Energy Systems Network launches Battery Innovation Center in Southern Indiana
May 25, 2012
Energy storage technology initiative includes a multi-million dollar research/prototyping facility adjacent to Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 24, 2012) The global market for advanced batteries is nearly $50 billion, w
Read Full StoryCalcium expert honored with university's top research award
May 25, 2012
Connie Weaver, head and distinguished professor of nutrition science, is the 2012 recipient of the Herbert Newby McCoy Award, the most prestigious research honor given by Purdue University.
Read Full StoryApplication deadline extended for inaugural Purdue Energy Camp
May 24, 2012
The application deadline has been extended to Tuesday (May 29) for incoming high school juniors and seniors and middle and high school science teachers in Indiana interested in participating this summer in the inaugural Purdue Energy Camp.
Read Full StoryPurdue economist: Summer gas prices to be stable - if ...
May 24, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Gasoline prices this summer could stay relatively steady provided that an already-tense Middle East doesn't flare up and nothing else happens to disrupt supplies, a Purdue University economist says.
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 StoryIndiana life-sciences firm develops programmable lab-on-a-chip system
May 21, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Life-science researchers in academic institutions and industry can use a newly developed system to program lab-on-a-chip devices for experiments at a sub-millimeter scale rather than use custom devices.
Read Full StoryInaugural Purdue Energy Camp accepting applications
May 16, 2012
Purdue is offering an energy camp next month, for students and teachers. The week-long event will highlight fossil fuels and renewable energy, as well as the increasing national and global demand.
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 StoryPurdue unveils new comprehensive energy plan
May 14, 2012
Purdue officials on Monday (May 7) presented the new Comprehensive Energy Master Plan to the Board of Trustees Physical Facilities Committee.
Read Full Story25 karts entered in 2nd International Collegiate evGrandPrix
May 14, 2012
Twenty-five electric-powered go-karts are expected to run in Purdue University's second International Collegiate evGrandPrix on Saturday (May 12) as part of opening day festivities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Read Full StoryPurdue gets $2.5M for nuclear research projects
May 14, 2012
Purdue University is getting $2.5 million in federal funds for nuclear research and to help train a new generation of nuclear scientists.
Read Full StoryInaugural Purdue Energy Camp seeks high school student, middle and high school teacher applicants
May 10, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Slots are still available for incoming high school juniors and seniors and middle and high school science teachers in Indiana interested in participating this summer in the inaugural Purdue Energy Camp. Students selected for
Read Full StoryPurdue's INhome Solar House wins Green Building Award
May 7, 2012
Purdue University's INhome solar house has won a Green Building Award from the National Association of Home Builders.
Read Full StoryPurdue partners with 3 IndyCar teams for 2012 season
May 7, 2012
Purdue University has agreements with three IndyCar racing teams, which will provide opportunities for students and faculty to participate in motorsports while offering the teams help with engineering and technology.
Read Full StoryPurdue researchers awarded $1 million for epigenetics
May 3, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University scientists will use a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop technologies for altering the epigenetic marks in the genome that turn genes on and off, work they hope will lead to advances in
Read Full StoryAgricultural Research Award goes to ecohydrologist
May 2, 2012
Indrajeet Chaubey, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering, is the winner of Purdue University's 2012 Agricultural Research Award for his work in helping to preserve water as a natural resource.
Read Full StoryC4E Director Candidate Search Seminars
April 26, 2012
The candidates for C4E Director search will give seminars next week to discuss their position with the center and its future.
Read Full StoryClimate change, biofuels mandate would cause corn price spikes
April 25, 2012
A study from Purdue and Stanford university researchers predicts that future climate scenarios may cause significantly greater volatility in corn prices, which would be intensified by the federal biofuels mandate.
Read Full StoryPurdue scientists, engineers team up on $1.6 million federal 'smart turbine' wind energy project
April 25, 2012
A team of Purdue University researchers will use a $1.6 million federal grant to advance sensor technology and computer simulation tools for tracking and improving the performance and reliability of "smart" wind turbines and wind farms.
Read Full StoryDiscovery Park turns 10
April 25, 2012
Discovery Park, Purdue's internationally recognized hub of interdisciplinary innovation directed at global challenges, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this academic year.
Read Full StoryFossil fuel dependency proposes energy efficient needs, general says
April 24, 2012
A retired four-star general stopped by Purdue University on Thursday to discuss the nation's over-reliance on fossil fuels and how it threatens both the economy and national security.
Read Full StoryPurdue Research Park-based life-sciences firm places second in Rice Business Plan Competition
April 24, 2012
A company founded by a Purdue University post-doctoral fellow and graduate student and based in the Purdue Research Park finished second in the world's largest and richest graduate-level business plan competition this week.
Read Full StoryDiscovery Park Marks Milestone
April 24, 2012
Purdue University celebrated the 10th anniversary of Discovery Park on Friday (April 20) with a reception and special lecture on innovation to mark a decade of discovery with delivery.
Read Full StoryPurdue celebrates a decade of innovation at Discovery Park
April 20, 2012
Purdue celebrated the 10th anniversary of Discovery Park on Friday (April 20) with a reception and special lecture on innovation to mark a decade of discovery with delivery.
Read Full StoryNanocrystal-coated fibers might reduce wasted energy
April 18, 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 StoryDiscovery Park research centers plan lineup of Earth Day activities
April 17, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Center for Environment, Energy Center and Purdue Climate Change Research Center in Discovery Park are joining units across the Purdue University campus for several public events next week to celebrate Earth Day 2012.
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 StoryCyber Center faculty promoted.
April 13, 2012
Purdue University's board of trustees on Friday (April 13) approved faculty promotions.
Read Full StoryCyber Center Lecture Series
April 12, 2012
On Schema Discovery - Renee J. Miller Professor of Computer Science Bell University Labs Chair of Information Systems University of Toronto.
Read Full StoryRetired Four-Star Gen. Keys to give Purdue lecture on energy and national security
April 11, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - America's overreliance on fossil fuels is a national security threat - economically, militarily and diplomatically. Retired four-star Gen. Ronald E. Keys will discuss America's energy posture and its impact on the U.S. economy
Read Full StoryInnovative car seat buckle, suitcase handle take top spots annual Purdue Elevator Pitch Competition
April 11, 2012
A kid-friendly car seatbelt device and an innovative suitcase handle provided the winning pitches at the 2012 Purdue University Elevator Pitch Competition
Read Full StoryHealing Wounds With Osmotec, a Novel Anti-Microbial Dressing
April 11, 2012
It's better than standard gauze and even more effective than more costly variants. It's Osmotec, an environmentally-friendly dressing option.
Read Full StoryBindley launches research fellows and scholars program for Purdue faculty
April 10, 2012
The Bindley Bioscience Center in Purdue's Discovery Park is seeking applications for its first class of fellows and scholars focused on research in the life sciences.
Read Full StorySearch for Director, Center for Environment, Discovery Park
April 4, 2012
A search is underway for the next Director of The Center for Environment (C4E) in Discovery Park. The review and interview process is scheduled to be completed before the end of the semester so that a new director will start during summer 2012
Read Full StoryPurdue students' 'net zero' house going on the market
April 3, 2012
The award winning 984 square-foot, solar-powered "net zero" house designed and built by Purdue University students is on the market.
Read Full StoryPurdue's solar car shines
April 3, 2012
Purdue University once again had a first place showing over the weekend during the 2012 Shell Eco-marathon.
