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March 6, 2020

Collapsible basket technology aims to improve drug discovery, personalized medicine

Purdue University researchers have developed a collapsible basket technology to help speed up the process of retrieving the cell and tissue samples for histology analysis. This will significantly accelerate the analysis process when drug discovery scientists are developing new medicines or when health care professionals are searching for the best drugs for a given patient.

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March 4, 2020

Agricultural grain explosions are usually preventable, but 2019 still saw eight in the U.S.

Kingsly Ambrose, agricultural and biological engineering professor, studies particle technology, grain processing and particulate flow. One of the particles especially vulnerable to combustion is grain dust, found in grain handling facilities. Explosions at such facilities can be significant, potentially resulting in fatalities, injuries and/or millions of dollars in damages and lost revenue.

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