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Left to right: Frances Ligler, Ruben Carbonell, Jayant Baliga.

Dec 13, 2016

Three NC State faculty named fellows by National Academy of Inventors

Three faculty members at North Carolina State University are being named fellows by the National 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 of Biomedical Engineering. 

Nov 17, 2016

Tech would use drones and insect biobots to map disaster areas

Researchers at NC State 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. 

Nov 16, 2016

An efficient approach for tracking physical activity with wearable health-monitoring devices

Researchers from NC State have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user’s physical activity based on data from wearable devices. 

Irwin Holmes poses with the men's team.

Oct 25, 2016

Groundbreaking alumnus trades hard-earned letter sweater for a new one

Irwin Holmes donated his tennis varsity letter sweater to the new NC State Athletics Walk of Fame and History in the renovated Reynolds Coliseum. Cherished mementos are hard to part with. Doubly so for Holmes, who broke the color barrier to earn his. 

Oct 13, 2016

Escuti receives NC State’s Innovator of the Year Award

NC State held its 27th Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to recognize the outstanding achievements of its faculty inventors over the last year. 

Sep 22, 2016

Computer engineers boost app speeds by more than 9 percent

Researchers from NC State and Samsung Electronics have found a way to boost the speed of computer applications by more than 9 percent. The improvement results from techniques that allow computer processors to retrieve data more efficiently. 

Sep 15, 2016

New tech promises to boost electric vehicle efficiency, range

Researchers at NC State University have developed a new type of inverter device with greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package – which should improve the fuel-efficiency and range of hybrid and electric vehicles. 

TEG-embedded T-shirt (left) and TEG armband (right).

Sep 13, 2016

Lightweight, wearable tech efficiently converts body heat to electricity

Researchers at NC State have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics. 

Sep 7, 2016

Researchers use hardware to accelerate core-to-core on-chip communication

Researchers from NC State and the Intel Corporation have developed a new way to significantly accelerate core-to-core communication. Their advance relies on hardware to coordinate efforts between cores for multiprocessor operations.