The Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative developed the first map of global tree symbioses. The map will help answer questions about environmental impacts associated with forest changes, forest management and biological conservation.
Nitrate levels in water resources have increased in many areas of the world, largely because of applications of some types of fertilizers in agricultural areas. Purdue University researchers have developed a layered fertilizer technology to try to combat this problem, improving water quality and lowering costs for farmers.
Someone with no structure design or fabrication experience could create a shape, such as Disney’s WALL-E, using a tool developed by Purdue researchers. The researchers presented the tool, called “Shape Structuralizer,” at the 2019 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Glasgow, Scotland in early Mary, 2019.
Research led by Stacy Lindshield, a biological anthropologist at Purdue University, studies chimpanzee and other animal populations inside and outside a protected area in Senegal, Niokolo-Koba National Park. The study shows that protecting such an area from human interaction and development preserves not only chimps but many other
mammal species.
Efforts to mitigate neurological diseases have been slow to translate into clinical practices and medications because of several challenges. Now a Purdue University innovation more accurately demonstrates physiological blood brain barrier function to better study therapy to alleviate neurological disorders.
Due to the high physical demands on rotator cuffs and the complex anatomy of tendon, post-surgery re-tears are common. Dianne Little, assistant professor of basic medical sciences, wants to engineer tendon that would match the patient’s own rotator cuff. But there’s one big hurdle in the way of tendon engineering: researchers don’t fully understand what tendon is.
Purdue University researchers have engineered flying robots that behave like hummingbirds, trained by machine learning algorithms based on various techniques the bird uses naturally every day.
Driverless flying vehicles could meet the growing need for rapid and flexible travel and delivery. A new method from Purdue University could help with takeoff and landing for autonomous taxis and cargo carriers.
Swift Fuels, Purdue University and the Purdue Research Foundation have entered into a collaborative research agreement to work to develop and commercialize new fuel-related technologies.
A Purdue University professor and expert in measurement science has led a team to design a new filter aimed at helping drug developers and researchers create more exact measurements early in the drug development stage, which can ultimately help move a drug to clinical trials faster.