Science on Tap to feature talk about learning tool of nanoHUB
June 6, 2013
A Purdue University researcher instrumental in developing and advancing software for one of the first cloud computer networks for computational nanotechnology research will give the next Science on Tap talk. Gerhard Klimeck, a professor of electri
Read Full StoryInnovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays
May 23, 2013
Researchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future "optoelectronic" circuits for sensors and information processing. The electrode i
Read Full StoryNew imaging technology could reveal cellular secrets
April 25, 2013
Researchers have married two biological imaging technologies, creating a new way to learn how good cells go bad. "Let's say you have a large population of cells," said Corey Neu, an assistant professor in Purdue University's Weldon School of Biome
Read Full StoryLayered '2-D nanocrystals' promising new semiconductor
April 16, 2013
Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology for future computers and electronics based on "two-dimensional nanocrystals" layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that could replace today's transistors.
Read Full StoryLayered '2-D nanocrystals' promising new semiconductor
April 15, 2013
Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology for future computers and electronics based on "two-dimensional nanocrystals" layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that could replace today's transistors. The layered struct
Read Full Story'Metasurfaces' to usher in new optical technologies
March 18, 2013
The metasurfaces could make possible "planar photonics" devices and optical switches small enough to be integrated into computer chips for information processing and telecommunications, said Alexader Kildishev, associate research professor of electri
Read Full StoryThermal Energy Transfer in Nanomaterials: Interview with Professor Tim Fisher at Purdue University
March 18, 2013
Tim S. Fisher, Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, talks to AZoNano about Thermal Energy Transfer in Nanomaterials.
Read Full StoryPurdue researchers awarded $1 million W.M. Keck Foundation grant
February 8, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of Purdue University researchers has been awarded a $1 million W.M. Keck Foundation grant to create a material that forces electrons into rare states important to basic research and with potential applications for next g
Read Full StoryPurdue researchers win $14.5 million NSF grant to take nanoHUB.org to next level
February 5, 2013
Purdue University researchers have received a five-year $14.5 million National Science Foundation grant to expand its widely used nanoHUB.org online science and engineering gateway. The Cyber Platform, a part of the Network for Computational Nanotech
Read Full StoryWork on the single-atom transistor ranks among Discover Magazine's top 100 discoveries for 2012
January 17, 2013
The work of an international team of researchers led by Gerhard Klimeck, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University, and Michelle Simmons, professor of physics at the University of New South Wales, is ranked #29 on Discover
Read Full StoryNew biochip technology uses tiny whirlpools to corral microbes
January 11, 2013
Researchers have demonstrated a new technology that combines a laser and electric fields to create tiny centrifuge-like whirlpools to separate particles and microbes by size, a potential lab-on-a-chip system for medicine and research. The theory behi
Read Full StoryNew '4-D' transistor is preview of future computers
December 5, 2012
A new type of transistor shaped like a Christmas tree has arrived just in time for the holidays, but the prototype won't be nestled under the tree along with the other gifts.
Read Full StoryPurdue doctoral student makes sticky discovery
December 5, 2012
Some of the best inventions are the ones that are found by accident. At Purdue a Ph.D. student did just that.
Read Full StoryProf. Vladimir Shalaev has been named a 2012 recipient of the UNESCO Medal
November 30, 2012
Distinguished Purdue University professor Vladimir Shalaev has been named a 2012 recipient of the UNESCO Medal for the Development of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Read Full StoryBody Heat, fermentation drive new drug-delivery 'micropump'
September 19, 2012
(Phys.org)—Researchers have created a new type of miniature pump activated by body heat that could be used in drug-delivery patches powered by fermentation.
