Past News
Spensa Technologies unveils technology to predict insect patterns in near real-time
January 19, 2017
Spensa Technologies Inc., a precision agriculture technology company, announces a unique insect phenology model that can more accurately predict insect patterns in near real-time.
Spensa Technologies unveils technology to predict insect patterns in near real-time
Spero Energy receives NSF grant to advance safer, greener food additives
January 19, 2017
Purdue University is among a select group of U.S. institutions to enter into a partnership agreement with India’s Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), the country’s equivalent to the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Spero Energy receives NSF grant to advance safer, greener food additives
Purdue-affiliated startup plans to use 3-D printers to create tomorrow’s rocket engines
January 18, 2017
A startup with Purdue ties plans to use 3-D printers as well as other additive manufacturing processes to make future rocket engines that show promise in being faster and less expensive to produce than traditional methods.
Purdue-affiliated startup plans to use 3-D printers to create tomorrow’s rocket engines
Two Purdue agricultural startups receive $100,000 from inaugural Ag-celerator fund
January 4, 2017
Two Purdue agricultural-based startups received investments totaling $100,000 from the Purdue Ag-celerator, a plant sciences innovation fund operated by Purdue Ventures, the capital access arm of the Purdue Foundry, with assistance from the Purdue College of Agriculture, Purdue Research Foundation’s Office of Technology Commercialization and the agricultural industry.
Two Purdue agricultural startups receive $100,000 from inaugural Ag-celerator fund
Lipid metabolism is potential ‘Achilles’ heel’ for cancer stem cells
January 3, 2017
Researchers have discovered a metabolic signature critical for the functioning of “cancer stem cells” that initiate tumor formation. The team also showed how to interfere with this metabolic mechanism in ovarian cancer, inhibiting tumor growth.
Lipid metabolism is potential ‘Achilles’ heel’ for cancer stem cells
First laser study of atomic antimatter
December 22, 2016
A large, 54-member international team known as the ALPHA collaboration for the first time measured the wavelength of light emitted from an atom of antimatter - in this case, antihydrogen. The experiments were conducted at the high-energy particle accelerator operated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Nutrition data review shows red meat has neutral effect on cardiovascular disease risk factors
December 19, 2016
Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and blood cholesterol, according to a new review of clinical trials from Purdue University.
Nutrition data review shows red meat has neutral effect on cardiovascular disease risk factors
Soil health boosted by adding small grains and pasture to rotations
December 15, 2016
Including small grains and pasture in crop rotations, and in some cases reducing tillage, can have a significant effect on soil health, according to a joint Purdue-U.S. Department of Agriculture study.
Soil health boosted by adding small grains and pasture to rotations
Innovations offer peek into the future of electronic devices
December 14, 2016
Purdue University researchers - during the international IEDM 2016 conference the week of Dec. 5 - showcased a range of concepts and technologies that foreshadow the future of the semiconductor industry.
Innovations offer peek into the future of electronic devices
Tuberculosis virulence factor identified, may be target for new drug
December 13, 2016
Scientists have discovered the mechanism that hijacks the immune system's response to tuberculosis, revealing an important new drug target for the disease that kills more than 1 million people each year.
Tuberculosis virulence factor identified, may be target for new drug
