Past News
Archaeologist sinks teeth into understanding cultural identity, interactions in ancient Nile River Valley
June 9, 2020
Michele Buzon, professor of anthropology at Purdue University, is a bioarchaeologist who has excavated in the Nubian region of modern-day Sudan, to better understand interactions between Egyptians and Nubians.
Engineering method designed to help prevent catastrophic failures in electric grids, logistics systems
June 9, 2020
Purdue University innovators have come up with a method to help stop catastrophic failures involving systems with humans and equipment. This image shows the technology applied to a water distribution grid/cyber physical infrastructure.
Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use
June 5, 2020
Highly energetic, “hot” electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy.
Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use
Technology aims to provide cloud efficiency for databases during data-intensive COVID-19 pandemic
June 4, 2020
A Purdue University data science and machine learning innovator wants to help organizations and users get the most for their money when it comes to cloud-based databases.
Technology aims to provide cloud efficiency for databases during data-intensive COVID-19 pandemic
Technology uses plant biomass waste for self-powered biomedical devices
May 27, 2020
An innovation turning waste material into stretchable devices may soon provide a new option for creating self-powered biomedical inventions.
Technology uses plant biomass waste for self-powered biomedical devices
Software solution predicts costs for manufacturers
May 26, 2020
New software designed to help manufacturers better predict and adjust costs may assist organizers one day with huge events such as the Olympic Games.
Patented technology designed to stop tiny errors from crashing large health care, supply chain systems
May 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced public health, supply chain, transportation, government, economic and many other entities to interact in real time. One of the challenges in large systems interacting in this way is that even tiny errors in one system can cause devastating effects across the entire system chain. Now, Purdue University innovators have come up with a possible solution: A set of patented algorithms that predict, identify, diagnose and prevent abnormalities in large and complex systems.
Chip for biomolecule detection may help in COVID-19 testing
May 21, 2020
A Purdue University patented method for single biomolecule detection that overcomes limitations of current technologies may help in the fight against COVID-19.
Smartphone app to help assess anemia by taking a picture of a person’s eyelid
May 21, 2020
Purdue University researchers are developing a smartphone app that can accurately extract information about a person’s blood hemoglobin content from a photo of the inner eyelid.
Smartphone app to help assess anemia by taking a picture of a person’s eyelid
Purdue Ag-Celerator invests $100,000 in plant, leaf scanning technology startup
May 20, 2020
Leaf Spec Ag Technologies took first place in the Spring 2020 Demo Day, which was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The startup’s technologies provide a digital lab solution for growers to identify in real time the nutrient and chemical compositions of plants. The technologies were developed in the lab of Jian Jin, a Purdue assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering.
Purdue Ag-Celerator invests $100,000 in plant, leaf scanning technology startup
