Category: Archive

Machine learning advances new tool to fight cybercrime in the cloud

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a cloud forensic model using machine learning to collect digital evidence related to illegal activities on cloud storage applications.

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‘Listening’ to engine blades to stop failures, disasters

Purdue University researchers have developed a monitoring system to detect one of the most common causes of premature blade failure in gas turbine engines – rotor forced response vibration. (Image provided)

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Your dog might be hiding its true colors

New research from Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine shows that some breeds of dogs have hidden coat colors – and in some cases, other traits – that have been lurking all along. Example: There are around 18 recognized breeds of dogs that have the genetic potential to be born without a tail – such as the popular Australian Shepherd (shown in photo). But the data shows that up to 48 of the breeds analyzed possess the tailless gene variant, usually at a very low frequency. (Photo provided)

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Chameleon’s tongue strike inspires fast-acting robots that catch live insects in the blink of an eye

Purdue University researchers were inspired by a chameleon’s tongue to create soft robots able to quickly catch a live flying beetle.

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Purdue receives first USDA grant to study organic hemp production

Farmers interested in growing now-legal hemp have little information to guide them. With the help of a nearly $1 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, research from Purdue University scientists, led by Kevin Gibson,
professor of botany and plant pathology, will answer questions related to organic production of the crop.

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Purdue scientist working to remove persistent chemicals from drinking water

Linda Lee, professor in the Department of Agronomy, believes the key to lowering PFAS levels in drinking water is to reduce their use on products and to capture or remediate them before they leave wastewater treatment plants.

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‘Imagination heaven’ playground on Purdue campus built to help children with communication challenges

The Bob L. and Joyce Beery Miles Outdoor Learning Space at Purdue University’s Lyles-Porter Hall was designed for researchers in the Purdue Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences to investigate and treat communication challenges in children.

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Corinne Alexander Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award winner helping to shape the field of food science

Haley Oliver has spent years working toward developing the first food technology program in Afghanistan.  The project is one of the many reasons Oliver, an associate professor of food science at Purdue University, received the 2019 Corinne Alexander Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award on Oct. 24.

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Purdue scientist sending tomatoes into space to study plant defense

Purdue University’s Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi aims to improve the odds of successful crops with a recently awarded NASA grant to understand the effects of spaceflight and simulated microgravity on plant defense responses

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Purdue Foundry unveils first DDX cohort

The Purdue Foundry has unveiled its first cohort for the Double Down Experiment (DDX), which includes nine businesses ready to reach the next level with technologies designed to advance the world.

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