W. Andy Tao, a Purdue University professor of biochemistry, and colleagues have developed a method to implant a chemical label that acts like a GPS tracker into live salmonella bacteria. Once inside the bacteria, the probe can be captured at any given time, showing in real time the proteins interacting with the bacteria.
A simple new method from Purdue University scientists could help cut down the amount of food waste – and provide another renewable source of clean energy.
Children with Down syndrome may be born with low muscle tone and a protruding tongue, which makes it more challenging to speak and eat. Hannah Ferrill, a Purdue University alumna in industrial design from Purdue’s College
of Liberal Arts, has developed a jaw-strengthening teether.
Companies are moving toward installing more double-sided solar panels. A new formula reveals exactly how much more electricity double-sided panels can generate compared to conventional single-sided panels, helping to better inform how the panels are designed.
Purdue University drug discovery researchers have created a new framework for mining data for training machine learning models. The framework, called Lemon, helps drug researchers better mine the Protein Data Base (PDB) – a comprehensive resource with more than 140,000 biomolecular structures and with new ones being released every week.
Infrared cameras detect people and other objects by the heat they emit. Now, researchers have discovered the uncanny ability of a material to hide a target by masking its telltale heat properties.
A wearable monitoring device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is about to be released into the market.
Purdue University’s Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (CII) is bringing together researchers of various fields to develop technology that a bridge, building, road
or other infrastructure could use to communicate directly with humans and respond to disasters, preventing collapse.
The discovery of how a “beam” in human bone material handles a lifetime’s worth of wear and tear could translate to the development of 3D-printed lightweight materials that last long enough for more practical use in buildings, aircraft and other structures.
You cannot make glue out of a ham sandwich – but you may be able to use the components of that food to create a strong adhesive.
That’s the thinking behind technology developed by a group of scientists at Purdue University, who have taken inspiration from the kitchen and the ocean to create strong glues.