Past News
AI technology improves critical crack detection in nuclear reactors, bridges, buildings
June 10, 2019
A system under development at Purdue University uses artificial intelligence to detect cracks captured in videos of nuclear reactors. The system analyzes video, frame by frame, to detect any cracks.
AI technology improves critical crack detection in nuclear reactors, bridges, buildings
EVPRP/Discovery Park social media accounts featuring 150 years of research
June 6, 2019
Throughout June, the Discovery Park and Research@Purdue social media accounts will feature research in the areas of space exploration, artificial intelligence, health and longevity, and sustainable economy and planet as well as cross-cutting pieces that showcase two or more of these areas.
EVPRP/Discovery Park social media accounts featuring 150 years of research
Protecting privacy at the ballot box: Secure multiparty computation work could do this and more
June 5, 2019
Computer science professor Tiark Rompf, left, and principal investigator Milind Kulkarni, an electrical and computer engineering professor, are part of a project that will combine programming languages and security research to help build computational trust. Their project, called HACCLE, is receiving fuding from the Intelligence Advanced Research Activity, an organization within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Protecting privacy at the ballot box: Secure multiparty computation work could do this and more
Sharing the stream: New solution to free up digital data plans
June 5, 2019
Purdue University researchers developed a novel video streaming framework that allows users to download content collaboratively. This new technology is an algorithm that allows everyone in that group to share the video stream, which means higher video quality and lower data use per person.
Sharing the stream: New solution to free up digital data plans
Poor sleep is unlikely to contribute to higher BMI in children
June 4, 2019
Shorter sleep duration has been linked to higher BMI, and that relationship has led researchers to consider whether poor sleep might contribute to higher BMI. This study found that kids with shorter sleep duration had higher BMI in general, but no evidence of a causal link.
Poor sleep is unlikely to contribute to higher BMI in children
Most detailed X-ray image of batteries yet to reveal why they still aren’t good enough
June 3, 2019
To improve charging capacity in lithium-ion batteries and increase adoption of electric cars, the industry will have to return to the basic science of how batteries wear out over time.
Most detailed X-ray image of batteries yet to reveal why they still aren’t good enough
Study: Race could be a determinant in physician-patient interactions and pain treatment in cancer
June 3, 2019
A 62-year-old with stage IV lung cancer that has spread to his bones, causing unspeakable pain, is trying to convince his physician to prescribe pain medicine. What happens next? It actually could depend on if the patient is black or white. Or if the physician is a primary care provider or an oncologist.
Study: Race could be a determinant in physician-patient interactions and pain treatment in cancer
Laser technique could unlock use of tough material for next-generation electronics
May 30, 2019
Graphene, a super tough wonder material, hasn’t made it into electronics yet because it doesn’t conduct an electric current on its own. Researchers used a laser technique to permanently stress graphene into a structure that allows the flow of electric current.
Laser technique could unlock use of tough material for next-generation electronics
Older adults can be safely discharged from nursing homes if proper networks are in place
May 28, 2019
A new study by researchers at Purdue University, University of Minnesota and Harvard Medical School reviewing the state of Minnesota’s Return to Community Initiative (RTCI) shows that well-managed and networked resources can make a difference in returning people home safely.
Older adults can be safely discharged from nursing homes if proper networks are in place
Agricultural researchers can quickly measure plant growth, health with inexpensive drones, laptops and a software app
May 24, 2019
Anthony Hearst is co-founder of Progeny Drone, which has launched a software application that allows plant breeders, agronomists, and others involved in small-plot trials to quickly and easily convert aerial crop photos into real-time plot-level metrics of plant growth and health.
