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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 11:53:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>&#39;Metamaterials,&#39; quantum dots show promise for new technologies</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers are edging toward the creation of new optical technologies using &quot;nanostructured metamaterials&quot; capable of ultra-efficient transmission of light, with potential applications including advanced solar cells and quantum computing.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:54:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Origami-inspired design method merges engineering, art</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have shown how to create morphing mechanisms, robotic forms and shape-shifting sculptures from a single sheet of paper in a method reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue professor to speak before Congress about nanotechnology in brain treatment research</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120521AllainStents.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[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 &quot;bioactive&quot; coating for stents used to treat brain aneurisms including those caused by head trauma from bomb blasts.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:53:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue partners with Indy Lights racing team</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University has reached an agreement with Firestone Indy Lights racing team Jeffrey Mark Motorsport that will provide opportunities for students and faculty to participate in motorsports while offering the team help with engineering and technology.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New &#39;metamaterial&#39; practical for optical advances</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120514BoltassevaHyperbolic.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have taken a step toward overcoming a key obstacle in commercializing &quot;hyperbolic metamaterials,&quot; structures that could bring optical advances including ultrapowerful microscopes, computers and solar cells.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Ultrasensitive biosensor promising for medical diagnostics</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120514AlamBiosensor.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and &quot;personalized medicine&quot; tailored to the specific biochemistry of individual patients.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:56:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue prodigy is the Indy 500&#39;s king of carbon-free racing</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2012/120510CoiroEVClub.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Tony &quot;Danger&quot; Coiro is aiming to take the checkered flag at the electric vehicle grand prix that kicks off a month of racing on Saturday&#39;s (May 12) opening day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:35:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>25 karts entered in 2nd International Collegiate evGrandPrix</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Twenty-five electric-powered go-karts are expected to run in Purdue University&#39;s second International Collegiate evGrandPrix on Saturday (May 12) as part of opening day festivities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:49:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Students honor former astronaut with outdoor sculpture of solar system, hope to inspire others in STEM</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[An interactive sculpture of the planetary system, about a football field in length, will crown a new mall at the south end of Purdue&#39;s Discovery Park.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 14:10:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue partners with 3 IndyCar teams for 2012 season</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 10:36:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue students will visit Cameroon to build basic utility vehicle</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A group of six Purdue University students will travel to Cameroon this month as part of ongoing efforts to provide affordable and practical transportation to the underdeveloped area.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:08:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Summit to focus on energizing U.S. manufacturing</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Top federal, state and industry officials will gather at Purdue University on May 30 for the 10th annual Advancing Manufacturing Summit, which will focus on reinvigorating U.S. manufacturing with an emphasis on small and midsize companies.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:37:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue students to display innovations during senior design finale</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University mechanical engineering students in their senior capstone design course will demonstrate a diverse collection of inventions that includes a robotic stair cleaner, an autonomous surveillance helicopter and a solar-powered motorized baby stroller.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:48:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>&#39;PolyZoom&#39; is new tool to view, study graphics</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created a next-generation zoom function to view and compare portions of complex graphics such as city maps, scientific images or pages of text.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:40:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Electric karts to run in third Purdue evGrandPrix</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Teams from Purdue, Ivy Tech and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will compete in the third Purdue Electric Vehicle Grand Prix on Saturday (April 28).]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:28:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Nanocrystal-coated fibers might reduce wasted energy</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120417WuEngergy.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:56:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>NTSB official to visit Purdue, discuss safety issues</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120423MottNTSB.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt will speak at Purdue University&#39;s Fowler Hall in Stewart Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 17).]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:10:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New firewall to safeguard against medical-device hacking</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120412RaghunathanHacking.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers at Purdue and Princeton universities have created a prototype firewall to block hackers from interfering with wireless medical devices such as pacemakers, insulin-delivery systems and brain implants.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:41:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Salvendy Symposium to highlight lasers, photonic systems</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120410ChengSalvendy.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[The second Gavriel Salvendy International Symposium on Frontiers in Industrial Engineering will be May 4 and 5 at Purdue University.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:35:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Free apps drain smartphone energy on &#39;advertising modules&#39;</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120404HuSmartphone.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have shown that popular free smartphone apps spend up to 75 percent of their energy tracking the user&#39;s geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ads.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:40:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>St. Olaf wins Rube Goldberg Machine Contest</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A team from St. Olaf College, a private liberal arts school in Northfield, Minn., won the 25th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on Saturday (March 31) at Purdue University.<br/>]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:14:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue students develop app to help children with severe autism</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120328WendtAutism.