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June 30, 2025 Events, In the News, Recent Updates

NC State ECE, IConS and NSF ASSIST Center join Interdisciplinary Exhibit: Your Brain on Art at the Gregg Museum

By cfreback Electrical engineering plays a pivotal role in transforming how art is created, experienced, and understood—powering interactive installations, enabling immersive sensory experiences, and bridging the gap...

February 20, 2024 Grants, In the News, Recent Updates, Research Highlights

ASSIST and IConS Researchers Part of NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant

By Ren Shore It seems almost impossible to imagine replicating the impressive olfactory sensing abilities of animals. Indeed, jewel beetles can detect a burning tree 50 miles away,...

August 29, 2023 Awards and Recognition, In the News, Research Highlights

Researcher Alper Bozkurt pictured with dog

Alper Bozkurt Gains Support from Chancellor’s Innovation Fund for Wearable “EKG” for Dogs

By assiststaff Nowadays, a wristwatch can track your heart rate, measure your blood oxygen level and even give you an electrocardiogram test (commonly abbreviated as “EKG” or “ECG”). And plenty of pet owners probably wish they could afford to track their furry friend’s health in real-time the same way, too. Thanks to David Roberts and Alper Bozkurt, maybe one day they can.