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Forget cell phone screens, a high-tech sleeve is all you’ll need to read in the not-so-distant future
7/2/2018 | Communication could step beyond reading a cellular phone screen with a new technique by Purdue College of Engineering researchers to …
Mapping the brain with data science: Visualizing neural connections gives new insights into disease
6/28/2018 | Patients with dementia and other neural diseases show physical symptoms such as stumbling and confusion, but identifying the problem isn’t …
Ag economists: Labeling decreases opposition to genetically engineered food
6/27/2018 | A 27-day window in which food products containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients had to be labeled as such in Vermont …
Purdue engineers find twisting cracks that impart superhero toughness to animals
6/25/2018 | Researchers in a recent series of papers have documented this behavior in precise detail and also are creating new composite …
This plant scientist has discovered a possible self-destruct switch for turning genes on and off
6/21/2018 | Purdue University scientists have discovered evidence that the repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off is built …
Lean, unprocessed red meat in Mediterranean diet can actually improve heart health, says nutrition scientist
6/13/2018 | Adopting a Mediterranean-style eating pattern improves heart health, with or without reducing red meat intake, if the red meat consumed …
New technology allows public cameras to send personalized messages to people
6/14/2018 | Purdue University researchers have created a technology that allows public cameras to send personalized messages to people without compromising their privacy. …
Largest ice sheet on Earth was stable throughout last warm period
6/13/2018 | The largest ice sheet on Earth was stable throughout the last warm period in geologic time, indicating it should hold …
Block play could improve your child’s math skills, executive functioning
6/12/2018 | Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills – mathematics and executive functioning – critical …
In just 120 years, ocean-migrating trout have adapted to freshwater environment
5/29/2018 | Steelhead trout, a member of the salmon family that live and grow in the Pacific Ocean, genetically adapted to the …
Mineral evidence points to an icy cold past for the Red Planet
6/7/2018 | The climate throughout Mars’ early history has long been debated – was the Red Planet warm and wet, or cold …