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Purdue-developed nanomaterial significantly enhances potential COVID-19 therapeutic

May 13, 2020

Pure niclosamide (left) clouds a solution, and the crystalline structure of the drug prevents absorption. OHPP-developed niclosamide (right), created by Purdue’s Yuan Yao, is over 5,000 times more soluble. Solubility could be key to niclosamide being an effective drug against the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purdue-developed nanomaterial significantly enhances potential COVID-19 therapeutic

Can renewable energy really replace fossil fuels?

May 12, 2020

A Purdue University scientist is studying the role of plants in renewable energy sources. Maureen McCann, a professor of biological sciences, is studying a wide range of plants from poplar trees to zinnias.

Can renewable energy really replace fossil fuels?

Bindley Bioscience Center collaborates with Bangalore-based company on COVID-19 research

May 12, 2020

Bindley Bioscience Center in Purdue University’s Discovery Park has signed an agreement with Eyestem Research Private Limited, Bangalore, India, to develop cellular platforms for COVID-19 research. Under the agreement, Purdue investigators will use Eyestem’s human lung epithelial cell culture system provided as part of the company’s anti-COVID screening (ACS) platform to understand the molecular and pathological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a view to establishing a rational basis for testing potential drugs being developed at Purdue in vitro.

Bindley Bioscience Center collaborates with Bangalore-based company on COVID-19 research

Slivers of land could power cheaper, greener nitrogen fertilizers

May 11, 2020

Purdue University scientists, led by Nick Carpita, a professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, believe farmers could raise enough bioenergy crops to make nitrogen-based fertilizers more cheaply and reduce the reach of those fertilizers into nearby waterways.

Slivers of land could power cheaper, greener nitrogen fertilizers

2020 Morrill Award winners announced

May 8, 2020

Jay Akridge, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity, has announced Purdue's Morrill Award winners for 2020.

2020 Morrill Award winners announced

Novel mountain bicycle accessory designed to improve safety, reduce costs

May 7, 2020

A small, new accessory for mountain bicycles could help improve safety and reduce manufacturing costs by controlling excess cables that hang off the bikes.

Novel mountain bicycle accessory designed to improve safety, reduce costs

Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry. New hardware could curb its appetite.

May 7, 2020

Researchers have developed new hardware for artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry. New hardware could curb its appetite.

New Purdue technologies to extract, purify critical rare earth metals could be a ‘game changer’ to advance, protect vital electronics

May 6, 2020

The detrimental environmental impact of current acid based separation and purification of rare earth metals prohibits most companies across the globe from entering the market. New environmentally friendly technologies promise to be “game changers” in this field and enable the U.S. to create a more stable and reliable domestic source of these essential metals.

New Purdue technologies to extract, purify critical rare earth metals could be a ‘game changer’ to advance, protect vital electronics

Public health nurse on the ‘worried well’ during COVID-19

May 6, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increase in the “worried well” population. Worried well individuals are those who are healthy but believe they have an illness based on what is going on around them.

Public health nurse on the ‘worried well’ during COVID-19

A coronavirus test as easy as a home pregnancy test? That's a Purdue scientist's goal

May 6, 2020

Purdue University researchers are working on developing quicker, easier coronavirus tests so people would know as soon as possible whether they are infected and should self-isolate.

A coronavirus test as easy as a home pregnancy test? That's a Purdue scientist's goal

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