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Students in a Purdue University service-learning program have developed an application for Apple&#39;s iPad that helps children with severe autism learn how to communicate.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:22:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Women in Engineering plan summer camps</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120327MikelsCamps.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Registration is open for two Purdue University engineering summer camps for middle and high school students.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue students to race solar car &#39;Celeritas&#39; in Shell Eco-marathon</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120326KingCeleritas.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Students from Purdue University will race their solar car this week in an international competition to create the most fuel-efficient vehicles.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:04:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Expert to speak about Golden Gate Bridge, which turns 75</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120326BowmanGoldenGate.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Paul Giroux, a nationally recognized construction engineering expert, will speak on April 2 at Purdue University about the history of the Golden Gate Bridge, which turns 75 this year.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:05:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue defense institute plans research summit</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120322SteutermanSummit.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s Institute for Defense Innovation will hold a defense research summit April 30 to May 3.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:20:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>25th national Rube Goldberg contest set for March 31</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[It&#39;s going to be a balloon-popping party when eight college teams compete in the 25th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on March 31 at Purdue University.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Forum to look at future of human spaceflight and exploration</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120320BonanneSpaceforum.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[The future of human spaceflight and exploration will be the topic of a one-day forum March 29 at Purdue University.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Pesticide additives cause drifting droplets, but can be controlled</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Chemical additives that help agricultural pesticides adhere to their targets during spraying can lead to formation of smaller &quot;satellite&quot; droplets that cause those pesticides to drift into unwanted areas, Purdue University researchers have found.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:13:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New system could predict solar flares, give advance warning</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120320T-FischbachSolar.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers may have discovered a new method to predict solar flares more than a day before they occur, providing advance warning to help protect satellites, power grids and astronauts from potentially dangerous radiation.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:06:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Boilermaker Regional robotics competition set for March 15-17</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Forty teams comprised of high school students from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin will compete in the ninth annual FIRST Boilermaker Regional robotics competition March 15-17 at Purdue University.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:02:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>U.S.News ranks Purdue&#39;s graduate programs among nation&#39;s best</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s programs remain among the best in the nation in U.S.News &amp; World Report&#39;s rankings of the top graduate schools released Tuesday (March 13).]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 11:45:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>9 Purdue researchers win 2011 NSF early career awards</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Nine Purdue University faculty members have won the National Science Foundation&#39;s most prestigious honor for outstanding young researchers in 2011.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:25:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue automation team qualifies for international event</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Representatives of a Purdue University automation team will travel to Germany in March as a finalist for the xplore New Automation Award 2012.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:42:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Women in Engineering invite high school juniors to campus</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[High school juniors, their parents and teachers are invited to attend Juniors Exploring Engineering at Purdue, a free, daylong event sponsored by Purdue University&#39;s Women in Engineering Program, on April 16.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 14:35:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Spectroscopic imaging reveals early changes leading to breast tumors</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120306LelievreBreastcancer.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University researchers have created a new imaging technology that reveals subtle changes in breast tissue, representing a potential tool to determine a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer and to study ways of preventing the disease.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:34:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue students to launch high-altitude balloon</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A group of Purdue University students will launch a high-altitude balloon Saturday (March 10) to prepare for an intercollegiate competition at the end of the month.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:59:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Daniels to keynote 100th edition of Purdue road conference</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will be the keynote speaker for the annual Purdue Road School.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:09:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Machine tracing history of Rube Goldberg competition wins local contest</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A team from the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers on Saturday (Feb. 25) won the 30th annual Purdue Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest with a machine that traces the competition&#39;s history.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:17:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Doctoral students in chemical, mechanical engineering selected as inaugural John Zink research fellows</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Three Purdue doctoral students in mechanical and chemical engineering have been selected as the university&#39;s first John Zink Co. fellows through a program led by Discovery Park&#39;s Energy Center.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:12:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Krannert grad-level majors ranked in top 25</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Twelve graduate-level majors offered by Purdue University&#39;s Krannert School of Management were ranked in the top 25 in the United States and Canada by Eduniversal.