Category: Archive

Not just a reflex: Swallowing is complicated, but this researcher is making it easier

For some people, being able to safely swallow means the difference between life and death.

Georgia Malandraki, associate professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences at Purdue University, is uncovering the relationship between the brain and swallowing to develop treatments for children and adults who have difficulty swallowing

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Bubbling methane emissions caused by ice-free days in Arctic lakes

The length of time Arctic lakes are ice-covered is decreasing, and this is allowing methane to bubble into the atmosphere.

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Protective antibodies identified for rare, polio-like disease in children

Antibodies for the enterovirus 68 respiratory virus that can cause a rare polio-like disease that causes paralysis in children have been identified by a team of researchers at Purdue University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin.

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Purdue ranks 13th worldwide among universities granted U.S. utility patents

Purdue University ranks 13th globally for receiving U.S. utility patents during the 2019 calendar year in a report published annually by the National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association.

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New approach to extend shelf life for N95 mask

A Purdue University team has come up with an approach to extend the shelf life for an N95 mask, which is one of the pieces of personal protective equipment being used by health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chemistry innovator widening, quickening uses of spectrometry

Compressing a mass spectrometer into a smaller, more portable system allows researchers to take the instrument into the field, running analyses on samples on the spot.

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Archaeologist sinks teeth into understanding cultural identity, interactions in ancient Nile River Valley

Michele Buzon, professor of anthropology at Purdue University, is a bioarchaeologist who has excavated in the Nubian region of modern-day Sudan, to better understand interactions between Egyptians and Nubians.

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Engineering method designed to help prevent catastrophic failures in electric grids, logistics systems

Purdue University innovators have come up with a method to help stop catastrophic failures involving systems with humans and equipment. This image shows the technology applied to a water distribution grid/cyber physical infrastructure.

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Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use

Highly energetic, “hot” electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy.

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Technology aims to provide cloud efficiency for databases during data-intensive COVID-19 pandemic

A Purdue University data science and machine learning innovator wants to help organizations and users get the most for their money when it comes to cloud-based databases.

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