Read Full StoryProfessor strives to promote sustainability
September 19, 2012
Devices 100 times thinner than a strand of hair and pea-sized computer chips, are making a substantial difference in the future of energy efficiency. Plans for interdisciplinary research are being made to effectively utilize the newly developed Di
Read Full StoryBirck Nanotechnology Center event to showcase breadth of research
September 19, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center will showcase the breadth of its research portfolio during a daylong review and open house on Oct. 10. Supratik Guha, director of physical sciences at IBM Corp. for the Thomas
Read Full Story'Nanoresonators' might improve cell phone performance
August 31, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have learned how to mass produce tiny mechanical devices that could help cell phone users avoid the nuisance of dropped calls and slow downloads. The devices are designed to ease congestion over the airwaves to impr
Read Full Story'Nano machine shop' shapes nanowires, ultrathin films
August 30, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new "nano machine shop" that shapes nanowires and ultrathin films could represent a future manufacturing method for tiny structures with potentially revolutionary properties.
Read Full StoryPurdue researchers creating a new way to test glucose
August 30, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Purdue researchers may be close to a breakthrough in glucose testing. Tim Fisher, a professor of mechanical engineering, and a team of four other people, created a sensor able to detect glucose in fluids like tears and s
Read Full StorySensor detects glucose in saliva and tears for diabetes testing
August 22, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have created a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations of glucose in saliva, tears and urine and might be manufactured at low cost because it does not require many processing steps to produce.
Read Full StoryOnline courses on the fundamentals of atomic force microscopy offered
August 9, 2012
Online courses covering the fundamentals of atomic force microscopy will be offered beginning August 27, 2012, by nanoHUB-U, an initiative founded by the Network for Computational Nanotechnology and Purdue University
Read Full StoryNew 'self-calibrating MEMS' bringing accuracy to nanotech
July 11, 2012
Researchers have demonstrated tiny machines that could make possible super-accurate sensors and motors, with far-reaching applications from computer storage to altimeters, detecting petroleum deposits to measuring DNA-binding forces.
Read Full Story'Metamaterials,' quantum dots show promise for new technologies
May 24, 2012
Researchers are edging toward the creation of new optical technologies using "nanostructured metamaterials" capable of ultra-efficient transmission of light, with potential applications including advanced solar cells and quantum computing.
Read Full StoryPurdue professor to speak before Congress about nanotechnology in brain treatment research
May 22, 2012
Researchers at Purdue University are working with the U.S. Army and neurosurgeons at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to create a new type of "bioactive" coating for stents used to treat brain aneurisms including those caused by head
Read Full StoryNew 'metamaterial' practical for optical advances
May 15, 2012
Researchers have taken a step toward overcoming a key obstacle in commercializing "hyperbolic metamaterials," structures that could bring optical advances including ultrapowerful microscopes, computers and solar cells.
Read Full StoryUltrasensitive biosensor promising for medical diagnostics
May 15, 2012
Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and "personalized medicine" tailored to the specific biochemistry of individual patients.
Read Full StoryNanocrystal-coated fibers might reduce wasted energy
April 17, 2012
Researchers are developing a technique that uses nanotechnology to harvest energy from hot pipes or engine components to potentially recover energy wasted in factories, power plants and cars.
Read Full StoryBirck hosts hands-on NanoDays for K-12 students, teachers, general public
April 17, 2012
Nearly 2,000 elementary, middle and high school students are expected to descend onto the Purdue University campus April 26-27 for NanoDays 2012 to gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating world of nanotechnology.
Read Full StoryOne and done: Single-atom transistor is end of Moore's Law; may be beginning of quantum computing
February 19, 2012
The smallest transistor ever built - in fact, the smallest transistor that can be built - has been created using a single phosphorous atom by an international team of researchers at the University of New South Wales, Purdue University and the Univers
Read Full StoryInnovation promises expanded roles for microsensors
February 7, 2012
Researchers have learned how to improve the performance of sensors that use tiny vibrating microcantilevers to detect chemical and biological agents for applications from national security to food processing.
Read Full StoryRap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor
January 26, 2012
The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body.
Read Full StoryNew microtweezers may build tiny 'MEMS' structures
January 17, 2012
Researchers have created new "microtweezers" capable of manipulating objects to build tiny structures, print coatings to make advanced sensors, and grab and position live stem cell spheres for research.