Read Full StoryNovel plasmonic material may merge photonic and electronic technologies
April 2, 2012
Helping bridge the gap between photonics and electronics, researchers from Purdue University have coaxed a thin film of titanium nitride into transporting plasmons, tiny electron excitations coupled to light that can direct and manipulate optical sig
Read Full StoryResearch points to possible new route to fight dengue virus
March 30, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have identified enzymes and biochemical compounds called lipids that are targeted and modified by the dengue virus during infection, suggesting a potential new approach to control the aggressive mosquito-borne patho
Read Full StoryDiscovery Park to mark 10 years of innovation with 4 Discovery Lectures in April
March 30, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue will celebrate Discovery Park's contributions to the university's interdisciplinary research efforts with a series of co-sponsored lectures in April focused on entrepreneurship, conservation and addressing challenging gl
Read Full StoryNYTimes Magazine - Whisper of the Wild
March 30, 2012
Setting off in the predawn gloaming of central Alaska, we were the sounds of swishing snow pants, crunching boots and cold puffs of breath. As sunrise gradually lightened the late November sky, we took visible shape: a single-file parade on a narrow
Read Full StoryPurdue zipTrips earns Agriculture 2012 Team Award
March 30, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A program that takes field trips to the classrooms of thousands of elementary and middle school students across the country has been selected to receive this year's Purdue Agriculture Team Award. The annual award recognizes
Read Full StoryResearchers discover a new path for light through metal
March 30, 2012
(Nanowerk News) Helping bridge the gap between photonics and electronics, researchers from Purdue University have coaxed a thin film of titanium nitride into transporting plasmons, tiny electron excitations coupled to light that can direct and manipu
Read Full StoryPurdue students to race solar car 'Celeritas' in Shell Eco-marathon
March 30, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- Students from Purdue University will race their solar car this week in an international competition to create the most fuel-efficient vehicles.
Read Full StoryCoated Glass Fibers Make Power From Heat
March 29, 2012
Energy Conversion: Flexible fibers coated with thermoelectric lead telluride nanocrystals could convert waste heat into electricity By Prachi Patel http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/web/2012/03/Coated-Glass-Fibers-Make-Power.html?utm_source=feedbu
Read Full StoryCyber Center Lecture Series
March 28, 2012
Metadata and Provenance: Fins in the Sea of Data Beth A. Plale, Ph.D. Director, Data to Insight Center Managing Director, Pervasive Technology Institute Professor of Computer Sciend Indiana University
Read Full StoryPurdue's Emerging Innovations Fund invests in two startups
March 22, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Officials of an evergreen fund created to help commercialize new technologies announced $100,000 of investments in an information technology startup and a life-science startup, both based in the Purdue Research Park of West Laf
Read Full StoryPurdue one of 15 universities in EcoCAR2 contest
March 20, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A group of Purdue engineering and technology students will soon begin work on a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu as part of an international competition designed to reduce the environmental impact of passenger vehicles.
Read Full StorySpectroscopic imaging reveals early changes leading to breast tumors
March 7, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have created a new imaging technology that reveals subtle changes in breast tissue, representing a potential tool to determine a woman's risk of developing breast cancer and to study ways of preven
Read Full StoryPurdue's Interns for Indiana program helping regional companies meet competitive demands.
March 6, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - For Christopher Barbauld, Purdue University's Interns for Indiana (IfI) program has opened the door for the launch of not one but two companies. And the Purdue Calumet graduate isn't finished yet. Barbauld participated in tw
Read Full StoryDoctoral students selected as inaugural John Zink research fellows
March 5, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Three Purdue doctoral students in mechanical and chemical engineering have been selected as the university's first John Zink Co. fellows through a program led by Discovery Park's Energy Center.
Read Full StoryDr.Luo Si student Dan Zhang receives IBM Fellowship
February 29, 2012
Dr. Luo Si, Cyber Center Scientific Director of Information Integration and Retrieval and Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Statistics has recevied confirmation that his PhD student Dan Zhang has received the prestigious IBM Fellowship.
Read Full StoryDoctoral students in chemical, mechanical engineering selected as John Zink research fellows
February 27, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Three Purdue doctoral students in mechanical and chemical engineering have been selected as the university's first John Zink Co. fellows through a program led by Discovery Park's Energy Center.
Read Full StoryInnovative pizzeria, wound-care technology; winners at Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition
February 23, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An innovative pizzeria concept and a company developing a wound-care technology took the top honors Tuesday (Feb. 21) at Purdue's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition, a $100,000 event celebrating its 25th anniversary thi
Read Full StoryPurdue fellowships designed to open door to scientific research for those with physical impairments
February 22, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new research center based in Purdue University's Discovery Park will award undergraduate and graduate fellowships for students who dream of studying science but face hurdles because of physical impairments. The Institute f
Read Full StoryPurdue researchers reveal role of protein mutation in Parkinson's disease
February 22, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers revealed how a mutation in a protein shuts down a protective function needed to prevent the death of neurons in Parkinson's disease, possibly opening the door to new drug strategies to treat the di
Read Full StoryFinalists selected for 25th annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition next week at Purdue
February 20, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 10 finalists have been selected for Tuesday's (Feb. 21) Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary with winners from the undergraduate and graduate student categories. The five
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 StoryPostdoctoral Research Scientists
February 17, 2012
The Ingestive Behavior Research Center (IBRC) is pleased to announce a call for applications for Postdoctoral Research Scientists for 2012. Please submit your CV and a one-page letter that explains how your research would make you a good fit in IBRC
Read Full StoryNew ink-based solar cells might be low cost and efficient
February 16, 2012
Researchers are developing solar cells that might be manufactured using special ink printed onto sheets of a supporting material.
Read Full StorySecond ACM Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy
February 10, 2012
ACM CODASPY 2012 Feb 7-9, 2012 | Hilton Palacio Del Rio | San Antonio, TX, USA Elisa Bertino, Program Committee and General Chair Organizer Committee
Read Full StoryBurton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition to mark 25 years
February 9, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Winners of this year's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition at Purdue University will claim more than the top prize in the $100,000 event. They will win a competition that is marking its milestone 25th anniversary.
Read Full StoryTiny sensors that measure amplitude are big step
February 9, 2012
Anyone who watched the recent X-Games coverage heard commentators obsess about "amplitude" - how high snowboarders such as Shaun White soar above the lip of the superpipe to perform aerial tricks.
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 StoryPurdue researchers look to develop new method to control disease-carrying insects
February 1, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue researchers are discovering the next generation of insecticides directed at disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes, ticks and tsetse flies, which could help professionals in the human health, veterinary and crop produc
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 StoryNEXTRANS Selected for Continued Funding
January 17, 2012
The NEXTRANS Center has been selected to receive $3.5 million in new grant funding from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for continued research, education and technology transfer.
Read Full StoryPurdue announces energy master plan, seeks public comment
January 13, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University is accepting comments on its Comprehensive Energy Master Plan that was presented Tuesday (Jan. 10) to the Board of Trustees' Physical Facilities Committee.
Read Full StoryMoving research to energy efficient community cluster saves time and money
January 13, 2012
Electrical engineering Professor Scott Sudhoff's research looks, in part, for ways to optimize electric motors and generators.
Read Full StoryPurdue professors to advance breast cancer research partnership through trip to Ghana
January 11, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue professors Sophie A. Lelievre and Ellen Gruenbaum will travel to Africa this month to meet with officials of Peace and Love Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, and outline ways to advance a partnership on breast cancer 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 StoryMidwest economic biomass report to be discussed at Purdue event
December 12, 2011
An abundance of agricultural and forestry biomass in the Midwest could provide new opportunities for economic development, energy security and environmental conservation.
Read Full StoryPurdue Cyber Center joins multi-university team on $3 million NSF data security research effort
December 8, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - For centuries, experts have tested the authenticity of famous paintings and literature to spot forgeries. Cyber security researchers at Purdue University, the universities of Texas at San Antonio and Texas at Dallas
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 StoryDr. Paul Hommert's Discovery Lecture Series Presentation on November 30th, 2011
December 5, 2011
Addressing National Security Challenges of the Twenty-First Century: The Role of the U.S. National Laboratories
Read Full StoryDOE regional clean energy competition open to Purdue students
November 22, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University students are invited to participate in the first Clean Energy Challenge, a first-in-class business competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to recognize the top clean-tech entrepreneurs in the Mi
Read Full StoryNew medical, research tool possible by probing cell mechanics
November 22, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - 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 StoryGrant lends global ear for Purdue professor's research
November 21, 2011
With the help of a federal grant, a Purdue University researcher is leading an effort to further an emerging area of scientific research. Bryan Pijanowski, a forestry and natural resources professor, is bringing together a team of scientists, musicia
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 StoryIndiana wound-care company takes top prize at Purdue's $100,000 life sciences competition
November 14, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An Indiana startup company developing an innovative wound-care technology claimed the top prize Thursday (Nov. 10) at the $100,000 Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition. Medtric Biotech LLC, led by Sean C
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 StoryFinalists selected for Purdue's $100,000 life-sciences competition
November 7, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Eight life-sciences startup companies from California to Missouri and Indiana have been selected as finalists for the $100,000 Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition next week.
