Research at Purdue

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November 28, 2016

VIDEO: ‘Programmable materials’ showing future potential for industry

11/28/2016 | New research has shown that honeycomb “cellular” materials made of a shape-memory polymer might be programmed for specific purposes, from shock-absorbing football helmets to biomedical implants. “We are...

November 28, 2016

Engineering prof: Online shopping offers environmental benefit

11/28/2016 | Shoppers sitting down at their computer to take advantage of online sales are helping the environment, says a Purdue University professor. Gregory Shaver, a professor of mechanical engineering...

November 22, 2016

Survey reports on social, cultural and spiritual life of college students from China

11/16/2016 | The number of students from China studying in American colleges and universities continues to grow, and a Purdue University sociologist took a closer look at the social, cultural...

November 4, 2016

VIDEO: Rocket Man: Brandon Terry ignites a new company

04/20/2016 | Solid rocket fuels have remained largely unchanged since the 1950s. Brandon Terry, a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue's School of Mechanical Engineering, wants to change that. He has started...

November 4, 2016

VIDEO: Lab on a chip transforms cancer diagnosis and treatment

04/26/2016 | Nanotechnology has enabled medical treatments that were unthinkable just a decade ago. Thanks to a tiny fabricated device called a Lab on a Chip, scientists can now target...

November 4, 2016

Risky business

10/07/2016 | There’s a reason why no academic studies on gender and CEO risk-taking have been conducted in the U.S. — with fewer than five percent of Fortune 500 companies...

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