Read Full StoryDown to the wire for silicon: Researchers create a wire 4 atoms wide, 1 atom tall
January 5, 2012
The smallest wires ever developed in silicon - just one atom tall and four atoms wide - have been shown by a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales, Melbourne University and Purdue University to have the same current-carrying capa
Read Full Story'Nanoantennas' show promise in optical innovations
December 22, 2011
Researchers have shown how arrays of tiny "plasmonic nanoantennas" are able to precisely manipulate light in new ways that could make possible a range of optical innovations such as more powerful microscopes, telecommunications and computers.
Read Full StoryNew device could bring optical information processing
December 22, 2011
Researchers have created a new type of optical device small enough to fit millions on a computer chip that could lead to faster, more powerful information processing and supercomputers.
Read Full StoryOnline course on fundamentals of nanotechnology offered
December 8, 2011
Online courses covering the fundamentals of nanotechnology will be offered beginning in 2012 by the science portal nanoHUB, the national Network for Computational Nanotechnology and Purdue University.
Read Full StoryNew '3-D' transistors promising future chips, lighter laptops
December 6, 2011
Researchers from Purdue and Harvard universities have created a new type of transistor made from a material that could replace silicon and have a 3-D structure instead of conventional flat computer chips.
Read Full Story'Label-free' imaging tool tracks nanotubes in cells, blood for biomedical research
December 5, 2011
Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for tracking structures called carbon nanotubes in living cells and the bloodstream, which could aid efforts to perfect their use in biomedical research and clinical medicine.
Read Full StoryNew medical, research tool possible by probing cell mechanics
November 21, 2011
Researchers are making progress in developing a system that measures the mechanical properties of living cells, a technology that could be used to diagnose human disease and better understand biological processes.
Read Full StoryNew biosensor benefits from melding of carbon nanotubes, DNA
November 15, 2011
Purdue University scientists have developed a method for stacking synthetic DNA and carbon nanotubes onto a biosensor electrode, a development that may lead to more accurate measurements for research related to diabetes and other diseases.
Read Full StoryVibrometer-based model enables accurate measurements in liquid with existing AFM hardware
November 10, 2011
The use of a piezoelectric element (acoustic excitation) to vibrate the base of a microcantilever is a popular way to perform dynamic atomic force microscopy (AFM).
Read Full StoryPurdue Research Foundation reception to honor university entrepreneurs, researchers
November 2, 2011
Fifty-nine Purdue University faculty, staff and students whose discoveries received patents during the 2010-2011 fiscal year will be recognized Wednesday (Nov. 2) during the Purdue Research Foundation's annual Inventors Recognition Reception.
Read Full StoryNew hybrid technology could bring 'quantum information systems'
October 27, 2011
The merging of two technologies under development - plasmonics and nanophotonics - is promising the emergence of new "quantum information systems" far more powerful than today's computers.
Read Full Story'Microring' device could aid in future optical technologies
October 19, 2011
Researchers at Purdue University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a device small enough to fit on a computer chip that converts continuous laser light into numerous ultrashort pulses, a technology that might
Read Full StoryUniversity of California, Santa Cruz professor named director of Purdue's BNC
October 4, 2011
A leading researcher advancing efforts in thermoelectric energy conversion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been selected as the new Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University's Discove
Read Full StoryNew 'FeTRAM' is promising computer memory technology
September 26, 2011
Researchers are developing a new type of computer memory that could be faster than the existing commercial memory and use far less power than flash memory devices.
Read Full StoryInnovation is step toward digital graphene transistors
September 6, 2011
Researchers are making progress in creating digital transistors using a material called graphene, potentially sidestepping an obstacle thought to dramatically limit the material's use in computers and consumer electronics.
Read Full StoryTiny oxygen generators boost effectiveness of anticancer treatment
August 31, 2011
Researchers have created and tested miniature devices that are implanted in tumors to generate oxygen, boosting the killing power of radiation and chemotherapy.