Read Full StoryPurdue researcher leads effort to capture natural sounds, coordinate global network
November 7, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University researcher will lead a global natural soundscape network
Read Full StoryDid You Know?: Purdue zipTrips
November 4, 2011
On a colorful set in the basement of Stewart Center, Purdue staff, researchers and faculty members combine science with production, education with electronics and teaching with technology to create zipTrips -- live electronic field trips for sixth-,
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 28, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - 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 StoryPurdue, IU awarded $500,000 NIH grant to launch cancer community engagement project
October 27, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University's Oncological Sciences Center and Indiana University will share a National Institutes of Health grant to launch a cancer advocacy network and advance research for applying systems-engineering principles to can
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 StoryDividing corn stover makes ethanol conversion more efficient
October 25, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Not all parts of a corn stalk are equal, and they shouldn't be treated that way when creating cellulosic ethanol, say Purdue University researchers. When corn stover is processed to make cellulosic ethanol, everything is gro
Read Full StoryPut a tree in your tank? Ethanol research centers on poplars
October 21, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Someday trees could provide more than just shade, scenery and building materials. Purdue University researchers are studying how poplars might be turned into liquid fuel. In May a team of researchers led by Rick Meilan, asso
Read Full Story'Microring' device could aid in future optical technologies
October 20, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - 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
Read Full StoryPurdue engineer to receive top award from President Obama
October 20, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Rakesh Agrawal, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University, on Friday (Oct. 21) will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony.
Read Full StoryHybrid trucks, buses focus of new Purdue center
October 20, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University will lead a new effort aimed at cutting fuel consumption in half for commercial vehicles by perfecting hybrid technologies for the world's burgeoning bus and truck fleets.
Read Full StoryCGSARVA
October 7, 2011
VACCINE's Purdue University has spent the past several months working with the U.S. Coast Guard to provide visual analytics to multiple risk-related projects. Most significant of these projects was a detailed model allowing a thorough assessment of a
Read Full StoryStudy finds more effective way to dry ethanol, reduce costs
October 7, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have found an alternative environmentally friendly and energy-efficient way to dry corn ethanol, and their proof is in the pudding. Michael Ladisch, a distinguished professor of agricultural and
Read Full StoryNew technology uses solar UV to disinfect drinking water
October 5, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A team of Purdue University researchers has invented a prototype water-disinfection system that could help the world's 800 million people who lack safe drinking water.
Read Full StoryPurdue takes second in solar home competition
October 5, 2011
West Lafayette, Ind. -- Purdue University finished second in the Solar Decathlon 2011, a solar house competition in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Read Full StoryU.S. unlikely to hit Renewable Fuel Standard for cellulosic biofuels
October 5, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The biofuel industry will not be able to meet the cellulosic production requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard without significant advancements in technology or investment, according to a National Academy of Sciences study
Read Full StoryPurdue engineer receives top award from President Obama
October 5, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Rakesh Agrawal, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University, will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama.
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 StoryMohamed Eltoweissy visits Purdue
October 3, 2011
Cyber Center Lecture Series is hosting Mohamed Eltoweissy on Oct. 25 at 11:00 AM in Lawson 3102. Mohamed Eltoweissy is Chief Scientist for Cyber Security Research at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Read Full StoryPurdue gets $3.8 million to study, educate on bioenergy crops
September 30, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers will use a portion of a $25 million grant to determine the potential of grasses as environmentally responsible bioenergy crops and to educate farmers and others about the findings.
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 StoryConfucius Institute to host 'Amazing China: A Cultural Entertainment'
September 20, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Confucius Institute at Purdue University will host "Amazing China: A Cultural Entertainment" on Sept. 27, featuring the Shanghai Jiao Tong University symphonic orchestra.
Read Full StoryShell Energy Day at Purdue shines spotlight on oil and natural gas exploration, impacts
September 20, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Shell Energy Day at Purdue University on Thursday (Sept. 22) will delve into the industry challenges, environmental impacts and student career opportunities in oil and natural gas exploration.
Read Full StoryEcoPartnership symposium to bring together China, U.S. scientists
September 19, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Nearly 150 U.S. and Chinese researchers will tackle the challenge of fueling two of the world's largest economies while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of an inaugural conference this month on the Purdue Universi
Read Full StoryComputer Science Professor joins Cyber Center
September 19, 2011
The Cyber Center in Purdue's Discovery Park is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Luo Si to the position of Scientific Director of Information Integration and Retrieval. In this role, Dr. Si will further enable the Cyber Center's mission of E
Read Full StoryIndiana CTSI provides $500,000 to support cancer research at IU, Purdue
September 13, 2011
Using additional grant support received from the Clinical and Translational Sciences Award of the National Institutes of Health, the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute will provide $500,000 to expand the fight against colorectal ca
Read Full StoryEnergy Center, John Zink Co. collaborate on research fellowships
September 7, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University's Energy Center and John Zink Co. in Oklahoma are collaborating to create three $5,000 interdisciplinary research fellowships focusing on the area of combustion and open to graduate students across campus.
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 StoryEd Begley Jr. to speak at Purdue as part of Green Week, China-U.S. EcoPartnership activities
September 2, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Ten years after 9/11, researchers at Purdue University are continuing work that could lead to safer steel structures such as buildings and bridges and also an emerging type of nuclear power plant design.
Read Full StoryEngineers test effects of fire on steel structures, nuclear plant design
September 2, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Ten years after 9/11, researchers at Purdue University are continuing work that could lead to safer steel structures such as buildings and bridges and also an emerging type of nuclear power plant design.
Read Full Story9/11 spawned big changes on campus
September 1, 2011
Homeland security has become a popular — and well-funded — area of study. The change has meant new courses, new life for old disciplines, and jobs for graduates.
Read Full StoryStartup Creating Tools to Test Cancer Drugs
August 31, 2011
A Purdue University biochemistry professor perhaps underestimated just how many people would want to get their hands on a technology he's developing.
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 StoryNEXTRANS Announces Third Annual High School Essay Competition
August 30, 2011
The NEXTRANS Center at Purdue University is sponsoring its third high school essay competition for students residing in Indiana. The contest's goal is to encourage students to consider how integral transportation is to the future of Indiana and our n
Read Full StoryLessons learned from Japan's earthquake applicable for hurricanes, other natural disasters
August 29, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The importance of knowing your neighbors and taking warnings seriously are just two of the life-saving lessons that can be learned from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan six months ago, says a Purdue University polit
Read Full StoryCancer Culture & Community celebrates release of 'Lafayette: Our Cancer Year'
August 26, 2011
Purdue University's Cancer Culture & Community program in Discovery Park will celebrate the release of the graphic novel "Lafayette: Our Cancer Year" with a reception and free book signing from 4-6 p.m. Friday (Aug. 26) at BlueMoon Comics in Lafayett
Read Full StoryPurdue, S. Korean researchers to meet to advance nanomedicine efforts, collaboration
August 26, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Research teams from Purdue's Discovery Park and the Korean Institute of Science and Technology will meet Sept. 6 as part of their effort to develop molecular imaging and nanotechnology tools to simultaneously diagnose and treat
Read Full StoryNew probe to uncover mechanisms key to fusion reactor walls
August 26, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - 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 inn
Read Full StoryPurdue researcher wins award for top young innovators
August 24, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - 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 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 StoryPurdue working with police on gang-graffiti, hazmat tools
August 19, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers are creating applications that enable cell phones and other portable devices to translate the meaning of gang graffiti for law enforcement and hazardous materials placards for emergency first responders.
Read Full StoryVACCINE Intern Wins Poster Award
August 18, 2011
Yang Yang, a senior electrical engineering student at Purdue, received one of six awards for best poster presentation for a summer research project in the 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF).