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>One and done: Single-atom transistor is end of Moore&#39;s Law; may be beginning of quantum computing</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[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, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:14:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Tributes planned for alumna Janice Voss</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:38:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>College, high school teams ready for Rube Goldberg showdown</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:40:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New ink-based solar cells might be low cost and efficient</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:21:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Study gets major boost to probe toxin&#39;s role in spinal injury, potential treatment</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have received $1.5 million to study the role of a toxin thought to worsen the severity of spinal cord injuries and to learn whether reducing its concentration in the days following trauma also decreases damage that can lead to paralysis.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:28:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>AMIPurdue supports delivering university-led life science technologies to the marketplace</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue mechanical engineering professor Eric Nauman is not surprised by the spotlight focused on concussions in today&#39;s sports world.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:18:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue institute awards over $150,000 to support 6 research teams in energy, transportation, food security</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy, damage from severe drought and the use of solar energy are some of the grand challenge type research topics that received grants from the Purdue University Global Policy Research Institute.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:14:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue professor elected to National Academy of Engineering</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The National Academy of Engineering has elected a Purdue University engineering professor into its society. Supriyo Datta, the Thomas Duncan Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was among the 66 new members and 10 foreign associates elected to the academy this year.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:33:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>17 high schools to compete at Purdue&#39;s Bridge Bust</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Teams from 17 Indiana and Illinois high schools will construct bridges only to see them destroyed during the 33rd annual Bridge Bust contest Feb. 24 at Purdue University.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:51:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Women in Engineering to host free open house for K-8 students</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:59:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue&#39;s &#39;space odyssey&#39; loses astronaut Janice Voss</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:50:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Innovation promises expanded roles for microsensors</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:47:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Missile Defense Agency head to give Boeing Lecture</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Army Lt. Gen. Patrick J. O&#39;Reilly, director of the Missile Defense Agency, will deliver the William E. Boeing Distinguished Lecture at Purdue University on Feb. 28. ]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:14:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Football findings suggest concussions caused by series of hits</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120202NaumanFootball.html</link>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:17:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue co-op program gives students employment edge</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:26:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120126ZiaieMusic.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:16:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>ADM Agricultural Innovation Center at Purdue opens</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University opened its ADM Agricultural Innovation Center on Wednesday (Jan.18), heralding it as offering greater laboratory and classroom opportunities for students in the university&#39;s top-rated Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:54:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New microtweezers may build tiny &#39;MEMS&#39; structures</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120117SavranMicrotweezer.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created new &quot;microtweezers&quot; capable of manipulating objects to build tiny structures, print coatings to make advanced sensors, and grab and position live stem cell spheres for research.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:01:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Registration open for summer engineering camp for high school seniors</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120109HaleSTEP.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Registration is open for next summer&#39;s Purdue University Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP).]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:25:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Down to the wire for silicon: Researchers create a wire 4 atoms wide, 1 atom tall</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[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 capability as copper wires.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:13:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New device could bring optical information processing</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111222QiDiode.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:09:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>&#39;Nanoantennas&#39; show promise in optical innovations</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111222ShalaevNanoantenna.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have shown how arrays of tiny &quot;plasmonic nanoantennas&quot; 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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:21:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Research could improve laser-manufacturing technique</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111219ShinPlasma.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Engineers have discovered details about the behavior of ultrafast laser pulses that may lead to new applications in manufacturing, diagnostics and other research.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:43:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue names health sciences, engineering buildings</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Saturday (Dec. 17) approved the naming of two new academic facilities and four contracts each in excess of $2 million.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:42:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>5 Purdue professors elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Five Purdue University professors have been awarded the distinction of fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world&#39;s largest general scientific society.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:23:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Engineering students to display toys created in design course</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/111208RamaniToys.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Santa and his elves might want to consult with Karthik Ramani and his engineering students if they need help keeping up with Christmas toy requests.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 11:58:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Online course on fundamentals of nanotechnology offered</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:01:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New &#39;3-D&#39; transistors promising future chips, lighter laptops</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:14:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>&#39;Label-free&#39; imaging tool tracks nanotubes in cells, blood for biomedical research</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for tracking structures called carbon nanotubes in living cells and the bloodstream, which could aid efforts to perfect their use in biomedical research and clinical medicine.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2011 13:24:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Study pinpoints dangerous driving conditions for men, women</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111205ManneringDrivers.