Sep 9, 2024
At the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, NC State researchers are advancing sensor technology to help farmers face challenges such as emerging plant diseases and climate change.
Sep 7, 2024
Two North Carolina State University Ph.D. students pursuing research aimed at plant disease detection were recently named 2024-25 winners of the Norma L. Trolinder N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Graduate Student Endowment…
May 28, 2024
Professor Qingshan Wei is the principal investigator (PI) for a Phase I Convergence Accelerator Track L award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Convergence Accelerator program “addresses national-scale societal…
May 16, 2024
We are thrilled to announce WolfSens recent workshop titled “User-Inspired Olfactory Sensors: From Lab to the Field” was extremely successful! The workshop explored cutting-edge sensor technology and its applications in…
Mar 4, 2024
NC State University researchers are taking rapid steps to bring promising plant disease detecting technologies out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace. With a one-year National Science Foundation grant…
Feb 20, 2024
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, and dogs can sniff out…
Feb 13, 2024
The NSF Convergence Accelerator program invests more than $10 million in 16 teams to develop novel technologies and solutions to challenges posed by hazardous chemicals.
Apr 12, 2023
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an electronic patch that can be applied to the leaves of plants to monitor crops for different pathogens – such as viral…
Aug 24, 2021
A North Carolina State University team has developed quick diagnostic tests to detect plant diseases before they show symptoms in the field. In particular, they have worked on technology for…
Jul 8, 2021
Raleigh – Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a patch that plants can “wear” to monitor continuously for plant diseases or other stresses, such as crop damage or…