019-header.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Researchers led by Tianfu Wu are proposing a framework that would allow users to understand the rationale behind AI decisions.
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NSF Announces Raleigh and Cary as Testbed Sites for Advanced Wireless

 By Charles Hall <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aerpaw1500.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">NC State ECE will lead an NSF-funded project to enhance mobile wireless networks, including the use of drones.
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Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Helps Turn ECE Research into Real-World Solution

 By Charles Hall <img width="1024" height="684" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EC201128-1024x684.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EC201128-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EC201128-452x302.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EC201128-768x513.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EC201128-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EC201128.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">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
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Researchers Create Multi-Junction Solar Cells from Off-the-Shelf Components

 By Charles Hall <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aimb-structure-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aimb-structure-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aimb-structure-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aimb-structure-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aimb-structure-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aimb-structure.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">A new approach from NC State ECE researchers creates multi-junction solar cells with off-the-shelf components and intermetallic bonding.
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NC State Queues up to Advance Quantum Computing

 By Staff <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ibm-quantum-refrigeration-coils-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ibm-quantum-refrigeration-coils-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ibm-quantum-refrigeration-coils-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ibm-quantum-refrigeration-coils-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ibm-quantum-refrigeration-coils-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ibm-quantum-refrigeration-coils.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">We're joining forces with industry and academic partners to lead the way in quantum computing — and train the field's next generation.
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Research Overcomes Key Obstacles to Scaling Up DNA Data Storage

 By Staff <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/keung-dna-memory-2019-header-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/keung-dna-memory-2019-header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/keung-dna-memory-2019-header-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/keung-dna-memory-2019-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/keung-dna-memory-2019-header-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/keung-dna-memory-2019-header.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">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.
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FREEDM researchers receive funding for work on grid resilience tools

 By Charles Hall <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strata-Solar-Monroe-Farm-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strata-Solar-Monroe-Farm-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strata-Solar-Monroe-Farm-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strata-Solar-Monroe-Farm-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strata-Solar-Monroe-Farm-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strata-Solar-Monroe-Farm.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">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.
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New Framework Improves Performance of Deep Neural Networks

 By Staff <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wu-aognets-2019-header-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wu-aognets-2019-header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wu-aognets-2019-header-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wu-aognets-2019-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wu-aognets-2019-header-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wu-aognets-2019-header.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">A new framework for building deep neural networks outperforms existing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence frameworks, including the widely-used ResNet and DenseNet systems, in visual recognition tasks.
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Announcing a Distinguished Chair in Quantum Computing

 By Charles Hall <img width="1024" height="682" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IBM_Q-1024x682.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IBM_Q-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IBM_Q-452x301.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IBM_Q-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IBM_Q-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IBM_Q.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Embracing the future of quantum computing, the Distinguished Chair in Quantum Computing within ECE will be a key leader in the growing quantum computing community
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