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Think the brain is always efficient? Think again.

March 5, 2021

A Purdue University neuroscientist’s findings suggest that the brain is not as efficient as we think.

Think the brain is always efficient? Think again.

A quantum internet is closer to reality, thanks to this switch

March 2, 2021

Purdue University researchers have demonstrated a new method for building quantum networks that can support communication between a larger number of quantum computers.

A quantum internet is closer to reality, thanks to this switch

Purdue researchers explore how sound drives Mongolian herder cultural practices

March 1, 2021

Bryan Pijanowski, professor of landscape and soundscape ecology, is leading a multi-disciplinary effort to study the relationships Mongolian herders have with their landscapes through the lens of sound.

Purdue researchers explore how sound drives Mongolian herder cultural practices

Ice frozen under Mars’ surface offers major resource to aid future settlements

March 1, 2021

Purdue scientist Ali Bramson, a planetary scientist in the College of Science, is using radar analysis to determine extent, location of deposits of subsurface ice on Mars.

Ice frozen under Mars’ surface offers major resource to aid future settlements

Scientists use Doppler to peer inside cells, leading to better, faster diagnoses and treatments of infections

February 24, 2021

A Purdue University team is using doppler radar to look inside living cells, introducing a method to detect pathogens and treat infections in ways that scientists never have before.

Scientists use Doppler to peer inside cells, leading to better, faster diagnoses and treatments of infections

Agile underwater glider could quietly survey the seas

February 23, 2021

Nina Mahmoudian and her students have developed an underwater glider that can operate silently and in confined spaces, ideal for conducting biology or climate studies without disturbing wildlife.

Agile underwater glider could quietly survey the seas

AI tool aims to help doctors, patients better prepare for surgery

February 17, 2021

A new tool using an artificial intelligence platform may help doctors better prepare patients for surgery.

AI tool aims to help doctors, patients better prepare for surgery

STORY UPDATE: Astronomer maps and studies the stars from afar

February 11, 2021

Dan Milisavljevic, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Purdue University, is one of very few scientists who studies both massive star explosions called supernovae and their debris fields called supernova remnants.

STORY UPDATE: Astronomer maps and studies the stars from afar

New mix could double concrete’s carbon uptake

February 10, 2021

Purdue University engineers have discovered a way to make concrete more sustainable.

New mix could double concrete’s carbon uptake

Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time

February 9, 2021

Purdue University innovators developed and are testing a novel construction robotic system that uses an innovative mechanical design with advances in computer vision sensing technology to work in a construction setting.

Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time

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