Read Full StoryNew seekers: Undergraduates discover new viruses, sequence genome
August 8, 2011
Just a couple years ago, students now in Jenna Rickus' genomics class were anxiously awaiting college acceptance letters. Today, they're knee-deep -- literally in some cases -- in the genomes of bacteriophages, viruses that infect and live off bac
Read Full StoryDr. Elisa Bertino Keynote Speaker at IRI conference
August 4, 2011
12th IEEE Conference on Information Reuse and Integration. This conference explores three major tracks: information reuse, information integration, and reusable systems. Information reuse explores theory and practice of optimizing representation; in
Read Full StoryPurdue University To Develop Regional Catastrophic Plans
August 4, 2011
The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications has selected teams from Purdue University and the University of Illinois at Chicago to assist with the development of regional response plans for catastrophic incidents
Read Full StoryProfessor Vlad Shalaev appointed Scientific Director for Nanophotonics, Birck Nanotechnology Center
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 StoryPurdue researcher travels to China to promote EcoPartnership, sustainability
July 11, 2011
Purdue professor Timothy Filley has been awarded a Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists, marking the university's first activity under a new Purdue-China EcoPartnership.
Read Full StoryPurdue Research Park-based LyoGo among competitors in 10-xelerator competition
June 27, 2011
A developer of drug-delivery devices based in the Purdue Research Park is competing against nine other entrepreneurial teams in an Ohio-based summer entrepreneurship competition. LyoGo LLC is one of 10 teams competing in the inaugural 10-xelerator pr
Read Full StoryComparing apples and oranges: Purdue handheld technology detects chemicals on store produce
June 9, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers recently took their miniature mass spectrometer grocery shopping to test for traces of chemicals on standard and organic produce.
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 StoryPurdue University Study Finds Westinghouse AP1000 Shield Building Is Well Designed to Withstand Stro
June 2, 2011
PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -Purdue University researchers have completed large-scale tests to verify the structural integrity of the shield building that contains the main components of the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plan
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 StoryU.S. State Department selects Purdue to lead China EcoPartnership
May 10, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The U.S. State Department is selecting Purdue University to lead one of six U.S.-China EcoPartnerships, which will focus on sustainability issues including environmental challenges posed by alternative energy and climate change
Read Full StorySecretary Clinton to Praise Announcement of Six New U.S.-China EcoPartnerships on May 10
May 10, 2011
On May 10, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver opening remarks at a signing ceremony for six new U.S.-China EcoPartnerships, taking place alongside the third annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), at the Departme
Read Full StorySymposium to feature bioenergy industry, academic experts from Purdue, Brazil
May 9, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Leading bioenergy industry experts, researchers and government officials from the United States and Brazil will gather at Purdue University this month to outline a path for global sustainable bioenergy production.
Read Full StoryPurdue, China forming joint energy-research labs
May 2, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University is forming two joint laboratories with China's Beihang University to focus on low emissions, combustion and energy systems research.
Read Full StoryObama appoints Ejeta to agricultural development board
April 27, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University distinguished professor of agronomy and World Food Prize laureate Gebisa Ejeta has received a presidential appointment to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development.
Read Full StoryVirtual ICU created by faculty, ITaP partnership supports research and training
April 27, 2011
When a physician is treating a patient in an intensive care unit, nurses are more than partners. They're also human safety checklists. Are the right medicines and equipment on hand? Has the patient consented to the procedure? Did the doctor wash his
Read Full StoryPurdue's Regenstrief Center, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation create research fellowship collaborat
April 13, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue doctoral student Benjavan Upatising thinks she can make a difference in assisting those with chronic illnesses, particularly the elderly. A Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering fellowship with Mayo Clinic is adv
Read Full StoryBNC's Weaver recipient of the 2011 Monroe Seligman Award by the Institute of Environmental Sciences
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 StoryNEXTRANS to present at DOT headquarters
April 5, 2011
NEXTRANS Center director, Dr. Srinivas Peeta, and research associate, Dr. Sushant Sharma, will present Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) headquarters in Washington, D.C. during University Research Technol
Read Full StoryNanopolymer shows promise for helping reduce cancer side effects
April 5, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - 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 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 StoryRescheduled-Pizza Lunch and report on emerging research directions for funding from DOE, NSF, and AR
March 31, 2011
This meeting has been rescheduled from April 22 to May 13 in MANN 203 at 11:30 a.m. The Energy Center will host a pizza lunch.
Read Full StoryCompany developing nanocomposite bone substitute wins inaugural Nanotechnology New Ventures Competit
March 29, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A company developing a nanocomposite bone substitute claimed the $30,000 top prize Friday (March 25) in the inaugural Nanotechnology New Ventures Competition, sponsored by Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame.
Read Full StoryPurdue, General Atomics team develops lightweight, portable power using hydrogen fuel pellets
March 25, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have collaborated with scientists at General Atomics to create safe and efficient pellets to power hydrogen fuel cells that can run an array of portable electronic devices.
Read Full StoryNuclear weapons specialist to speak at Purdue
March 24, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An international nuclear weapons specialist will speak at Purdue University this week about the potential benefits and challenges posed by the global proliferation of nuclear power, as well as issues surrounding nuclear weapons
Read Full StoryPurdue to use $1.25 million NSF grant to launch sustainable energy learning program for rural Indian
March 24, 2011
West Lafayette, Ind. - Purdue University researchers are leading a program for Indiana's rural high school teachers that encourages participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to groom the next generation of leaders in sustainab
Read Full StoryPurdue, NIST working on breathalyzers for medical diagnostics
March 22, 2011
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 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 StoryLeading researcher to deliver Purdue lecture on Gulf oil, gas spill
March 8, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A prominent researcher who has studied the environmental impact of last year's massive oil spill will speak at Purdue next week as part of the university's effort to develop a research community in this field.
Read Full StoryIndiana county OKs noisier wind turbines
February 24, 2011
LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A northern Indiana county has approved changes to an ordinance to allow louder wind turbines despite some residents' worries that noise from the hulking power-generating machines might disrupt their sleep or hurt property values.
Read Full StoryQ&A with NPR correspondent Richard Harris
February 24, 2011
Award-winning NPR science correspondent Richard Harris addressed a standing-room-only crowd at Purdue University on Feb. 3 as part of a Discovery Lecture on the role of journalists and scientists surrounding the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in
Read Full StorySave the Date for the 6th Frontiers in Bioenergy
February 14, 2011
The 6th annual Frontiers in Bioenergy Symposium is quickly approaching on May 15-18, 2011. Registration will soon be open.
Read Full StoryDLRC Showcase & Symposium
February 9, 2011
The Discovery Learning Research Center is hosting its annual Showcase and Symposium on February 22, 2011. The DLRC invites you to join us for an afternoon of information and conversation. This event will highlight the Center’s mission and provide e
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 StoryPurdue wind energy park would offer research, education
February 7, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue's Board of Trustees on Friday (Feb. 4) permitted the university to pursue leasing land as part of a 60-turbine commercial wind energy park to create and enhance Purdue research and educational opportunities for Indiana s
Read Full StoryNew approach needed to prevent major 'systemic failures'
February 3, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University researcher is proposing development of a new cross-disciplinary approach for analyzing and preventing systemic failures in complex systems that play a role in calamities ranging from huge power blackouts to
Read Full StoryElisa Bertino, General Chair of SPRINGL - the 4th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Security
January 27, 2011
Welcome to Springl 2011! 4th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Security and Privacy in GIS and LBS (SPRINGL) 2011 November 1st, 2011, Chicago, IL, USA
Read Full StoryBiodiesel fuel and engine testing at the Herrick Labs at Purdue University
January 27, 2011
The Daily Planet interviewed Greg Shaver and has a wonderful story on the fuel and flexible control efforts at Herrick Laboratories. Please view the story that follows a 30 commercial.
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 StoryPurdue considers wind venture
January 21, 2011
Purdue University is considering a partnership with private companies to develop a 60-turbine wind farm in northern Tippecanoe County.
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, NIST working on breathalyzers for medical diagnostics
January 21, 2011
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 StoryNEXTRANS Center and NAVTEQ Announce Collaboration
January 20, 2011
The NEXTRANS Center, a Region V Regional University Center headquartered at Purdue University, and NAVTEQ will collaborate on research of mutual interest.
