Purdue University and Argonne National Laboratory researchers have engineered a new material capable of “listening” to the brain by grabbing atoms, which the brain naturally uses to communicate.

Sylvie Brouder, a professor in the Purdue Department of Agronomy, assists farmers in getting the most out of their fields while reducing the potential for environmental harm. Her work focuses on carbon and nitrogen cycling in soil, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality impacts of farming.

The lunar surface is a very dynamic environment that changes over time. The equilibrium between the formation and degradation of craters also makes it difficult to judge the scale of close up images of the lunar surface. EAPS scientists have taken a crucial step in solving this problem in a publication authored by Dr. David Minton and coauthored by EAPS undergraduate student Bryan Howl.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new design method to create soft robots that may help in caregiving for elderly family members. The method that will enable anyone to quickly design and fabricate soft robots using a 3D printer.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new technology that could change how gene editing is approached.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes infection in various parts of the body, is often called a “superbug” thanks to its ability to dodge many common antibiotics. Researchers at Purdue University and Boston University have discovered that exposing the bug to blue light can render it defenseless against antiseptics as mild as hydrogen peroxide.

Alina Alexeenko, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics, is founding co-director of the Advanced Lyophilization Technology Hub and is researching the process, also called freeze drying, and its possible uses in space and pharmaceuticals.

According to a new study, the topics most written about puberty now include age, gender issues and obesity and diabetes. Combining those traditional foundations with new topics, researchers are now aware of including puberty topics in developmental research, as well as expanding interdisciplinary research. 

Purdue University researchers are working on more energy-efficient technology to better mimic functions of the human brain and produce only a fraction of the heat internal components in today’s computers create.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new probe to monitor and label immunoproteasome-expressing cells. The technology may help detect and treat certain cancers and autoimmune diseases.

Purdue University engineers have built a tiny, flexible, implantable sensor that has the speed and precision for tracking a brain chemical known to be elevated in certain brain diseases and after a spinal cord injury.

Abused children often look for discreet ways to seek help, hoping not to make matters worse by aggravating their perpetrator. Recently, text-based crisis communication services have started to provide an outlet for those kids.