Research at Purdue

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June 23, 2017

Purdue startup develops contact lenses to treat glaucoma, prevent blindness

A Purdue-affiliated startup, Bionode LLC, is developing a wearable neuro-modulation device that could be used as a non-invasive, personalized therapy to treat and prevent elevated intra-ocular pressure in patients diagnosed with...

June 23, 2017

Purdue researcher verifies the existence of 53 people mentioned in Hebrew Bible

Lawrence Mykytiuk cannot document that everything in the Bible took place. What the Purdue University Libraries professor can do is show you that many of the people written about did,...

June 23, 2017

Neurotoxin in cigarette smoke worsens pain in spinal cord injuries

Researchers have identified a key component in cigarette smoke that worsens pain in people with spinal cord injury, suggesting that a critical element within tobacco is responsible for such pain-inducing...

June 1, 2017

‘Instantly rechargeable’ battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles

It's an everyday occurrence for people who drive cars with internal combustion engines: You're on the road for work or pleasure, your fuel gauge is veering toward empty, and you...

May 24, 2017

Teaching machines to pinpoint earthquake damage

5/1/2017 | In the first days after a major earthquake, like the one that struck Taiwan in March 2016, engineering teams fly in to assess the damage to the built...

May 24, 2017

A hammer can’t break this tadpole-shaped piece of glass

5/10/2017 | Small glass structures resembling tadpoles that can withstand the blows of a hammer and yet burst into powdery dust by simply snipping their threadlike tails have been a...

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