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 StoryHow Big was the BP Oil Spill? Getting the Truth
January 12, 2011
In mid-May, NPR first reported that the government was grossly underestimating the size of the BP oilspill in the Gulf of Mexico. NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris broke that story by working closely with scientists in academia, including Prof
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 StoryElisa Bertino, Interim Director of Cyber Center, co-founder of new ACM conference
January 7, 2011
Dr. Bertino has co-founded the First ACM Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy conference with Prof. Ravi Sandhu from UTSA. She is also serving as program chair.
Read Full StoryElisa Bertino, Keynote Speaker at 2011 ASIACCS symposium in Hong Kong
January 7, 2011
Dr. Elisa Bertino, Interim Director of the Cyber Center, will be the keynote speaker at the 6th ACM Symposium on Information, Computer and Communications Security in Hong Kong March 22-24.
Read Full StoryGene find could lead to healthier food, better biofuel production
January 4, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid to boost plants' nutritional
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 StoryNEXTRANS student awarded Pikarsky Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation in Science and Technology
December 17, 2010
Dr. Pengcheng Zhang's Ph.D. dissertation, "A Generalized Modeling Framework to Analyze Interdependencies Among Infrastructure Systems," was awarded the Pikarsky Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation in Science and Technology by the Council of Univ
Read Full StoryBattery and Energy Storage Workshop on December 16, 2010
December 14, 2010
The Birck Nanotechnology Center and Energy Center are pleased to invite Purdue Faculty to an afternoon workshop in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, room 129 to share information and discuss a funding opportunity.
Read Full StoryPurdue, GE to put new charging station to use with Chevy Volt
December 13, 2010
Purdue and General Electric will unveil an electric vehicle charging station on campus today (Dec. 13) with a new Chevrolet Volt taking the first charge.
Read Full StoryNEXTRANS Indiana High School Essay Competition deadline this Friday
December 7, 2010
The second NEXTRANS Indiana High School Essay Competition will conclude this Friday, December 10, 2010.
Read Full StoryVisions of Discovery Wins 2010 Pride of Case V Award
December 2, 2010
Discovery Park's Visions of Discovery received a Gold award as best individual website or section and will be recognized at the CASE V Conference December 14 in Chicago.
Read Full StoryNew Onboard Converter Technology Harvests Auto Engine Exhaust to Generate Electricity
November 30, 2010
Purdue University researchers are working with General Motors to build thermoelectric generators, which produce an electric current when there is a temperature difference. Starting in January, the team will install an initial prototype behind a car’s
Read Full StoryThe First Workshop on Computational Social Science An Initiative for Collaborative Leadership
November 30, 2010
Thank you for your interest, but the Computational Social Science workshop has reached its maximum capacity. Please enter your contact information using the link below to receive a copy of the workshop results as well as to be kept up to date on fut
Read Full StoryCRI/HPC Luncheon, Dec. 6, 2010 at Lawson 3102
November 29, 2010
CRI/HPC Luncheon Registration is now closed.
Read Full StoryTechnology uses auto exhaust heat to create electricity, boost mileage
November 24, 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 StoryUT Researchers Visit China to Explore Biofuels, Ecosystems, Climate Change
November 23, 2010
Earlier this fall, a team of UT scientists traveled to Beijing for the fourth annual workshop of the China-US Joint Research Center for Ecosystem and Environmental Change (JRCEEC).
Read Full StoryCyberinfrastructure Days at Purdue
November 23, 2010
CI Days at Purdue Purdue CI Days 2010 will showcase technologies to enhance research, teaching and research funding. The program will focus on how just about any faculty member, research staffer, or graduate student can benefit from these technologi
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 StoryPurdue, Colombia forge scientific research partnership
November 19, 2010
Purdue University and several Colombian agencies have signed an agreement establishing the Colombia-Purdue Institute for Advanced Scientific Research.
Read Full StoryCyber Center Seminar Series
November 18, 2010
Enabling Data Driven Research Charles Schmitt, Ph.D. Director of Informatics Renaissance Computing Institute
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 StoryDiscussions to bring high speed rail to central Indiana
November 12, 2010
Please save the date on Friday, December 3, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at attend this discussion on the IUPUI campus.
Read Full StoryPurdue serves as host of Honeywell Nobel Laureate Lecture Series
November 11, 2010
Professor Aaron Ciechanover, the 2004 Nobel laureate in chemistry, will speak at Purdue University as part of the Honeywell Nobel Laureate Lecture Series.
Read Full StorySignaling a call for personalized medicine: how cancer can help drive revolution
November 4, 2010
The age of personalized medicine has arrived. One day soon, a person's genetic makeup may be able to help doctors better detect some cancers and prescribe individual, more affordable treatments, broadening the horizon for personalized medicine. “I
Read Full StoryHydrogen-generating technology might power boats, store energy from wind, solar sources
November 4, 2010
Researchers have developed a method that uses aluminum and a liquid alloy to extract hydrogen from seawater to run engines in boats and ships, representing a potential replacement for gasoline and diesel fuel in marine applications. The technique
Read Full StoryPurdue, Colombia forge scientific research partnership
November 3, 2010
Purdue University and several Colombian agencies have signed an agreement establishing the Colombia-Purdue Institute for Advanced Scientific Research. The institute is designed to promote an exchange of people and knowledge, enhance the scientific
Read Full StorySwift Enterprises, Purdue to partner on aviation projects, test unleaded fuel
October 27, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Swift Enterprises Ltd. has entered into an agreement that will allow Purdue University researchers to test the company's unleaded, renewable general aviation fuel during various projects. Swift is developing its fuel to replace
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 StoryProf: Social, community support of great value 6 months after Gulf of Mexico oil spill
October 18, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - How the local Gulf of Mexico community recovers from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill will depend on strong social and community support systems, says a Purdue University professor who studies disaster recovery.
Read Full StoryOil spill videos part of Purdue-developed science site
October 18, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - More than 30,000 hours of underwater videos of the failed Deepwater Horizon oil drill platform in the Gulf of Mexico are being released on a new website designed to examine the scientific and engineering issues surrounding the
Read Full StoryDoering named director of Purdue Climate Change Research Center
October 14, 2010
Longtime Purdue agricultural economics professor Otto Doering has been named director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, the university's interdisciplinary effort focusing on research and education in global climate change. Doering has
Read Full StoryPurdue, three U.S. universities form commercialization partnership with Russian institutions
October 11, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - 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 entrepreneurs
Read Full StoryNEES Researchers Present at the Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engi
October 7, 2010
Nearly 800 papers were submitted for consideration and presentations from Dr. Ian Buckle, University of Nevada, Reno, “NEES Research Highlights 2004-2009”; Dr. Shirley J. Dyke, Purdue University, “2020 Vision for Earthquake Engineering Research: Repo
Read Full StoryInternational team launches 20-year breast cancer, nutrition project
October 1, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Experts know nutrition is a common link in breast cancer, and a team led by Purdue University researchers is kicking off a 20-year, multi-nation study to learn more about the role diet can play to prevent this disease.
Read Full StoryBreast cancer prevention, nutrition focus of research symposium
October 1, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Breast cancer prevention and nutrition will be the focus during an Oct. 18 and 19 symposium at Purdue University.
Read Full StoryPurdue Discovery Lecture will examine safety, communication issues on major oil spills
September 30, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Award-winning NPR correspondent Richard Harris, global industry safety expert Deborah Grubbe and congressional staffer Ana Unruh Cohen will speak Oct. 7 at Purdue University as part of a Discovery Lecture focused on safety and
Read Full Story2010 Hawkins Memorial Lecture in Heat Transfer Thursday, October 7, 2010 4:30pm, Fowler Hall
September 27, 2010
Arun Majumdar to speak on Energy Innovations in the 21st Century: Role of ARPA-E
Read Full StoryStudents create jobs for themselves, others through Interns for Indiana program
September 14, 2010
When Purdue University students Cody Ward, Sean Smith and Arjun Bhasin applied for the Interns for Indiana program, they had no idea that their internships for Rook Consulting Inc., a Silicon Valley-based startup, would end up creating jobs for thems
Read Full StoryProfessor appointed Burton Morgan Center's first faculty entrepreneur-in-residence
September 14, 2010
Purdue University biomedical engineering professor Alyssa Panitch has been named the first faculty entrepreneur-in-residence at Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. Panitch, who has been involved in launching three compan
Read Full StoryPurdue, Chinese researchers to form environmental research partnership
September 13, 2010
Purdue University's Center for the Environment and the Chinese Academy of Sciences are forming a five-year partnership focused on researching the environmental challenges posed by population growth and urbanization in the two countries. In a signi
Read Full StoryNew pump created for microneedle drug-delivery patch
September 1, 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 StoryPurdue part of national team to pioneer energy-efficient buildings
September 1, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University is part of a research consortium led by Pennsylvania State University to develop technologies for creating more energy-efficient buildings.
