October 27, 2023
Purdue University researchers are using mass spectrometry, a century-old analytical technique performed by experts in a laboratory, to monitor and analyze patterns of molecules in real-time, point-of-care applications in industrial and agricultural settings by nonexpert users. Christina Ferreira, metabolomics analyst at Purdue’s Metabolite Profiling Facility and Center for Analytical Instrument Development, said traditional mass spectrometry requires several steps to obtain a profile containing structural information of diverse molecules and connect them to a specific characteristic.
October 26, 2023
West Lafayette-based Wavelogix’s Rebel Concrete Strength Sensor was named to Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2023 in the “Experimental” category. Purdue University Professor of Civil Engineering Luna Lu founded the company, and the sensors have been in the works since 2017 when the Indiana Department of Transportation requested her and her lab’s help. The sensors are installed before concrete is poured and then records data that can be accessible on engineers’ phones. This information is then used to understand whether new construction can handle traffic and when roads need to be repaired.
Purdue alum’s concrete sensors named to Time’s best inventions
October 26, 2023
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, promises to revolutionize how people work and nearly every aspect of life could be transformed — prompting lawmakers in an interim commerce committee to scrutinize the new technology and how to best regulate it.
Lawmakers grapple with legal, educational implications of AI
October 26, 2023
"Space is the ultimate frontier," Porterfield said. "If we can build capabilities to live, explore, and extend our time spent there, we will eventually move towards colonization. But that all has to be based on agriculture." While working on his doctorate in the mid-1990s, Porterfield spent summers as a fellow at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, contributing to the Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) program. A decade-long initiative launched in 1985, CELSS sought to identify ways to support large crews throughout missions. Utilizing a leftover vertical chamber from the late 1950s built to test the Mercury capsule, NASA began to experiment with the concept of closed agriculture.
October 18, 2023
Purdue University scientists are unraveling the complicated toxicity of a mixture of what are often called "forever chemicals" found in many consumer products.
Examining the bio-impact of toxic chemical cocktails in the environment
October 13, 2023
Andrew Mesecar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and the Walther Professor in Cancer Structural Biology, was named assistant vice president for research and director of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research after serving, since Aug. 2022, as interim director. Mesecar was chosen for the position after a nationwide search.
Andrew Mesecar named director of Purdue Institute for Cancer Research
October 12, 2023
Andrew Mesecar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and the Walther Professor in Cancer Structural Biology, has been named assistant vice president for research and director of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) after serving since August 2022 as interim director. Chosen for the position after a nationwide search, his new role was effective Sept. 1.
Mesecar named director of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research
October 11, 2023
A recent study, led by Sabre Kais, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University, and IBM’s Barbara Jones, used a quantum computer to perform chemical calculations via perturbation theory. The science could potentially be used to solve quantum mechanics problems on a larger scale using perturbation theory.
Purdue researchers, IBM perform perturbation theory method on quantum computer
October 10, 2023
Dr. Stephen Byrn, CSO of Improved Pharma, will be featured in the Speaker Spotlight: Accelerating Drug Development: Past, Present and Future. The talk begins at 2:30 PM at Spotlight Stage C in Exhibit Hall West A4-B3. Dr. Byrn will talk about his role in the conceptual design and development of the INDiGO program during his previous tenure at Aptuit (SSCI).
October 10, 2023
Every food has a unique, and invisible, chemical “fingerprint.” A researcher from Purdue University has discovered a quick and portable way to identify that fingerprint and sniff out food fraud on the go.
