Novel mountain bicycle accessory designed to improve safety, reduce costs
A small, new accessory for mountain bicycles could help improve safety and reduce manufacturing costs by controlling excess cables that hang off the bikes.
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New Purdue technologies to extract, purify critical rare earth metals could be a ‘game changer’ to advance, protect vital electronics
The detrimental environmental impact of current acid based separation and purification of rare earth metals prohibits most companies across the globe from entering the market. New environmentally friendly technologies promise to be “game changers” in this field and enable the U.S. to create a more stable and reliable domestic source of these essential metals.
Public health nurse on the ‘worried well’ during COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increase in the “worried well” population. Worried well individuals are those who are healthy but believe they have an illness based on what is going on around them.
Five Purdue student startups win more than $100,000 in cash, contributions at Burton D. Morgan Business Model Competition
Five Purdue University student startups earned a total of $75,000 in cash prizes and another $30,000 in in-kind donations during the 33rd annual Burton D. Morgan Business Model Competition. The final competition was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A coronavirus test as easy as a home pregnancy test? That’s a Purdue scientist’s goal
Purdue University researchers are working on developing quicker, easier coronavirus tests so people would know as soon as possible whether they are infected and should self-isolate.
WellSource Nutraceuticals launches nutritional supplement for women in fertility programs
WellSource Nutraceuticals, a startup located in Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana, has created a nutritional supplement to help women in fertility programs.
Methyl-NX is designed to specifically address the unique design criteria to support in vitro fertilization and fertility programs.
Outsmarting the enemy: Treefrogs rely on illusions to find a mate without being eaten
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered that male treefrogs reduce their attractiveness to predators and parasites by overlapping their mating calls with their neighbors.
College of Engineering, ITaP Research Computing team studies supercomputer reliability
Understanding why some jobs fail and what can be done to make supercomputers more reliable is the focus of a recent project led by Saurabh Bagchi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and ITaP senior research scientist Carol Song.
Ag Barometer index drops below 100 as coronavirus disrupts agriculture
Coronavirus concerns, commodity price declines and supply-chain disruptions sink producer sentiment to a three-year low, according to the April Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
Scientists ‘at the bleeding edge’ with upgrade to CMS detector
Purdue particle physicists continue a legacy of boundary-pushing experiments at the Large Hadron Collider