Read Full StoryPurdue is partnering with the Penn State for a $129 m DOE Efficient Building
August 30, 2010
Penn State researchers will receive $129 million over the next five years from several federal sources, including the Department of Energy (DOE), and an additional $30 million from Pennsylvania to develop ways to make buildings more energy efficient.
Read Full StoryPurdue biodefense technology project awarded $1.3 million NIH seed grant
August 27, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have developed a technology that has the potential to more quickly identify food-borne pathogens, aiding U.S. homeland security officials in responding to a bioterrorist attack or other emergencies
Read Full StorySensor important to understanding root, seedling development
August 26, 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 StoryBurton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition Callout
August 17, 2010
The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Krannert School of Management are pleased to announce the 24th annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition to be held on February 22, 2011.
Read Full StoryNew Findings Promising For 'Transformation Optics,' Cloaking
August 16, 2010
Researchers have overcome a fundamental obstacle in using new "metamaterials" for radical advances in optical technologies, including ultra-powerful microscopes and computers and a possible invisibility cloak. The metamaterials have been plagued b
Read Full StoryInnovation could bring super-accurate sensors, crime forensics
August 11, 2010
A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to "self-calibrate" could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics.
Read Full StoryNanowick at heart of new system to cool 'power electronics'
August 10, 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 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 StoryCongratulations to the Cyber Center 2010 SIRG recipients!
August 9, 2010
The Cyber Center is very pleased to be able to continue supporting valuable doctoral research at Purdue through our SIRG (Special Incentive Research Grant) award. We received a significant number of very strong proposals, each well deserving of suppo
Read Full StoryPurdue-IU team uncovers potential prostate cancer marker
August 9, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Studies by a Purdue University-led team have revealed a potential marker for prostate cancer that could be the starting point for less invasive testing and improved diagnosis of the disease. The team used a new analysis tech
Read Full StoryMcCann selected as director of Discovery Park's Energy Center
August 2, 2010
Purdue biological sciences professor Maureen McCann will become the next director of the Energy Center, the university's center in Discovery Park leading interdisciplinary research efforts in advancing alternative energy sources and approaches. Ma
Read Full StoryNew center to create models, simulations to improve solar cells
July 27, 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. The work is funded by the Semiconductor Research Corporation, a univers
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 StoryOil, Water and Wildlife: the Gulf of Mexico Disaster and Related Environmental Issues
July 23, 2010
APS Colloquium, Argonne National Lab 3 PM August 4, 2010
Read Full StorySRC Creates Industry and University Collaboration for Energy Research
July 20, 2010
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world’s leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, today announced it has established a $5 million industry-university partnership d
Read Full StoryU.S. Department of State-Sponsored Fulbright Scholars Launch "Professors Beyond Borders" to Assist w
July 20, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, April 26, 2010 - Today, a new 501(c) 3 organization named Professors Beyond Borders was launched during a half-day session at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Conceptualized by a group of U.S. Department of State-sponsored F
Read Full StoryPurdue computer science professor Elisa Bertino has been selected to serve as interim director of Di
July 19, 2010
Bertino selected as interim director of Discovery Park's Cyber Center
Read Full StoryNew biofuels processing method for mobile facilities
July 8, 2010
Chemical engineers at Purdue University have developed a new method to process agricultural waste and other biomass into biofuels, and they are proposing the creation of mobile processing plants that would rove the Midwest to produce the fuels. "
Read Full StoryCyber Center - SIRG Proposal Callout Extended to July 16
June 21, 2010
The Cyber Center and Computing Research Institute (CRI) are pleased to solicit proposals for the Cyber Center Special Incentive Research Grant (Cyber Center-SIRG) program. This is a one year award (August 2010 to July 2011) for a doctoral student, wi
Read Full StoryPurdue professor assists team in researching size of Gulf oil spill
June 1, 2010
A team of scientists and engineers, including Purdue University mechanical engineering professor Steven Wereley, released figures Thursday (May 27) showing that at least 12,000-19,000 barrels of oil are flowing daily into the Gulf of Mexico in the af
Read Full Story'Microrings' could nix wires for communications in homes, offices
May 21, 2010
Purdue University researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for communications in the homes and offices of the future.
Read Full StoryDiscovery Learning Research Center names recipients of 2010 Faculty Research Fellowships
May 20, 2010
The Discovery Learning Research Center has selected the research team of Rachael Kenney and Melanie Shoffner for its 2010 Faculty Research Fellow Program. Kenney and Shoffner's project, titled "Writing to Learn Mathematics: Teacher Reflection o
Read Full StoryPurdue expands partnerships with two top Chinese Universities
May 19, 2010
Purdue University President France A. Córdova will meet with the leaders of two Chinese universities to enhance collaborative research and academic programs. Córdova, a Purdue delegation, and the leaders of Tsinghua University and Ch
Read Full StoryBiofuels take spotlight at Frontiers in Bioenergy Symposium
May 18, 2010
Purdue University researchers will join Midwest colleagues and industry leaders on campus May 24 and 25 to discuss advancements and development of the next generation of biofuels, including a sustainable liquid fuel made of biomass. The fifth annu
Read Full StoryUniversity of South Australia brings Distinguished Researchers to Adelaide
May 12, 2010
UniSA is bringing five distinguished international researchers to Adelaide under a new program to boost research collaborations and outcomes.
Read Full StoryNew Managing Director for the Cyber Center
May 5, 2010
The Cyber Center is very pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Baker as the new Managing Director of the Cyber Center in Disocvery Park.
Read Full StoryInterns for Indiana program positions students for top jobs amid tough economy
April 29, 2010
If the fundamental economics of supply and demand are any guide, Purdue University's Interns for Indiana program continues to be a resounding success story — recession or no recession. Through Interns for Indiana, 414 Purdue students have provided 17
Read Full StoryCall for Student/Post Doc Poster Presentations---Frontiers in Bioenery Symposium
April 26, 2010
Present your research at the symposium and win. Cash awards for the top three posters
Read Full StoryUltrasensitive imaging method uses gold-silver 'nanocages'
April 14, 2010
New research findings suggest that an experimental ultrasensitive medical imaging technique that uses a pulsed laser and tiny metallic "nanocages" might enable both the early detection and treatment of disease. The system works by shining near-inf
Read Full StoryFrontiers in Bioenergy Symposium May 24th - 25th Stewart Center, Room 218 - Purdue University
April 14, 2010
Please join the Frontiers in Bioenery Symposium hosted jointly by two recently funded DOE-Office of Science "Energy Frontier Research Center"(C3Bio and IACT) and sponsored by Purdue University.
Read Full Story3 Purdue student-led teams will participate in national social entrepreneurship competition
April 13, 2010
Purdue University will serve as host of the 2010 national Idea to Product Competition for Social Entrepreneurship from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (April 17) in Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121. Three student-led
Read Full StoryGSI and Shell Energy will host the Shell Energy Day on April 21, 2010
April 12, 2010
Join Shell and Purdue for a series of discussions that will explore energy sustainability, the future of energy, and the challenges we face in our attempt to meet the world's growing need for energy in a socially responsible manner. Registration is n
Read Full StoryTravelocity founder speaks on innovation at Kauffman event
April 12, 2010
Terry Jones, chairman of online travel agency Kayak.com and founder of Travelocity.com, spoke to a full house about the "Business of Innovation" on April 7 in Purdue University's Class of 1950 Lecture Hall.