Read Full StoryNew probe to uncover mechanisms key to fusion reactor walls
August 25, 2011
A new tool developed by nuclear engineers at Purdue University will be hitched to an experimental fusion reactor at Princeton University to learn precisely what happens when extremely hot plasmas touch and interact with the inner surface of the react
Read Full StoryPurdue researcher wins award for top young innovators
August 23, 2011
Alexandra Boltasseva, a Purdue University assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named one of the world's top young innovators by Technology Review magazine.
Read Full StoryMaterial created at Purdue lets electrons 'dance' and form new state
July 27, 2011
A team of Purdue University researchers is among a small group in the world that has successfully created ultrapure material that captures new states of matter and could have applications in high-speed quantum computing.
Read Full StoryProfessor Vlad Shalaev appointed Scientific Director for Nanophotonics at BNC
July 20, 2011
Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Vlad Shalaev has been appointed as Scientific Director for Nanophotonics in the Birck Nanotechnology Center.
Read Full StoryLaser, electric fields combined for new 'lab-on-chip' technologies
July 7, 2011
Researchers are developing new technologies that combine a laser and electric fields to manipulate fluids and tiny particles such as bacteria, viruses and DNA for a range of potential applications, from drug manufacturing to food safety.
Read Full StoryNew electronics material closer to commercial reality
June 6, 2011
Researchers have developed a method for creating single-crystal arrays of a material called graphene, an advance that opens up the possibility of a replacement for silicon in high-performance computers and electronics.
Read Full StoryHigh school students to participate in USA Biology Olympiad National Finals
May 27, 2011
For the second consecutive year, top high school students will travel to Purdue University to participate June 5-17 in the ninth annual USA Biology Olympiad National Finals, sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education. Team USA members earned
Read Full StoryBNC's Weaver recipient of the 2011 Monroe Seligman Award by the IEST
April 11, 2011
John R. Weaver, facility manager at Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center, has been named a recipient of the 2011 Monroe Seligman Award by the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology.
Read Full StoryBirck hosts hands-on NanoDays for K-12 schools, general public
April 4, 2011
The fascinating, tiny world of nanotechnology will take center stage during the second annual NanoDays on April 15 and 16 at Discovery Park's Birck Nanotechnology Center.
Read Full StoryNanopolymer shows promise for helping reduce cancer side effects
April 4, 2011
A Purdue University biochemist has demonstrated a process using nanotechnology to better assess whether cancer drugs hit their targets, which may help reduce drug side effects.
Read Full StoryState, national leaders to speak at Nanotechnology New Ventures event led by Purdue, Notre Dame
March 14, 2011
Two leading nanotechnology industry experts and Indiana's top economic development officer will highlight a daylong focus on entrepreneurship at Purdue University next month, culminating with the inaugural Nanotechnology New Ventures Competition. Sea
Read Full StoryHydrogels used to make precise new sensor
February 8, 2011
Researchers are developing a new type of biological and chemical sensor that has few moving parts, is low-cost and yet highly sensitive, sturdy and long-lasting.
Read Full StoryNew lab-on-chip advance uses low-cost, disposable paper strips
January 25, 2011
Researchers have invented a technique that uses inexpensive paper to make "microfluidic" devices for rapid medical diagnostics and chemical analysis.
Read Full StoryNew materials may bring advanced optical technologies, cloaking
January 21, 2011
Researchers are developing a new class of "plasmonic metamaterials" as potential building blocks for advanced optical technologies, including ultrapowerful microscopes and computers, improved solar cells, and a possible invisibility cloak.
Read Full StoryPurdue team creates 'engineered organ' model for breast cancer research
January 20, 2011
Purdue University researchers have reproduced portions of the female breast in a tiny slide-sized model dubbed "breast on-a-chip" that will be used to test nanomedical approaches for the detection and treatment of breast cancer.
Read Full StoryDid You Know?: Scifres Nanofabrication Laboratory at Birck Nanotechnology Center
January 7, 2011
Every Friday, Purdue Today's "Did You Know?," a new feature, will explore unusual, unique and fascinating details that make this University one of a kind. This week's "Did You Know?" features the Scifres Nanofabrication Laboratory, the cleanest room
Read Full StoryNew solar cell self-repairs like natural plant systems
January 4, 2011
Researchers are creating a new type of solar cell designed to self-repair like natural photosynthetic systems in plants by using carbon nanotubes and DNA, an approach aimed at increasing service life and reducing cost.
