PlaneEnglish aviation communication simulator provides new way to help pilots PlaneEnglish, an app-based aviation radio simulator that helps pilots become more proficient in communication, has a new companion manual that provides more in-depth content so pilots can master the mic even faster. Learn More
Is your pet’s food making you sick? Study finds many don’t know the risk. A study led by Purdue University’s Yaohua “Betty” Feng, an assistant professor of food science, showed that many Americans don’t wash their hands after feeding or playing with their cats and dogs and aren’t aware of the risk of contracting a foodborne illness from those activities. Learn More
Blind 9/11 survivor joins Independence Science to help blind students access science amid pandemic Michael Hingson, a blind internationally acclaimed public speaker, is joining Independence Science – a Purdue University-affiliated company – to inspire blind and low-vision students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professions. Learn More
NIH grant to help fast-track Neurodon’s Alzheimer’s drug development research A $2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health to Neurodon, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, will help fast-track molecules that could improve memory and reduce Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration. Learn More
Purdue names Songlin Fei Dean’s Chair of Remote Sensing Songlin Fei, a forest ecologist in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, has been named the Dean’s Chair of Remote Sensing at Purdue University. Learn More
Purdue scientist identifies new target for wide array of cancers Purdue University’s Zhong-Yin Zhang’s team has discovered a novel “phosphatase cascade” that plays a critical role in pancreas, liver, kidney, lung, breast, prostate, brain and other types of cancers. Learn More
Ceiling unit may help clean classroom air during pandemic Energy Harness Corp., which has an office in the Purdue Research Park of Indianapolis, created a device that attaches to ceiling grids and uses UVC light to clean and circulate air. Learn More
Entomology professor receives USDA grant to work with Hoosier beekeepers Brock Harpur, assistant professor of entomology, is the recent co-recipient of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) CARE grant that will help beekeepers improve the health and productivity of their apiaries. Learn More
Augmented reality tool shown to help surgeons remotely guide first responders in battlefield-like scenarios A Purdue University-led study is the first to show medics successfully performing surgery in life-like simulations of these war zones by receiving guidance from surgeons through an augmented reality headset. The work is joint with Purdue’s School of Industrial Engineering and the Department of Computer Science. Learn More
Has life existed beyond Earth? Purdue professor going to great lengths to find out. Briony Horgan, associate professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences at Purdue University, is working to determine whether we are alone in the universe, or if life once existed on other planets such as Mars. Learn More
‘Quantum rainbow’ — photons of switching colors allow room-temperature quantum computing Purdue University researchers have developed a quantum computing technique that allows quantum computing to be done at room temperature. Learn More
New explosive materials to bring nontoxic ammunition Purdue University researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory, developed two new lead-free materials that function as primary explosives, which are used to ignite powder inside a gun cartridge. Learn More