A report covering an 11-year period of technology commercialization activities lists Purdue University as third in the U.S. for startup creation. Purdue also is in the top 20 for patents issued compared with legal expenditures and for the most invention disclosure forms when compared with published research.

A Purdue University-affiliated startup that designs, distributes, and supports direct-to-consumer, in-home greenhouses is seeing increased interest for its innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purdue freshman Caitlin Blanchard and her sister Megan Blanchard make masks for essential workers during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Purdue University researchers created a technique to turn waste polyethylene terephthalate, one of the most recyclable polymers, into components of batteries.

Repetitive hits to the head can cause brain damage without actually leading to a concussion, past studies have suggested. Just a simple change to the starting stance of players on the offensive line in American football might reduce this burden, a study conducted by Purdue University and Stanford University researchers now shows.

Most people are familiar with the motion sensors that detect activity and then turn on the lights.

Purdue University researchers are turning to similar technologies to help manage climate control and indoor air quality. They have developed a sensor to help control and cut down on energy consumption through heating and ventilation systems, particularly those used in large office and hospitality industry buildings.

Lately work-life integration was dealt an unexpected adversary in the form of COVID-19. Now, with a large portion of the nation working from home, keeping things copacetic between work and life (home, family, community, personal well-being, etc.) may seem a little more difficult.

Moms won’t admit to it. Families rarely talk about this, but research shows that many parents do, in fact, have a favorite and least favorite child. And more often than not, their kids are wrong about who is who.

Purdue University is continuing to lend expertise and resources to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic through increasing Indiana’s testing capacity for the virus thanks to a partnership with the Indiana State Department of Health and Indiana hospitals.

People with diabetes are being warned that they are at “high risk” during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a Purdue University expert can explain more about what that means.

Expansion of wind power in the top 10 wind-producing states would create billions of dollars of economic impact. States that add wind power would see about $24 billion in activity, while other states would see $3 billion in spillover economic activity.

An innovation using material derived from the shells of crabs and other sea creatures may soon provide a new option for powering medical sensors, phone screens and other devices.