electrical and computer engineering

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Apr 3, 2026

How an Injectable Particle Could Make Surgery Safer for Infants

Researchers have designed an injectable microgel to reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%.

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Apr 2, 2026

New Sensors Lower the Cost of Studying Genetic Disorders

Researchers have demonstrated a new class of low-cost, scalable sensors that can be used to monitor electrical activity in human cerebral organoids.

Christina Koch and her fellow crew members prepare to board their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket as part of a demonstration test in 2025.

Apr 1, 2026

See You on the Dark Side of the Moon

Three-time NC State graduate Christina Koch and her three Artemis II crewmates will blast off to the moon as early as Wednesday evening.

Christina Koch mingles with students during a visit to NC State.

Apr 1, 2026

From the Brickyard to the Moon: Christina Koch Through the Years

Ahead of her moon-bound NASA mission, explore a timeline of Christina Koch's life and career.

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Feb 5, 2026

Protecting the IP of AI Systems

Researchers have developed the first-ever defense mechanism against attacks that aim to steal the proprietary parameters of neural network-based AI systems.

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Nov 20, 2025

Paschalis Gkoupidenis Wins Sherwin I. Seligsohn Innovation Award

Gkoupidenis received the distinction for his pioneering work in developing organic brain-inspired electronics.

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Nov 17, 2025

Researchers Unveil First-Ever Defense Against Cryptanalytic Attacks on AI

Security researchers have developed the first functional defense mechanism capable of protecting against “cryptanalytic” attacks used to “steal” the model parameters that define how an AI system works.

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Oct 23, 2025

Tiny Fossils, Big Tech

At NC State University, a team of researchers is using cutting-edge 3D modeling and artificial intelligence to solve a tricky problem: sorting microscopic fossils no bigger than a grain of sand.

Oct 13, 2025

Improved Cough-Detection Tech Can Help With Health Monitoring

The advance makes it easier to monitor chronic health conditions and predict health risks such as asthma attacks.

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Oct 9, 2025

Rising to a New Challenge

AI presents entirely new challenges to cybersecurity. New research from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering could help protect AI vision systems from hacks that distort what they see.

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Oct 8, 2025

Hardware Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Hack AI Training Data

Researchers have identified the first vulnerability that allows attackers to compromise the data privacy of AI users by exploiting the physical hardware on which AI is run.

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Jul 29, 2025

How Tiny Fossils Are Leading to Smarter Robots

A technique designed to help robots sort tiny marine fossils could pave the way for a host of additional applications.

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Jul 28, 2025

New Spectrometer Is Small Enough to Fit on Your Phone

The technology makes it possible to create portable, hand-held spectroscopy devices.

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Jul 7, 2025

Researchers Found a Better Way to Teach Large Language Models New Skills

The new technique improves AI performance over previous techniques in tasks including commonsense reasoning, arithmetic reasoning, instruction following, code generation, and visual recognition.

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Jul 1, 2025

New Attack Can Make AI ‘See’ Whatever You Want

A new way of attacking AI vision systems controls what the AI “sees,” and is effective at manipulating the most widely used computer vision systems.