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NEWS & MEDIA
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Where AI Breaks Down — and How to Fix It
AI systems are often only as good as the data they're trained on. Dr. Sambit Bhattacharya of Fayetteville State University is addressing that problem directly — developing synthetic data that trains AI on conditions too rare, too complex, or too risky to capture in the real world.
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A Microscope Upgrade That Could Change How Research Happens
Rosario Porras-Aguilar has built her research around a fundamental challenge in microscopy: the chemical stains that make cells visible can also damage or destroy them. Now, with NCInnovation support, her label-free imaging device is moving from the lab toward the people who need it.
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Predicting Electrical Failures Before They Start
Most electrical system failures are invisible until it's too late—halting production, compounding costs, and disrupting critical operations. At UNC Charlotte, researcher Jim Gafford is building smarter testing systems designed to catch those failures before they start.