August 4, 2023
Sensors from the WaveLogix REBEL Concrete Strength Sensing System, help detect road strength in real-time.
Purdue engineers’ road strength sensors part of I-69 project
August 4, 2023
Quantum phase relationships of photoexcitations impact the behavior of excitons—photoexcitations don’t always annihilate each other when quantum phases interfere destructively—and it can be tapped to influence molecular material design.
August 3, 2023
Rajwa and his team are developing a patent-pending two-part process to provide information about the atomic composition and chemical structure of a food sample, enough to pinpoint the ingredients, the preparation and, potentially, the point of origin.
Purdue researchers tackle food fraud with new fingerprint technique
August 2, 2023
A chemical process used in the browning of food to give it its distinct smell and taste is probably happening deep in the oceans, where it helped create the conditions necessary for life.
Nature's kitchen: how a chemical reaction used by cooks helped create life on Earth
August 2, 2023
Rajwa and his team are developing a patent-pending two-part process to provide information about the atomic composition and chemical structure of a food sample, enough to pinpoint the ingredients, the preparation and, potentially, the point of origin.
August 1, 2023
Deeper understanding of regulatory T cells could yield therapeutic benefits. Four decades of research have produced a vast pool of knowledge about regulatory T cells, a subset of our immune cells. Even so, scientists at Purdue University and the National Institutes of Health have identified 14 understudied T-reg proteins that merit increased attention for the molecular roles they play in disease onset.
July 31, 2023
Concrete is a necessary ingredient of modern highway infrastructure, but not quite so much of it may be required. A sensor developed at Purdue University and embedded directly into a concrete pour may enable concrete to “talk” about its condition and when it needs repairs. It may also improve the sustainability of roads using concrete and lead to less concrete for the road infrastructure. Because making concrete contributes so much to the world’s carbon gas footprint, the sensor could significantly reduce the carbon footprint, too. Luna Lu, the Reilly Professor and acting head of Purdue’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering, has been leading the development of the sensor since 2017.
July 27, 2023
West Lafayette-based WaveLogix is testing its “smart concrete” invention on a new section of interstate on the south side of Indianapolis. The company, founded by Purdue University Professor of Civil Engineering Luna Lu, this week installed concrete sensors at the future I-465 interchange to I-69 south in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Transportation. The sensors, according to Lu, use technology to directly measure the strength of concrete and can send that information to engineers, providing a more precise idea of the need for repair. The technology has been in development since 2017, when INDOT requested help from Lu and her lab at Purdue in eliminating premature failure of newly repaired concrete pavement by more accurately determining when the pavement is ready to be opened to traffic.
July 25, 2023
A Purdue University invention will soon give engineers real-time data from Indianapolis’ newest interstate section, potentially preventing potholes, reducing construction traffic jams and saving taxpayer dollars spent on road repairs. Purdue researchers, Indiana Department of Transportation crews and WaveLogix installed concrete sensors invented by Purdue professor Luna Lu into the future I-465 interchange to I-69 south on Indianapolis’ south side on Tuesday (July 25). The sensor allows concrete to “talk,” decreases construction time and how often concrete pavement needs repairs, while also improving the road’s sustainability and cutting its carbon footprint.
Purdue’s ‘talking concrete’ embedded into new I-465 and I-69 interchange in Indianapolis
July 23, 2023
Hosted by the Michiana Kennel Club, the Hoosier Summer Classic AKC Dog Show is four days of all breed dog shows, which are held in the Newton Family Building and Esther Singer Building of the St. Joseph 4-H fairgrounds. New to this year's event is the CAT- Coursing Ability Test- runs, which the show's Cluster Chair, Cara Alderfer, hailed as a success. It's a timed one-hundred-yard dash in an indoor ring. Dogs run one at time, at top speed chasing, a lure. Imagine that moment of pure bliss for them. There's entertainment for humans and dogs alike.
Catch the Hoosier Summer Classic AKC Dog Show at the St. Joseph 4-H fairgrounds
