Purdue startup developing novel treatment for life-threatening lung condition taking part in prominent accelerator program Spirrow Therapeutics, a Purdue University-related startup, is developing a novel treatment for a life-threatening lung condition known as acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS. Learn More
Reconstruction of past climate provides clues about future climate change Sediment cores drilled from the JOIDES Resolution helped researchers create a reconstruction of past climate. Learn More
Mapping the brain with data science A group of researchers at Purdue University are designing data-driven tools that will help clinicians better understand the progression of neurodegenerative diseases by identifying and tracking changes in the brain. Learn More
Superstrong Al alloys may change manufacturing processes for automobiles, aerospace devices Purdue University researchers have developed a superstrong material that may change some manufacturing processes for the aerospace and automobile industries. Learn More
Labeling decreases opposition to genetically engineered food Purdue University’s Jayson Lusk co-authored a study showing that after a law in Vermont required labels for food products containing genetically engineered ingredients, opposition to GE foods dropped 19 percent. Learn More
New manufacturing process creates super-small channels to repel water and improve medical, electronic devices A new manufacturing process developed by Purdue University researchers may improve the water repellency for some common products, ranging from medical equipment and sensors to vehicle engines and windshields. The Purdue team, led by Yung Shin, the Donald A. and Nancy G. Roach Professor of Advanced Manufacturing in the Purdue School of Mechanical Engineering, developed a new method to create superhydrophobic microchannels on polymers. Learn More
Changing the grocery game: Manufacturing process provides low-cost, sustainable option for food packaging Purdue University researchers have developed a large-scale manufacturing process that may change the way some grocery store foods are packaged. The Purdue team, led by Jeffrey Youngblood, a professor in Purdue’s School of Materials Engineering, created a new manufacturing process using cellulose nanocrystals as advanced barrier coatings for food packaging. Learn More
Creature feature: Twisting cracks impart superhero toughness to animals Super-resilient materials found in the animal kingdom owe their strength and toughness to a design strategy that causes cracks to follow the twisting pattern of fibers, preventing catastrophic failure. Researchers in a recent series of papers have documented this behavior in precise detail and also are creating new composite materials modeled after the phenomenon. The work was mainly performed at Purdue University with collaborators at the University of California, Riverside. Learn More
Office of Naval Research invests in Purdue battery safety technology Purdue students have conducted battery safety research that industry partners and research organizations are helping to translate into the larger batteries of naval warfare. Learn More
Plants have unique lock to control expression of genes, study finds Purdue University scientists have discovered evidence that the repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off is built with a potential self-destruct switch. The findings offer insight into ways to control gene expression to alter plants’ characteristics. Learn More
Indiana’s top research institutions receive $33 million to improve health statewide Indiana’s top research universities have been awarded more than $33 million to improve the health of people in the state. The grant is their third five-year Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health. Learn More
Purdue research promotes benefits of ‘tickling’ rats Parents often use tickling as a playful way to lighten a child’s mood. In Brianna Gaskill’s Purdue University lab, scientists do the same thing, only with rats. Learn More