September 4, 2019
Purdue University cancer scientists have developed a type of immune cell, the natural killer (NK) cell, which they have genetically modified to more specifically target and kill cancer cells.
Read MoreSeptember 4, 2019
An electronic glove, or e-glove, developed by Purdue University researchers can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide humanlike softness, warmth, appearance and sensory perception.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2019
Learning how to switch certain genes on or off — the focus of the field of epigenetics — could make cancer therapies such as chemotherapy or immunotherapy much more effective, says Purdue scientist Emily Dykhuizen. Dykhuizen and colleagues in her lab have identified a protein that is showing promise for potential therapies.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2019
To better detect pathogens that are difficult to distinguish, sensors in diagnostic tools need to manipulate light on a nanoscale. But there isn’t a good way to manufacture these light manipulation devices without damaging the sensors. Purdue University engineers have a solution: Stickers.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2019
Purdue University researchers have made new advancements in a manufacturing process they developed that creates super-small channels to repel water and improve medical, electronic and other devices.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2019
For the first time in cancer research, scientists can create tumor models that can closely mimic the tumors found in the body.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2019
Purdue aerospace engineer Alexey Shashurin assisted in the development of the Canady Helios Cold Plasma System and Scalpel. Cold atmospheric plasma technology, currently the only way to remove microscopic cancer tumors remaining from surgery, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for first-ever use in a clinical trial.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2019
Current antibiotics kill bacteria indiscriminately, including the helpful bacteria in our intestines that help us digest our food, causing digestive distress, and even worse outcomes.
Now a protein discovered in Legionella pneumophila (left) shows how the bacterium infects cells in the body, and may provide a path for new antibiotics that only affect virulent bacteria.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2019
A device from Purdue University researchers may light a new way for next-generation electronic devices, energy storage and smart homes
Read MoreAugust 14, 2019
The field of topology or the study of how surfaces behave in different dimensions has profoundly influenced the current understanding of matter. The prime example is the topological insulator, which conducts electricity only on the surface while being completely insulating inside the bulk.
Now electrical and computer engineering researchers have proposed for the first time that this same electronic conductivity influences the topological properties of light inside atomic matter.
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