The conventional method of using advanced metals in manufacturing is high in cost, in part because they tend to be difficult to sculpture. A Purdue University team created a method for applying a designer surface-active agent to the surface of a metal to make it easier to cut and shape the material into parts and pieces.
A new device created by Purdue physicists has experimentally shown quasiparticles interfering for the first time.
Tourette syndrome is inherited, but genetically, it is extremely complex. By analyzing a sample of nearly 5,000 patients with Tourette syndrome and 9,500 controls, the researchers found a genetic variant on chromosome 13 associated with a higher risk for the disease.
Novosteo Inc. father and son co-founders Philip Low and Stewart Low are developing and commercializing a targeted drug combination that, when injected, is shown to expedite bone fracture healing.
Electric vehicles running on fuel cells are too pricey to scale up. A new method for evaluating how much metal would be required for fuel cell electrodes can help cut down on expensive platinum needed in fuel cell electrodes. The technique uses the forces on a metal’s surface to identify the ideal electrode thickness.
Heavy rainfall during 2017 Indian summer monsoon season floods Mumbai streets. These events can cause catastrophic loss of property and life, but new dataset developed by a collaboration led by Purdue University may help improve predictions and reduce damage.
A new Purdue University technique to analyze proteins expressed on cancer cells shows promise in more rapidly detecting these cell types in patients.
At least 53 million Americans, including about 18 percent of the nation’s children, live less than three miles from a Superfund site, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Superfund sites, such as the Gowanus Canal in New York City, have been identified by the EPA as being polluted by highly dangerous wastes. A Purdue water and soil analysis technology may help improve cleanup and monitoring at contaminated Superfund sites across the U.S.
Setting up a permanent base or sending astronauts to Mars may happen only if we can grow food in space
For more than 40 years, Cary Mitchell has led efforts to improve human ability to grow food in space – from improving lighting for crops to testing the ability to grow leafy greens, fruits and vegetables that will keep astronauts nourished and satisfied on their long trips.
Tornado-related fatalities haven’t kept up with population growth in tornado-prone regions of the U.S. for the last hundred years, according to a new study.