2013

Nov 18, 2013

New approach advances wireless power transfer for vehicles

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new technology and techniques for transmitting power wirelessly from a stationary source to a mobile receiver – moving engineers closer to their goal of creating highway “stations” that can recharge electric vehicles wirelessly as the vehicles drive by. 

Nov 14, 2013

New approach advances wireless power transfer for vehicles

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new technology and techniques for transmitting power wirelessly from a stationary source to a mobile receiver – moving engineers closer to their goal of creating highway “stations” that can recharge electric vehicles wirelessly as the vehicles drive by. 

Nov 14, 2013

Steer receives 2013 RJ Reynolds Award

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. 

Nov 14, 2013

NC State engineering student named Collegiate Inventors Competition finalist

Alexander Richter, a chemical engineering PhD candidate at North Carolina State University, has been selected as one of seven graduate finalists in the 2013 Collegiate Inventors Competition. 

Nov 10, 2013

Smarter searching

NC State researchers have developed a way for search engines to provide users with more accurate, personalized search results. 

Nov 7, 2013

First in the future of flight

For Kyle Snyder, the director of NC State’s NextGen Air Transportation (NGAT) Center on Centennial Campus, the future flies with Vireo, a small unmanned aviation vehicle, or UAV, barely larger than a football. 

Nov 6, 2013

Many android vulnerabilities can be traced to manufacturer modifications

Computer security researchers at NC State have found that Android smartphone manufacturers are inadvertently incorporating new vulnerabilities into their products when they customize the phones before sale, according to a recent study. 

Nov 1, 2013

ISE puts best foot forward during symposium

The Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University played host to industry representatives Oct. 16-18, bringing in world-renowned speakers and showcasing the renovated labs and state-of-the-art equipment in Daniels Hall on NC State’s main campus. 

Oct 28, 2013

Maybe you can have it all

Dr. Scott Ferguson has linked marketing and engineering in ways that could transform manufacturing and design. The result: better products for all of us.