Read Full StoryGlucaGo, Currently Cultured win Purdue elevator pitch competition
April 6, 2010
A medical device concept for diabetics and an Internet-based global etiquette and information service took top honors Friday (April 2) at the fourth annual Purdue University Elevator Pitch Competition in Discovery Park.
Read Full StoryCollider achieves world record; Purdue researchers part of experiment
April 5, 2010
Spring started with a bang for physicists as particles collided at a world-record energy during an international experiment that included the work of Purdue University researchers and students. On Tuesday (March 30) particle beams reached an ener
Read Full StoryVACCINE Presents to the Anti Terrorism Advisory Council
April 1, 2010
On April 1st, VACCINE’s David Ebert was the guest speaker at the Anti Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) meeting for the Northern District of Illinois...
Read Full StoryDirector named for center to help Indiana doctors go electronic
March 31, 2010
Purdue University's Healthcare Technical Assistance Program has named Monica Arrowsmith director of a new center to help Indiana primary-care doctors adopt electronic record and e-prescribing technology. Arrowsmith is heading the Indiana Health In
Read Full StoryBattery Lecture-Daniel Abraham of Argonne National Laboratory speaking April 22
March 30, 2010
Daniel Abraham, Materials Scientist and Team Leader, Advanced Battery Research for Transportation (ABRT) program, Argonne National Laboratory, will give lecture titled “Lithium-ion batteries: current chemistries, future opportunities” on Thursday, Ap
Read Full StoryWind Energy Seminar Series-April 8, 2010
March 25, 2010
Paul S. Veers from the Wind Energy Technology Department of Sandia National Laboratories will present a seminar titled "Overview: Wind Energy Technology Fundamentals and Innovation Opportunities on Thursday, April 8, 2010 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in Ste
Read Full StoryWind Energy Seminar Series-April 8, 2010
March 25, 2010
Sara C. Pryor, Provosts Professor of Atmospheric Science , Chair of the Atmospheric Science Program Director of Studies:Geography Indiana University will present a seminar on Thursday, April 8th at 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Armstrong Hall, Rm. 33
Read Full StoryPurdue 'nanoHUB' tops 100,000 annual users, popularity growing
March 16, 2010
An interactive Web site called nanoHUB.org, which makes available scientific simulations, seminars, interactive courses and other specialized nanotech-related materials, has reached a milestone: 100,000 users in one year.
Read Full StoryInsectlike 'microids' might walk, run, work in colonies
March 16, 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 StoryEngineers design, build major component for hydrogen cars
March 15, 2010
Researchers have completed work on a crucial component for an experimental hydrogen storage system for cars, part of efforts to reduce pollution and the use of fossil fuels in transportation.
Read Full StoryAdmiral McGinn to deliver Spring 2010 Pioneers in Energy Lecture
March 10, 2010
Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn will deliver an address next month on the challenges of energy, climate change and national security as the Spring 2010 Purdue University Pioneers in Energy Lecture. McGinn's talk, titled "Energy, Climate
Read Full StoryCosier named director of entrepreneurship center
March 4, 2010
Richard Cosier is trading his role as dean of Krannert School of Management to become the Avrum and Joyce Gray Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, University officials are announcing today (March 4). Cosier will take the
Read Full Story'Microrings' could nix wires for communications in homes, offices
March 4, 2010
Purdue University researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for communications in the homes and offices of the future. Suc
Read Full StoryCooper appointed interim director of Birck Nanotechnology Center
March 3, 2010
Longtime Purdue University professor James Cooper has been named interim director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center, a Discovery Park facility he helped lead during its startup. James Cooper Download image Cooper, the Jai N. Gupta Professor
Read Full StoryPurdue 'nanoHUB' tops 100,000 annual users, popularity growing
March 3, 2010
An interactive Web site called nanoHUB.org, which makes available scientific simulations, seminars, interactive courses and other specialized nanotech-related materials, has reached a milestone: 100,000 users in one year. Researchers and educators
Read Full StoryGlytrix, TerraSolutions take top honors at 23rd annual business-plan competition
February 24, 2010
Student-led companies that develop consumer products from the byproducts of ethanol production and a tissue-healing technology that also reduces scarring took top honors at Purdue University's 23rd annual $100,000 Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Compe
Read Full StoryFinalists selected for $100,000 student business-plan competition
February 22, 2010
Ten finalists have been selected to compete for $100,000 on Tuesday (Feb. 23) during the 23rd annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition, which highlights promising student-led entrepreneurship efforts. The five undergraduate student teams wh
Read Full StoryBest-selling author to give reading, talk at Cancer Culture & Community Colloquium
February 18, 2010
Through the new book, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," award-winning medical writer Rebecca Skloot chronicles the life of a 31-year-old African-American mother of five who died of cervical cancer nearly 60 years ago. Skloot will present Lacks
Read Full StoryTaking care: Study links health literacy and self-care in heart failure patients
February 12, 2010
Heart failure patients with higher health literacy are more likely to engage in self-care behaviors. Funded by an RCHE seed grant, the explores multiple care settings and lays the groundwork for subsequent phases that explore tailoring patient educat
Read Full Story$1 million Walther Cancer Foundation grant to fund Purdue-IU collaboration
February 10, 2010
Purdue's Oncological Sciences Center and the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center will share a five-year, $1 million grant from the Walther Cancer Foundation to exchange medical fellows, engineers and scientists for advancing cancer
Read Full StoryMIT researcher, entrepreneur to deliver innovation talk at Purdue
February 9, 2010
A leading researcher, entrepreneur and semiconductor industry expert from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will speak on "Inside Real Innovation" during a Purdue University 2010 National Engineers Week lecture on campus. Eugene Fitzgerald, M
Read Full StoryPurdue's elevator pitch competition open to students, entrepreneurs
February 9, 2010
Registration is open for the fourth annual Purdue University Elevator Pitch Competition, which is set for 2-5 p.m. April 2 at Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121.
Read Full StoryPurdue students, faculty invited to meet successful Indiana entrepreneurs during program at Purdue R
February 4, 2010
Purdue University student and faculty entrepreneurs can register for a Feb. 16 program at the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette to hear firsthand stories about successful business leaders.
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 StoryIrrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains
December 16, 2009
A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change.
Read Full StoryRebar, Cosier named co-directors of Purdue entrepreneurship center
December 3, 2009
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Two top Purdue University administrators have been named to lead the university's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in Discovery Park.
Read Full StoryNanowires key to future transistors, electronics
November 30, 2009
A new generation of ultrasmall transistors and more powerful computer chips using tiny structures called semiconducting nanowires are 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 11, 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 StoryPurdue partners with Kauffman for Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 9, 2009
Purdue University is participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 16-22 to celebrate the role that entrepreneurs play in job creation, innovation and economic recovery and how college students can be a part of that movement.
Read Full StoryPurdue-IU led team wins global entrepreneurship competition
November 9, 2009
GlucaGo LLC, a life sciences company led by a trio from Purdue and Indiana universities, captured the 2009 Global Idea to Product Competition and claimed the $10,000 top prize, beating 14 other teams that qualified by winning local competitions.
Read Full StoryFindings show nanomedicine promising for treating spinal cord injuries
November 9, 2009
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres that could be injected into the blood shortly after an accident. The synthetic "copolymer micelles" are dru
Read Full StoryPurdue kicks off national center to visualize homeland security data
November 9, 2009
Purdue University on Monday (Nov. 9) will kick off a national center to develop specialized software to help homeland security and emergency personnel respond to and manage a variety of calamities, from disease outbreaks to economic crises. The new
Read Full StoryStudent poster competition to highlight healthcare advancements
November 4, 2009
A student poster competition, held December 4 in Mann Hall and co-sponsored by RCHE, Foods & Nutrition, and Oncological Sciences Center, will showcase research on healthcare and cancer delivery, systems, advancements, products, and more.
