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New solid lubricant shown to reduce friction and wear on steel surfaces

Researchers have created a new type of non-liquid lubricant that has been shown to reduce friction and wear significantly under the extreme conditions found in various applications, from air compressors to missile systems.

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Study tests the complexity of important plant hormones

A Purdue University study confirms complex associations among plant hormones and their signaling pathways that are key to controlling plant architecture.

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Improved air quality research software to help reduce emissions, pollution

Purdue University researchers are developing an on-site computer and software system that could provide a more flexible, high-quality and user-friendly way to conduct agriculture-based air quality research to better understand and limit emission and pollution impact.

Jiqin Ni, an associate professor, and Albert Heber, a professor, both in Purdue’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, invented the technology.

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New cancer therapy eliminates toxic delivery vehicles for microRNA

Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a mechanism for delivering tumor-suppressing microRNAs that eliminates the need for toxic delivery vehicles.

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Lilly and Purdue University announce strategic research collaboration

Lilly will provide up to $52 million to fund life science research over five years

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Purdue researchers looking to improve net-zero housing

Low-income families typically dedicate three times as much of their household income to energy costs than the average family. Purdue University political science professor Leigh Raymond is leading a team that is researching a way to make energy-efficient housing and transportation more affordable for these families.

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Tourette Syndrome risk increases in people with genetic copy variations

An international team that just conducted the largest study of Tourette Syndrome has identified genetic abnormalities that are the first definitive risk genes for the disorder.

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Satellite technology could help agricultural producers more accurately measure subsurface moisture

Agricultural producers could, in the future, make use of better forecasts to more efficiently irrigate their fields using a Purdue-developed technology that could more accurately sense soil moisture below the surface through measuring the reflections of communication satellite signals.

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Research collaboration brings new concepts for potassium-ion batteries

Researchers are making progress in developing rechargeable batteries based on potassium, a potential alternative to lithium that’s less expensive and far more plentiful, and also have shown how to derive carbon for battery electrodes from old tires.

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Neurotoxin in cigarette smoke worsens pain in spinal cord injuries

Researchers have identified a key component in cigarette smoke that worsens pain in people with spinal cord injury, suggesting that a critical element within tobacco is responsible for such pain-inducing effects.

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