December 13, 2022
Ball assumes the Executive Director position after serving as the Acting Executive Director since January 2022. Prior to that, she was Director of Public Relations and Science, also at GFF, and has been with the foundation since 2013. During her tenure, she has deepened and broadened GFF’s research program, has led the Foundation in increasing its public relations messaging reach, and has worked to build the Foundation’s relationships across academia, nutrition science organizations, and the food industry.
Grain Foods Foundation Announces Promotion of Erin E. Ball as the Foundation’s Executive Director
December 12, 2022
Researchers from the mobile and wearable artificial intelligence (mAI) Lab received the best paper runner-up award at the IEEE/ACM international conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE) conference. The lab is directed by Sudip Vhaduri, assistant professor of data analytics and machine learning in Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Computer and Information Technology. Vhaduri and Siva Sahitya Simhadri, a graduate research assistant, presented “Understanding User Concerns and Choice of App Architectures in Designing Audio-based mHealth Apps” at the CHASE conference last month.
CIT researchers awarded at conference for research into health monitoring smartphone apps
December 8, 2022
New research highlights why you should close the lid every time you flush a toilet. A new study reveals how toilet water spray sends potentially dangerous germs into the air at alarming rates. Scientists from the University of Colorado in Boulder performed several experiments that uncovered an “invisible plume” that shoots into the air every time a toilet is flushed. The spray contained microscopic particles of pee, poop and whatever else was in the bowl. This creates a health hazard for those who follow. According to Study Finds, the research team used bright green lasers and cameras to reveal how these particles are rapidly ejected from a lidless public toilet.
Scientists Trace Just How Far Flushing Toilets Spray Germs Into the Air
December 7, 2022
The winners of the 2022 PEPI competition have been announced.
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December 7, 2022
Technology developed by a civil engineering professor at Purdue University to make “smart concrete” has captured the attention of Fast Company magazine. The innovation, developed by Professor Luna Lu is being called one of the of the “Next Big Things in Tech” by the magazine. By adding sensors during the pouring of concrete, the smart concrete can communicate with engineers about its strength, weakness and need for repair – making road repair more efficient and preventing unnecessary shutdowns.
December 6, 2022
Interstates across the country boast an innovative concrete technology that promises to save American travelers time and money. This “smart concrete” can communicate with engineers about its strength, weakness and need for repair – making road repair more efficient and preventing unnecessary shutdowns. Developed at Purdue University, the innovation is earning attention and has now been named one of the Next Big Things in Tech by Fast Company magazine.
Smart concrete from Purdue named a Next Big Thing in Tech by Fast Company magazine
November 29, 2022
Ixana will preview its first chip-based reference hardware at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES, Booth #61305) in Jan 2023. Their proprietary chip gives them a unique edge to develop wire-free, augmented reality (AR) with all-day battery life for real-time AI on what you see.
November 29, 2022
Ixana, a Seattle, WA-based wearable hardware company, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Uncorrelated Ventures, Samsung Next, Evonexus, Paradigm Shift and Hack VC. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and expand operations. Co-founded by chip experts Shreyas Sen, Shovan Maity, and Angik Sarkar (CEO), Ixana is a wearable hardware company advancing high-speed human-computer interfaces to develop wire-free, augmented reality (AR) with all-day battery life for real-time AI on what you see.
November 29, 2022
A previously unknown Seattle startup, founded by semiconductor and technology industry veterans, says it has developed an energy-efficient chip capable of running advanced AI applications on lightweight, wireless augmented reality headsets that will operate all day without recharging. The company, Ixana, says devices that incorporate its chip will give users the equivalent of a “wearable brain” — sensing and analyzing the person’s environment, and providing real-time information about everything from inventory on a warehouse shelf to a previously forgotten acquaintance at a party.
With new chip, augmented reality startup Ixana claims breakthrough in quest for ‘wearable brain’
November 22, 2022
Due to the continuously evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to understand what causes the changing dynamics in order to predict its future behavior. In this study, we select four factors that we identify as essential to understanding and predicting COVID-19 dynamics: (1) effect of SARS-CoV-2 virus mutants, (2) effect of vaccine allocation and rollout speed, (3) effect of Anti/Non-Vaxxers, (4) effect of reinfection. In addition to these factors, we simultaneously study the influence of age groups on COVID-19 dynamics. We create a novel compartmental model, which is stratified by age groups (children, adult, and senior) and simulates infection using a virulence environment derived using population balance equations.
