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  • New 'finFETs' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips
    Nov 11, 2009

    Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead...
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  • Purdue partners with Kauffman for Global Entrepreneurship Week
    Nov 09, 2009

    Purdue University is participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 16-22 to celebrate the role that entrepreneurs play...
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  • Purdue-IU led team wins global entrepreneurship competition
    Nov 09, 2009

    GlucaGo LLC, a life sciences company led by a trio from Purdue and Indiana universities, captured the 2009 Global Idea to Product...
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  • Findings show nanomedicine promising for treating spinal cord injuries
    Nov 09, 2009

    Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using...
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  • Purdue kicks off national center to visualize homeland security data
    Nov 09, 2009

    Purdue University on Monday (Nov. 9) will kick off a national center to develop specialized software to help homeland security...
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  • 8 finalists selected for $100,000 Purdue life sciences competition
    Oct 22, 2009

    Eight finalists have been selected to compete for $100,000 on Nov. 10 at the sixth Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan...
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  • 23rd Annual Business Plan Competition registration open until October 30th
    Oct 09, 2009

    Edit: Deadline has been extended to November 9, 2009
    The 23rd Annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan...
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  • Novel Strategies for Design and Development of Drugs and Vaccines
    Oct 05, 2009

    An Indo-US Joint Conference on "Infectious Diseases: Novel Strategies for Design & Development of Vaccines and Drugs", Jan 5-8...
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  • Better control of carbon nanotube 'growth' promising for future electronics
    Oct 02, 2009

    Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in efforts to use tiny structures called carbon nanotubes to create a new class of...
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  • Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation student cuts deal in the 'Shark Tank'
    Oct 01, 2009

    Sawyer Sparks, the creator of Soy-Yer Dough, a gluten-free modeling compound, was one of the entrepreneurs selected this season...
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  • Purdue, India researchers form center on nanomaterials and energy
    Sep 29, 2009

    Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center are collaborating with Indian colleagues at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for...
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  • Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Student to Appear on ABC's 'Shark Tank'
    Sep 25, 2009

    Sawyer Sparks, a senior in the Purdue University College of Agriculture and creator of a soy-based modeling dough, will appear...
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  • New findings could help hybrid, electric cars keep their cool
    Sep 22, 2009

    Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design...
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  • New nanolaser key to future optical computers and technologies
    Aug 17, 2009

    Researchers have created the tiniest laser since its invention nearly 50 years ago, paving the way for a host of innovations...
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  • Discovery to aid study of biological structures, molecules
    Aug 12, 2009

    Researchers in the United States and Spain have discovered that a tool widely used in nanoscale imaging works differently in...
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  • Obama announces grant for Purdue electric vehicle education program
    Aug 06, 2009

    The Indiana Advanced Electric Vehicle Training and Education Consortium will develop certificate and associate degree programs...
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  • Twinkling nanostars cast new light into biomedical imaging
    Jul 23, 2009

    Purdue researchers have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical imaging.
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  • Indiana life-sciences firm signs deal to use research space at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnol...
    Jul 16, 2009

    An Indiana medical-device company has signed a research agreement through the Purdue Research Foundation to use laboratories...
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  • The Truant Monsoon: Why India Is Worried
    Jul 06, 2009

    Friday, Jun. 26, 2009 The Truant Monsoon: Why India Is Worried By Madhur Singh / New Delhi The bad news for India is scrawled...
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  • Complete atom-by-atom transistor simulation run in 15 minutes
    Jun 18, 2009

    A simulation of electrical current moving through a futuristic electronic transistor has been modeled atom-by-atom in less than...
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  • New 'broadband' cloaking technology simple to manufacture
    May 20, 2009

    Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of...
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  • Purdue students head to China for global business-plan competition
    May 14, 2009

    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue students Kristeen Hudson, Brian Paplaski and Joshua Hall are taking their first place finish at...
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  • First Permaculture Course at Purdue
    Apr 30, 2009

    The Purdue University Center for the Environment and Ecological Sciences and Engineering Graduate Program is partnering with...
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  • Purdue researchers develop new yeast for ethanol
    Apr 22, 2009

    A Purdue-based biotechnology company announced Tuesday that it has begun producing a genetically modified yeast that promises...
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  • Innovation could make lab-on-a-chip devices easier to use, cheaper to make
    Apr 21, 2009

    Researchers have designed a lab on a chip capable of being programmed to perform a variety of jobs, a step toward more widespread...
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  • Small farm idea wins environmental idea-to-product competition
    Mar 10, 2009

    Many Purdue University students have ideas -- bold ideas that actually make sense and could change the world for the better. On...
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  • Entrepreneurial opportunities workshop offered at Purdue Research Park
    Feb 25, 2009

    Purdue University students and future entrepreneurs can get advice and direction from successful business and professional leaders...
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  • Student poster competition to highlight healthcare advancements
    Nov 04, 2009

    A student poster competition, held December 4 in Mann Hall and co-sponsored by RCHE, Foods & Nutrition, and Oncological Sciences...
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  • New aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions
    Oct 08, 2009

    Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder...
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  • Grad Students Help Advance Fish Monitoring Project for Native Alaskan Villages
    Sep 10, 2009

    Two Purdue graduate students have developed sampling kits and educational materials for three Native Alaskan villages as part...
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  • Tiny 'MEMS' devices to filter, amplify electronic signals
    Aug 10, 2009

    Researchers are developing a new class of tiny mechanical devices containing vibrating, hair-thin structures that could be used...
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  • Energy Center has helped ~$10M in grants out of the package declared in the President's s...
    Aug 06, 2009

    Indiana is the second largest recipient of grant funding, and it's a perfect example of what this will mean. You've got Purdue...
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  • Twinkling nanostars cast new light into biomedical imaging
    Jul 28, 2009

    Purdue University researchers have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical...
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  • RCHE releases spring conference summary
    Jun 23, 2009

    Following the successful spring 2009 conference, National Priorities and Goals, the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering...
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  • Center for Assistive Technology Will Offer Second Entrepreneurs' Bootcamp In August
    Jun 16, 2009

    Assistive technology innovators, educators, investors, and users are invited to attend the Center for Assistive Technology Entrepreneurs'...
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  • Indiana translational medicine institute pioneers secure federated identity management
    May 11, 2009

    Translational medicine researchers from across the country can now access a range of data and advanced technology resources using...
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  • Nanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells
    Mar 19, 2009

    A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly attack...
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  • 2009 Indiana Coal Report
    Mar 04, 2009

    The Indiana Center for Coal Technology Research in Purdue University's Energy Center is releasing its 2009 Indiana Coal Report...
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