Read Full StoryPurdue, NIST working on breathalyzers for medical diagnostics
December 28, 2010
Researchers have overcome a fundamental obstacle in developing breath-analysis technology to rapidly diagnose patients by detecting chemical compounds called "biomarkers" in a person's respiration in real time.
Read Full StoryNanoparticle gives antimicrobial ability to fight Listeria longer
December 7, 2010
A Purdue University research team developed a nanoparticle that can hold and release an antimicrobial agent as needed for extending the shelf life of foods susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes.
Read Full StoryTechnology uses auto exhaust heat to create electricity, boost mileage
November 23, 2010
Researchers are creating a system that harvests heat from an engine's exhaust to generate electricity, reducing a car's fuel consumption.
Read Full StoryPurdue gets $1.5 million for quantum information center
November 19, 2010
Purdue University has been awarded $1.5 million to study quantum information science, a new field paving the way for quantum computing - a novel method to process information that is faster, more powerful and more efficient than classical computing.
Read Full StoryImaging tool may aid nanoelectronics by screening tiny tubes
November 16, 2010
Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for rapidly screening structures called single-wall carbon nanotubes, possibly hastening their use in creating a new class of computers and electronics that are faster and consume less power than today
Read Full StoryPurdue, Colombia forge scientific research partnership
November 2, 2010
Purdue University and several Colombian agencies have signed an agreement establishing the Colombia-Purdue Institute for Advanced Scientific Research.
Read Full StoryPurdue, Notre Dame, IEDC join efforts on state nanotechnology business plan competition
October 25, 2010
Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame are teaming up with state officials to offer Indiana's first business plan competition targeting startup ventures and emerging companies in nanotechnology.
Read Full StoryPurdue, three U.S. universities form commercialization partnership with Russian institutions
October 7, 2010
Purdue University and three other U.S. universities have announced a multiyear partnership aimed at strengthening efforts by Russian National Research Universities to commercialize their research and foster campus entrepreneurship.
Read Full StoryNew pump created for microneedle drug-delivery patch
August 31, 2010
Purdue University researchers have developed a new type of pump for drug-delivery patches that might use arrays of "microneedles" to deliver a wider range of medications than now possible with conventional patches.
Read Full StorySensor important to understanding root, seedling development
August 23, 2010
A biosensor utilizing black platinum and carbon nanotubes developed at Purdue University will help give scientists a better understanding of how the plant hormone auxin regulates root growth and seedling establishment.
Read Full StoryBirck selects inaugural class of graduate student ambassadors
August 10, 2010
Nine top Purdue University graduate students at the Birck Nanotechnology Center will form the inaugural class in the Discovery Park center's new Graduate Ambassador Program.
Read Full StoryFindings show promise for nuclear fusion test reactors
July 27, 2010
Researchers have discovered mechanisms critical to interactions between hot plasma and surfaces facing the plasma inside a thermonuclear fusion reactor, part of work aimed at developing coatings capable of withstanding the grueling conditions inside
Read Full StoryNew center to create models, simulations to improve solar cells
July 26, 2010
Purdue University will lead a new research center to improve photovoltaic solar cells as part of a national effort to bring alternative energy technologies to the marketplace.
Read Full StoryNanowick at heart of new system to cool 'power electronics'
July 22, 2010
Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips.
Read Full StoryInsectlike 'microids' might walk, run, work in colonies
January 26, 2010
A new approach in the design of miniature, insectlike robots could lead to "microids" the size of ants that move their tiny legs and mandibles using solid-state "muscles."
Read Full Story'Ferropaper' is new technology for small motors, robots
January 5, 2010
Researchers at Purdue University have created a magnetic "ferropaper" that might be used to make low-cost "micromotors" for surgical instruments, tiny tweezers to study cells and miniature speakers.