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[A study of Indiana drivers shows heightened risk of serious injury and death for men 45 and older driving on snow and ice, women driving on rain-slick highways, and younger men driving on dry roadways.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:59:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue center helps Coast Guard efforts to reduce deaths on Great Lakes</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Information provided to the U.S. Coast Guard by a Purdue University-led center played a role in efforts to reduce deaths in the Great Lakes this summer.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:28:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Indianapolis airport, GE Energy, Purdue bring EV charging stations to parking garage</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/111128AirportChargingStations.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Electric vehicle (EV) drivers using the Indianapolis International Airport now have a convenient way to ensure a fully charged ride home with the installation of three new GE Energy charging stations in the airport parking garage.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:56:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>EPICS High program top winner in STEM education competition</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s College of Engineering EPICS High program was named a top winner in a national competition for innovative approaches to science, technology, engineering and math -- STEM -- education.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:18:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New medical, research tool possible by probing cell mechanics</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:23:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New biosensor benefits from melding of carbon nanotubes, DNA</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:24:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Substandard construction increased destruction in Turkey earthquakes, expert says</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A Turkish earthquake expert who examined buildings near the epicenter of the earthquakes near Van, Turkey, says improper design and construction added greatly to damage in the region.]]></description> 
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	 <title>E-commerce fueling pollution, but hybrid trucks could cut emissions</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[E-commerce holiday shopping might contribute to air pollution due to increased trucking, but perfecting hybrid trucks could help control emissions and cut fuel consumption in half.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2011 11:11:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue reports surge in women in first-year engineering</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s College of Engineering has reported a nearly 31 percent increase in enrollment of first-year women for 2011-2012 compared to a year earlier.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:45:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New hybrid technology could bring &#39;quantum information systems&#39;</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The merging of two technologies under development - plasmonics and nanophotonics - is promising the emergence of new &quot;quantum information systems&quot; far more powerful than today&#39;s computers.]]></description> 
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	 <title>Purdue quake expert returns to Turkish homeland to assess damage</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A Turkish earthquake expert is headed to the epicenter of the Turkey earthquake to document and decipher why so many buildings failed in and near Ercis.]]></description> 
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	 <title>Purdue to mark 50th anniversary of human space flight</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:58:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Turkish earthquake devastation compounded by lax code enforcement</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The Turkish civil engineer who has been working for many years to save Istanbul from an expected killer quake says the current devastation in Ercis is largely a product of the inability to enforce existing codes to ensure safe structures.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:49:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Computer modeling helps Coast Guard plan search and rescue on Great Lakes</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University has developed a system to analyze the historic response of U.S. Coast Guard search-and-rescue operations in the Great Lakes and assess the potential risks associated with hypothetical changes in the allocation of resources in the region.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:06:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue dedicates Gatewood Wing of Mechanical Engineering</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University will dedicate the Roger B. Gatewood Wing of Mechanical Engineering on Friday (Oct. 21).]]></description> 
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	 <title>Purdue engineer receives top award from President Obama</title>
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	 <title>Public invited to meet science laureates at town hall forum</title>
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	 <title>&#39;Microring&#39; device could aid in future optical technologies</title>
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	 <title>New models to aid hurricane-evacuation planning</title>
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	 <title>NSF grant to create new resource to accelerate &#39;STEM&#39; innovations</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Four universities are creating an interactive Web platform that will provide a new way for people working on improving &quot;STEM&quot; research to synthesize knowledge produced through National Science Foundation investments.]]></description> 
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	 <title>Hybrid trucks, buses focus of new Purdue center</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:43:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Women in Engineering to host program for K-6</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:39:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue EPICS High program a finalist in competition</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:58:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Astronaut Gary Payton to be on campus</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:29:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue Chemical Engineering celebrates 100 years</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Sat, 1 Oct 2011 16:10:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue takes second in solar home competition</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:58:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue researcher to receive early-career presidential award</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A Purdue University researcher will receive a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:45:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New technology uses solar UV to disinfect drinking water</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A team of Purdue University researchers has invented a prototype water-disinfection system that could help the world&#39;s 800 million people who lack safe drinking water.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:23:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue engineer receives top award from President Obama</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110927AgrawalPresidential.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Rakesh Agrawal, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University, will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:12:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New &#39;FeTRAM&#39; is promising computer memory technology</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110926AppenzellerMemory.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> 
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