Light shaken and stirred to help autonomous vehicles better scan for nearby fast-moving objects New technology uses acoustics to better control a pulse of laser light split into a frequency comb, potentially helping lidar to achieve detection of nearby high-speed objects Learn More
Purdue team gets $1 million to develop rapid sensor technology for cattle disease Purdue University researchers, led by Mohit Verma, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, are developing technology to reduce Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) diagnosis time to about 30 minutes. Learn More
How will climate change affect energy use in cities? Roshanak “Roshi” Nateghi, a Purdue professor of industrial engineering, and her students are developing predictive models to estimate the impact climate change could have on electricity and water use. Learn More
Plant scientists maintain critical research to save data and irreplaceable plants The College of Agriculture accounted for more than a third of Purdue researchers who asked for access and support to continue critical research when facilities closed this spring. Learn More
Not just a reflex: Swallowing is complicated, but this researcher is making it easier For some people, being able to safely swallow means the difference between life and death. Georgia Malandraki, associate professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences at Purdue University, is uncovering the relationship between the brain and swallowing to develop treatments for children and adults who have difficulty swallowing Learn More
New treatment approach uses killer cells to treat deadly brain tumors A Purdue University cancer innovator and his team have developed a promising new approach to treating glioblastomas using a type of immune cell called the natural killer (NK) cell. Learn More
Protective antibodies identified for rare, polio-like disease in children Antibodies for the enterovirus 68 respiratory virus that can cause a rare polio-like disease that causes paralysis in children have been identified by a team of researchers at Purdue University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin. Learn More
Bubbling methane emissions caused by ice-free days in Arctic lakes The length of time Arctic lakes are ice-covered is decreasing, and this is allowing methane to bubble into the atmosphere. Learn More
Purdue ranks 13th worldwide among universities granted U.S. utility patents Purdue University ranks 13th globally for receiving U.S. utility patents during the 2019 calendar year in a report published annually by the National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association. Learn More
Chemistry innovator widening, quickening uses of spectrometry Compressing a mass spectrometer into a smaller, more portable system allows researchers to take the instrument into the field, running analyses on samples on the spot. Learn More
New approach to extend shelf life for N95 mask A Purdue University team has come up with an approach to extend the shelf life for an N95 mask, which is one of the pieces of personal protective equipment being used by health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn More
Engineering method designed to help prevent catastrophic failures in electric grids, logistics systems Purdue University innovators have come up with a method to help stop catastrophic failures involving systems with humans and equipment. This image shows the technology applied to a water distribution grid/cyber physical infrastructure. Learn More