Read Full Story8 finalists selected for $100,000 Purdue life sciences competition
October 22, 2009
Eight finalists have been selected to compete for $100,000 on Nov. 10 at the sixth Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition, which highlights promising entrepreneurship efforts in the life sciences arena. The companies chosen to
Read Full Story23rd Annual Business Plan Competition registration open until October 30th
October 9, 2009
Edit: Deadline has been extended to November 9, 2009
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The 23rd Annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition will be held February 23, 2010 with the top teams from undergraduate and graduate student divisions competing forNew aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions
October 8, 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 StoryNovel Strategies for Design and Development of Drugs and Vaccines
October 5, 2009
An Indo-US Joint Conference on "Infectious Diseases: Novel Strategies for Design & Development of Vaccines and Drugs", Jan 5-8, 2010 will be held at TIFR, Mumbai. The conference is supported by Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and Homi B
Read Full StoryBetter control of carbon nanotube 'growth' promising for future electronics
October 2, 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 StoryCertificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation student cuts deal in the 'Shark Tank'
October 1, 2009
Sawyer Sparks, the creator of Soy-Yer Dough, a gluten-free modeling compound, was one of the entrepreneurs selected this season to pitch his product and business plan to five self-made millionaires and potential investors, also known as the "sharks."
Read Full StoryPurdue, India researchers form center on nanomaterials and energy
September 29, 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 StoryCertificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Student to Appear on ABC's 'Shark Tank'
September 25, 2009
Sawyer Sparks, a senior in the Purdue University College of Agriculture and creator of a soy-based modeling dough, will appear on the ABC show "Shark Tank" in an attempt to convince a panel of judges to financially back his invention.
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 StoryGrad Students Help Advance Fish Monitoring Project for Native Alaskan Villages
September 10, 2009
Two Purdue graduate students have developed sampling kits and educational materials for three Native Alaskan villages as part of an interdisciplinary partnership between Purdue faculty and the Alaska Native Youth Institute.
Read Full StoryPurdue's 23rd annual business plan competition registration to begin September 8th.
September 4, 2009
Two Call out dates, September 8 & 9, 6-7:00 in MRGN 121. Register for the competition at: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/entrepreneurship/programs/competition/bdmcompetition/
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 StoryDiscovery to aid study of biological structures, molecules
August 12, 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 StoryEnergy Center has helped ~$10M in grants out of the package declared in the President's speech come
August 6, 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 University, Notre Dame, Indiana University, and Ivy Tech, and they're all going to be receiving grant funding to develop d
Read Full StoryObama announces grant for Purdue electric vehicle education program
August 6, 2009
The Indiana Advanced Electric Vehicle Training and Education Consortium will develop certificate and associate degree programs for vehicle technicians, bachelor's and master's degree programs for electric vehicle design and manufacturing engineers, a
Read Full StoryTwinkling nanostars cast new light into biomedical imaging
July 28, 2009
Purdue University researchers have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical imaging.
Read Full StoryTwinkling nanostars cast new light into biomedical imaging
July 23, 2009
Purdue 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 Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center
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 StoryThe Truant Monsoon: Why India Is Worried
July 6, 2009
Friday, Jun. 26, 2009 The Truant Monsoon: Why India Is Worried By Madhur Singh / New Delhi The bad news for India is scrawled across the scorching sky. Not a speck of monsoon clouds has been spotted over much of north and northwestern India for
Read Full StoryRCHE releases spring conference summary
June 23, 2009
Following the successful spring 2009 conference, National Priorities and Goals, the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering released a brief summary document with speaker highlights and opportunities for future progress.
Read Full StoryComplete atom-by-atom transistor simulation run in 15 minutes
June 18, 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 StoryCenter for Assistive Technology Will Offer Second Entrepreneurs' Bootcamp In August
June 16, 2009
Assistive technology innovators, educators, investors, and users are invited to attend the Center for Assistive Technology Entrepreneurs' Bootcamp on August 6, 2009, at the Indianapolis Convention Center, 100 South Capitol St. Indianapolis, IN 46225
Read Full StoryWind turbines of the Future, Purdue Researchers Leading Project-WLFI.com
May 28, 2009
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Purdue's cutting edge research in turbines could create more wind energy.
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
Read Full StoryPurdue 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 the university's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition in February to a global competition in Hong Kong on June 3-6.
Read Full StoryIndiana 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 the user ID and password of their home institution. The Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) HUB pro
Read Full StoryCongratulations to EFRC Team on $20M Biofuels Grant
May 8, 2009
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The U.S. Department of Energy plans to fund a $20 million effort to create an Energy Frontier Research Center to advance work in biofuels at Purdue University.
Read Full StoryInstitute of Medicine president will be keynote speaker at Regenstrief Center conference
May 5, 2009
The head of the Institute of Medicine will lead a lineup of experts in addressing how to identify top priorities for reforming the nation's health-care system at Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering's spring conference April 16 at Purdue.
Read Full StoryFirst Permaculture Course at Purdue
April 30, 2009
The Purdue University Center for the Environment and Ecological Sciences and Engineering Graduate Program is partnering with Midwest Permaculture to offer the first permaculture course at Purdue June 4-7.
Read Full StoryPurdue researchers develop new yeast for ethanol
April 22, 2009
A Purdue-based biotechnology company announced Tuesday that it has begun producing a genetically modified yeast that promises to make it easier and faster to turn corn cobs, wood chips and a host of agricultural wastes into ethanol.
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 StoryEnergy Center to host two-day Hydrogen Symposium
April 15, 2009
The fourth Hydrogen Symposium sponsored by Purdue's Energy Center at Discovery Park will focus on the physics of hydrogen and hydrogen use for cars, portable devices and aerospace systems.
Read Full StoryPurdue students win $5,000 Peterson Foundation scholarships
April 14, 2009
Five Purdue undergraduate students have received $5,000 scholarships through Discovery Park's Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program in partnership with the Alan and Mildred Peterson Foundation.
Read Full StoryRetail, biomedical engineering students take top prizes at Purdue elevator pitch competition
March 30, 2009
Senior retailing student Mark Napier, who is developing the high-tech motorcycle helmet Angel Eyes (which alerts emergency personnel in the case of an accident) claimed the $1,000 first prize in Purdue's entrepreneurial "Elevator Pitch" Competition.
Read Full StoryRCHE announces six seed grant recipients
March 27, 2009
The Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering announced six winners of its second annual seed grant program. Melissa Franks (Child Development and Family Studies), Jake Jensen (Communications), Laura Sands (Nursing), Joseph Thomas (Pharmacy), L
Read Full StoryPurdue's Regenstrief Center grows research efforts to design new U.S. health-care system
March 25, 2009
A research center in Purdue's Discovery Park, entering its fifth year of operation, is building on several new research projects for expanding efforts in applying systems-engineering efforts to improve the nation's health-care system.
Read Full StoryVenture capitalist headlines Women in Leadership workshop
March 23, 2009
The founder of an organization that has showcased more than 380 women-led businesses and raised $4 billion in equity, grants and strategic investments will be the keynote speaker for the Women in Leadership workshop this week in Purdue's Discovery Pa
Read Full StoryNanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells
March 19, 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 StoryPurdue's elevator pitch competition open to entrepreneurs
March 12, 2009
Registration is open for Purdue's Elevator Pitch Competition, set for March 27 at Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship.
Read Full StorySmall farm idea wins environmental idea-to-product competition
March 10, 2009
Many Purdue University students have ideas -- bold ideas that actually make sense and could change the world for the better. On Saturday, six teams of students put their ideas to the test. Each gave a formal presentation during the third annual Id
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 StoryInnovator's Bootcamp offered on assistive technologies
March 5, 2009
The Center for Assistive Technology is pleased to host the first one-day workshop for innovators and developers of assistive technologies.
Read Full Story2009 Indiana Coal Report
March 4, 2009
The Indiana Center for Coal Technology Research in Purdue University's Energy Center is releasing its 2009 Indiana Coal Report on Thursday (March 5) during the center's advisory panel meeting in Indianapolis.
Read Full StoryCenter for the Environment hosts annual environmental entrepreneurship competition
March 2, 2009
Six finalists have been selected for the regional Idea-to-Product Competition for Environmental and Social Entrepreneurship, scheduled for March 7 on the campus of Purdue University.
Read Full StoryEntrepreneurial opportunities workshop offered at Purdue Research Park
February 25, 2009
Purdue University students and future entrepreneurs can get advice and direction from successful business and professional leaders through a Feb. 19 event at the Purdue Research Park.
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