http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/ Information Technology News Feed from Purdue University News Service en-us Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/new-system-for-purdue-libraries-will-streamline-workflows,-improve-analytics.html Purdue University Libraries has helped develop and launch a new library management system to improve workflow effectiveness and improve collection analysis. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/new-system-for-purdue-libraries-will-streamline-workflows,-improve-analytics.html Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/new-video-highlights-how-tech-is-transforming-higher-ed.html Just as technology has transformed businesses that deal in information delivery, such as journalism and book publishing, many experts also expect that electronic technologies will transform higher education, http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/new-video-highlights-how-tech-is-transforming-higher-ed.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:45:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/layered-2-d-nanocrystals-promising-new-semiconductor.html Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology for future computers and electronics based on 'two-dimensional nanocrystals' layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that could replace today's transistors. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/layered-2-d-nanocrystals-promising-new-semiconductor.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:16:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/metasurfaces-to-usher-in-new-optical-technologies.html New optical technologies using 'metasurfaces' capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization, with potential applications including advanced solar cells, computers, telecommunications, sensors and microscopes. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/metasurfaces-to-usher-in-new-optical-technologies.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:00:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/professional-basketball-league-adopts-swoosh-electronic-statistics-program.html Software used to track basketball game statistics at the high school and AAU levels has been adopted by a professional basketball league and will be implemented in its 2013 season. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/professional-basketball-league-adopts-swoosh-electronic-statistics-program.html Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:00:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/college-of-technology-week-hardwired-for-success.html The Purdue College of Technology will kick off its seventh annual Tech Week on Feb. 23 under the theme 'Hardwired for Success.' http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/college-of-technology-week-hardwired-for-success.html Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:48:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-officials-report-on-state-of-commercialization,-research-and-information-technology.html Purdue University officials presented the state, national and global impact of Purdue's economic development, research and information technology initiatives to the Board of Trustees on Friday (Feb. 8). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-officials-report-on-state-of-commercialization,-research-and-information-technology.html Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:13:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-researchers-awarded-1-million-w.m.-keck-foundation-grant.html A team of Purdue University researchers has been awarded a $1 million W.M. Keck Foundation grant to create a material that forces electrons into rare states important to basic research and with potential applications for next generation quantum computing. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-researchers-awarded-1-million-w.m.-keck-foundation-grant.html Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:45:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/new-modeling-approach-transforms-imaging-technologies.html Researchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific information from huge collections of data and then reconstructing images like a jigsaw puzzle. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/new-modeling-approach-transforms-imaging-technologies.html Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:04:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-researchers-win-14.5-million-nsf-grant-to-take-nanohub.org-to-next-level.html Purdue University researchers have received a five-year $14.5 million National Science Foundation grant to expand its widely used nanoHUB.org online science and engineering gateway. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-researchers-win-14.5-million-nsf-grant-to-take-nanohub.org-to-next-level.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:34:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/new-effort-to-create-green-electronics,-workforce.html The world's love affair with gadgets - many of which contain hazardous materials - is generating millions of tons of electronic waste annually. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/new-effort-to-create-green-electronics,-workforce.html Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:23:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/cyber-cop-says-newtown-shooters-footprints-are-in-virtual-cloud.html A professor and law enforcement investigator who is also among the nation's top cyberforensics researchers says Adam Lanza's smashed hard drive is not a dead end - the Newtown, Conn., killer's communication is invariably rampant online. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/cyber-cop-says-newtown-shooters-footprints-are-in-virtual-cloud.html Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:04:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/tweet-while-you-speak-with-purdues-backdraft-ipad-app.html Modern public speakers and college lecturers are sometimes bedeviled by comments and chatter posted on Twitter while they are speaking. Now speakers can engage in the conversation even while they are standing at the podium with a new, free iPad app called Backdraft. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/tweet-while-you-speak-with-purdues-backdraft-ipad-app.html Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:21:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/new-4-d-transistor-is-preview-of-future-computers.html A new type of transistor shaped like a Christmas tree has arrived just in time for the holidays, but the prototype won't be nestled under the tree along with the other gifts. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/new-4-d-transistor-is-preview-of-future-computers.html Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/you-can-avoid-being-scammed-in-donating-to-hurricane-sandy-victims.html The many pictures and news reports of massive destruction and loss of life and property from Hurricane Sandy is triggering an urge for people to help. But it's important that donors know where their money is actually going, says a Purdue University cybersecurity expert. