By NC State ECE<img width="399" height="367" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7971.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Collaboration between researchers at Bedair Group, North Carolina State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), shows the high potential of quantum wells in multi-junction solar cells. |guvenc, nasa, News, Research, uav
By NC State ECE<img width="1024" height="675" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jason-blackeye-307736-1024x675.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="UAV" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jason-blackeye-307736.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jason-blackeye-307736-452x298.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jason-blackeye-307736-768x506.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Researchers at NC State ECE are launching a project aimed at researching and developing high-performance communications, networking and air traffic management (ATM) systems, including navigation and surveillance for both manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). |autonomous, Faculty, Lobaton, News, Research, story
By NC State ECE<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2137-1024x768.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2137.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2137-452x339.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2137-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2137-510x382.jpg 510w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">This is a guest post by Edgar Lobaton - Autonomous systems are becoming a reality in our everyday lives. A few examples that most of us have seen in the news include autonomous vehicles such as the Google Car, and autonomous stores such as Amazon Go. All of these systems require sophisticated sensing, machine learning and artificial intelligence in order to make them work, which fascinates me. |FREEDM, husain, News, Power, Research, smart grid, transformers
By NC State ECE<img width="511" height="768" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Solid-state transformers, developed at NC State, can make the smart grid concept a reality." loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again.jpg 511w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again-452x679.jpg 452w" sizes="(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px">A new study using complex computational models finds that smart solid-state transformers (SSTs) could be used to make a stable, reliable "smart grid" - allowing the power distribution system to route renewable energy from homes and businesses into the power grid. |dickey, flexible, liquid metal, News, ozturk, Research, vashaee, wearable
By NC State ECE<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/flex-2-1500-992x558.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/flex-2-1500-992x558.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/flex-2-1500-992x558-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/flex-2-1500-992x558-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">In a proof-of-concept study, engineers at NC State University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have designed a flexible thermoelectric energy harvester that has the potential to rival the effectiveness of existing power wearable electronic devices using body heat as the only source of energy. |Campus Life, Ducoste, Faculty, NC State News, PowerAmerica, Research, Williams
By cjbrown8<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">A team of faculty and undergraduate researchers, including researchers from Electrical and Computer Engineering, have created a physical, interactive model to teach students about genetics and biological processes at the cellular level. “By creating an analogue between a biological system and a physically engineered system, we think we can help students grasp the concepts behind […] |biobot, cockroach, Cyborg, Life, Lobaton, movement, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Edgar-biobot-motion-HEADER-992x558.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Edgar-biobot-motion-HEADER-992x558.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Edgar-biobot-motion-HEADER-992x558-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Edgar-biobot-motion-HEADER-992x558-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">New research from North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches – or biobots – move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer to their goal of using biobots to explore collapsed buildings and other spaces in order to identify survivors. […] |ASSIST, Campus Life, Faculty, Graduate Students, Life, Muth, Nanowire, News, Research
By cjbrown8<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 […] |Awards, Baliga, Faculty, National Academy of Inventors, News, Research
By cjbrown8Three faculty members at North Carolina State University are being named fellows by theNational Academy of Inventors (NAI). The new NAI fellows are B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering; Ruben Carbonell, Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering; and Frances S. Ligler, Lampe Distinguished Professor in the Joint NC State-UNC Department […] |bozkurt, Experiment, Faculty, Graduate Students, In the News, Life, Lobaton, News, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">Researchers at North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to map large, unfamiliar areas – such as collapsed buildings after a disaster. “The idea would be to release a […]