Read Full StoryNanowires key to future transistors, electronics
November 26, 2009
A new generation of ultrasmall transistors and more powerful computer chips using tiny structures called semiconducting nanowires is closer to reality after a key discovery by researchers at IBM, Purdue University and the University of California at
Read Full StoryNew 'finFETs' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips
November 10, 2009
Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers to create faster and more compact circuits and computer chips.
Read Full StoryNew aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions
October 7, 2009
Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and could be manufactured on the moon, Mars and other wat
Read Full StoryBetter control of carbon nanotube 'growth' promising for future electronics
October 1, 2009
Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in efforts to use tiny structures called carbon nanotubes to create a new class of electronics that would be faster and smaller than conventional silicon-based transistors.
Read Full StoryPurdue, India researchers form center on nanomaterials and energy
September 28, 2009
Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center are collaborating with Indian colleagues at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research and General Electric Co.'s John F. Welch India Technology Center to launch a center focused o
Read Full StoryNew findings could help hybrid, electric cars keep their cool
September 22, 2009
Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices.
Read Full StoryNew nanolaser key to future optical computers and technologies
August 17, 2009
Researchers have created the tiniest laser since its invention nearly 50 years ago, paving the way for a host of innovations, including superfast computers that use light instead of electrons to process information, advanced sensors and imaging.
Read Full StoryNew eco-friendly self-cleaning material tough on stains, light on effort
August 16, 2009
Cleaning oily smears from kitchen countertops, mirrors, garage floors, and other surfaces with plain water — rather than strong detergents or smelly solvents — may seem like pure fantasy. But scientists in Indiana today describe what they believe to
Read Full StoryDiscovery to aid study of biological structures, molecules
August 11, 2009
Researchers in the United States and Spain have discovered that a tool widely used in nanoscale imaging works differently in watery environments, a step toward better using the instrument to study biological molecules and structures.
Read Full StoryTiny 'MEMS' devices to filter, amplify electronic signals
August 10, 2009
Researchers are developing a new class of tiny mechanical devices containing vibrating, hair-thin structures that could be used to filter electronic signals in cell phones and for other more exotic applications.
Read Full StoryRe-thinking electronics - from the bottom up
July 22, 2009
More than 70 graduate students from across the country and Purdue University are on campus this week to learn about a new approach to 21st century electronic materials and devices.
Read Full StoryTwinkling nanostars cast new light into biomedical imaging
July 21, 2009
Purdue University researchers have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical imaging.
Read Full StoryIndiana life-sciences firm signs deal to use research space at BNC
July 16, 2009
An Indiana medical-device company has signed a research agreement through the Purdue Research Foundation to use laboratories and equipment at Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center, officials announced Thursday (July 16).
Read Full StoryComplete atom-by-atom transistor simulation run in 15 minutes
June 17, 2009
A simulation of electrical current moving through a futuristic electronic transistor has been modeled atom-by-atom in less than 15 minutes by Purdue University researchers.
Read Full StoryNew '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 the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before and possibly leading to practical applications in
Read Full StoryInnovation could make lab-on-a-chip devices easier to use, cheaper to make
April 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 use of the miniature analytical tools used to measure everything from blood glucose to viruses, bacteria to genes.
Read Full StoryNanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells
March 16, 2009
A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly attack cancer cells.
Read Full StoryResearchers from Purdue, India lead nanomaterials conference
March 9, 2009
Researchers at Discovery Park are joining colleagues from Indian and other U.S. institutions for a three-day conference this week at Purdue University on nanotechnology's growing role in creating future electronics.
Read Full StoryNew Purdue fund ready to accept applications to help move innovations to the marketplace
January 28, 2009
Individuals and startup companies now have another avenue to move their Purdue innovations to the marketplace through a new fund established by the Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University.
Read Full StoryNew stretchable electrodes created to study stresses on cardiac cells
January 22, 2009
Engineers at Purdue and Stanford universities have created stretchable electrodes to study how cardiac muscle cells, neurons and other cells react to mechanical stresses from heart attacks, traumatic brain injuries and other diseases.
