October 21, 2020
Purdue University engineers have created white paint that can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their ambient surroundings – almost like a refrigerator does, but without consuming energy.
Read MoreOctober 15, 2020
A rectangular robot as tiny as a few human hairs can travel throughout a colon by doing back flips, Purdue University engineers have demonstrated in live animal models. Why the back flips? Because the goal is to use these robots to transport drugs in humans, whose colons and other organs have rough terrain. Side flips work, too.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2020
A Purdue University team has developed a novel testing platform to evaluate how breast cancer cells respond to the recurrent stretching that occurs in the lungs during breathing. (Image provided)
Read MoreOctober 5, 2020
Purdue University’s Songlin Fei has shown that ash trees are not regenerating well in forests where the ash borers have invaded, leaving the tree species likely to become functionally extinct.
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2020
Purdue University innovators have advanced novel compounds that they developed to help treat patients with C. diff, one of only four bacteria considered an urgent threat by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2020
Greg Shaver, a professor of mechanical engineering, and Neera Jain, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, stand next to one of Purdue University’s research trucks. Shaver’s research on reducing emissions was cited in recent landmark regulations passed in California.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2020
A Purdue team created a flexible, printed circuit board that imitates the conventional wire configurations inside an electric guitar.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2020
Purdue innovators created a wearable invention that offers options for treating antibiotic-resistant infections and wounds.
Read MoreAugust 25, 2020
Safe Food En Route, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, provides food safety support for businesses.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2020
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a system for efficient, low-cost monitoring for machine health with audio-based artificial intelligence technology.
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