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/you-can-avoid-being-scammed-in-donating-to-hurricane-sandy-victims.html Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/this-purdue-team-is-super---at-computing.html Whether it's developing new cancer treatments or tracking down the particles that make up the universe, not to mention powering Amazon or iTunes, Nick Molo knows high-performance computing is now an essential component. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/this-purdue-team-is-super---at-computing.html Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:49:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/molecularhub-gives-scientific-information-on-fast-moving-diseases.html A scientific gateway website that will provide molecular and genetic information on infectious and emerging diseases has been released by Purdue University. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/molecularhub-gives-scientific-information-on-fast-moving-diseases.html Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/computer-science-workshop-for-students-and-parents-asks-are-you-smarter-than-your-5th-grader.html Purdue University's Department of Computer Science invites parents and children to create digital worlds, work with robotics and design interactive creations together through the Are you smarter than YOUR 5th grader? program. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/computer-science-workshop-for-students-and-parents-asks-are-you-smarter-than-your-5th-grader.html Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:18:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/new-interactive-system-detects-touch-and-gestures-on-any-surface.html People can let their fingers - and hands - do the talking with a new touch-activated system that projects onto walls and other surfaces and allows users to interact with their environment and each other. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/new-interactive-system-detects-touch-and-gestures-on-any-surface.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:15:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/students-prefer-apps-to-the-web-when-using-smartphones.html Students prefer using apps on their smartphones instead of being pointed to mobile app sites, according to a survey of Purdue University students. This runs counter to a move toward mobile Web development using HTML 5 by many Web developers. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/students-prefer-apps-to-the-web-when-using-smartphones.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:56:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/signature-of-long-sought-particle-that-could-revolutionize-quantum-computing-seen-by-purdue-physicist.html A Purdue University physicist has observed evidence of long-sought Majorana fermions, special particles that could unleash the potential of fault-tolerant quantum computing. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/signature-of-long-sought-particle-that-could-revolutionize-quantum-computing-seen-by-purdue-physicist.html Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:30:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-apps-aiding-law-enforcement,-public-safety-agencies.html Public safety and homeland security agencies are adopting tools developed by a Purdue-led center to help officials manage emergency response and allocate resources efficiently, sometimes using smart phones or other portable electronic devices. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-apps-aiding-law-enforcement,-public-safety-agencies.html Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/new-design-tool-nixes-mouse-users-create-shapes-with-hands-only.html Researchers have developed a design tool that enables people to create three-dimensional objects with their bare hands by using a depth-sensing camera and advanced software algorithms to interpret hand movements and gestures. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/new-design-tool-nixes-mouse-users-create-shapes-with-hands-only.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/software-developer,-entrepreneur-to-speak-about-micro-enterprises-it-needs-aug.-14.html Business leaders in the software and information technology sectors can learn about micro-enterprises, or very small business organizations, and their IT needs during a presentation at 12:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday (Aug. 14). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/software-developer,-entrepreneur-to-speak-about-micro-enterprises-it-needs-aug.-14.html Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/excited-about-a-cloudy-future-at-purdue-university-and-emc-bringing-massive-data-storage-to-students-and-faculty.html Comedian George Carlin famously observed that all you need in life is a place to put your stuff. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/excited-about-a-cloudy-future-at-purdue-university-and-emc-bringing-massive-data-storage-to-students-and-faculty.html Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/no-sleep-energy-bugs-drain-smartphone-batteries.html Researchers have proposed a method to automatically detect a new class of software glitches in smartphones called 'no-sleep energy bugs,' which can entirely drain batteries while the phones are not in use. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/no-sleep-energy-bugs-drain-smartphone-batteries.html Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/nuclear-weapon-simulations-show-performance-in-molecular-detail.html U.S. researchers are perfecting simulations that show a nuclear weapon's performance in precise molecular detail, tools that are becoming critical for national defense because international treaties forbid the detonation of nuclear test weapons. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/nuclear-weapon-simulations-show-performance-in-molecular-detail.html http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2012/120509NegishiDocumentary.html Wed, 9 May 2012 10:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2012/120509NegishiDocumentary.html http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120219KlimeckAtom.html Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120219KlimeckAtom.html http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120203BOTDiscovery.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:23:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120203BOTDiscovery.html http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120124CordovaICC.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:48:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120124CordovaICC.html http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120105KlimeckPhosphorus.html Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:25:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120105KlimeckPhosphorus.html