Read Full StoryNano-tetherball biosensor precisely detects glucose
January 22, 2009
Researchers have created a precise biosensor for detecting blood glucose and potentially many other biological molecules by using hollow structures called single-wall carbon nanotubes anchored to gold-coated "nanocubes."
Read Full StoryNew holographic method could be used for lab-on-a-chip technologies
December 2, 2008
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoasse
Read Full StoryIBM and Purdue discovery suggests nanowires are a step closer to electronics manufacturing
November 13, 2008
Researchers from IBM and Purdue University have discovered that tiny structures called silicon nanowires might be ideal for manufacturing in future computers and consumer electronics because they form the same way every time.
Read Full StoryNew research field promises radical advances in optical technologies
October 16, 2008
A new research field called transformation optics may usher in a host of radical advances including a cloak of invisibility and ultra-powerful microscopes and computers by harnessing nanotechnology and "metamaterials."
Read Full Story'Buckyballs' have high potential to accumulate in living tissue
September 18, 2008
Research at Purdue University suggests synthetic carbon molecules called fullerenes, or buckyballs, have a high potential of being accumulated in animal tissue, but the molecules also appear to break down in sunlight, perhaps reducing their possible
Read Full StoryNew 'nano-positioners' may have atomic-scale precision
August 20, 2008
Engineers have created a tiny motorized positioning device that has twice the dexterity of similar devices being developed for applications that include biological sensors and more compact, powerful computer hard drives.
Read Full StoryPurdue research team leads nanomaterials conference in India
July 25, 2008
A research team from Purdue University's Discovery Park will travel to India next month to lead a joint India-United States workshop on how advancements in nanotechnology are helping address growing energy needs.
Read Full Story'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality
July 23, 2008
Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including flexible displays and an electronic skin to
Read Full StoryAdvance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality
July 17, 2008
Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.
Read Full StoryVirtual world is sign of future for scientists, engineers
July 16, 2008
Purdue University is operating a virtual environment that enables scientists and engineers to interpret raw data collected with powerful instruments called dynamic atomic force microscopes.
Read Full StoryQuantum computing breakthrough arises from unknown molecule
June 26, 2008
The odd behavior of a molecule in an experimental silicon computer chip has led to a discovery that opens the door to quantum computing in semiconductors.
Read Full StoryTiny refrigerator taking shape to cool future computers
June 19, 2008
Researchers at Purdue University are developing a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops and personal computers, a cooling technology that would boost performance while shrinking the size of computers.
Read Full StoryPurdue will highlight life sciences teamwork at global BIO 2008
June 10, 2008
A delegation from Purdue's Discovery Park and the Purdue Research Park will join global leaders next week at the BIO 2008 International Convention, showcasing how they are working together at the state, national and international levels to help heal,
Read Full StoryImaging yields insights into 'nanomedicine' for cancer treatment
May 2, 2008
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a possible new pathway for anti-tumor drugs to kill cancer cells and proposed how to improve the design of tiny drug-delivery particles for use in "nanomedicine."
Read Full Story'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologies
April 28, 2008
Researchers at Purdue University are the first to precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing and harnessing a gecko's ability to walk up
Read Full StoryNeedle-size device created to track tumors, radiation dose
April 8, 2008
Engineers at Purdue University are creating a wireless device designed to be injected into tumors to tell doctors the precise dose of radiation received and locate the exact position of tumors during treatment.
Read Full StoryEngineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires
March 28, 2008
Engineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" displays in car windshields.
Read Full StoryPurdue joins researchers in India for bionanotechnology, pharmaceuticals symposium
March 7, 2008
Researchers from Purdue University will join colleagues from the Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology in India next week for a symposium on advancements in bionanotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
Read Full StoryPurdue leads center to simulate behavior of micro-electromechanical systems
March 7, 2008
The National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded a $17 million cooperative agreement for a research center at Purdue University's Discovery Park to develop advanced simulations for commercial and defense applications, Purdue officials announc
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