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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 28, 2018 — The sophisticated spy-vs.-spy of cybersecurity and cyberattacks has reached the point where even the foundational hardware and materials of electronic devices needs to be re-thought.

If asked to name the world's deadliest animal, one might guess a shark or a rattlesnake or maybe even a tiger. But the answer is an animal Hoosiers know more typically as an itch-inducing backyard nuisance, yet one that globally can carry and spread diseases that kill millions of people each year: the mosquito. And the world's problem is hitting closer to home, thanks to increasing globalization, international travel, and climate change. Indianapolis is no exception. Marion County saw a 500 percent increase in monitored mosquito populations from 1981 to 2016. Even more, the number of cases in the continental U.S. of mosquito-borne diseases, such as Zika, dengue, West Nile, and chikungunya, has climbed over the past two decades. To help combat these tropical diseases, a team of researchers at Purdue University has created a startup company — SMK Diagnostics — that is developing a device to rapidly detect and monitor various mosquito-borne diseases.

The rainbow is not just colors – each color of light has its own frequency. The more frequencies you have, the higher the bandwidth for transmitting information.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital lab workers better track their daily radiation exposure, enabling a faster assessment of tissue damage that could lead to cancer.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new class of optical nanotweezers that can trap and detect biomolecules, viruses and DNA more rapidly. The technology can also use light to promptly detect cancer or improve the production of medications, an important step forward as nearly half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug within the past month.

Spinning objects are hypnotic and fascinating, as last year's fidget-spinner craze overwhelmingly demonstrated. But even the fastest fidget spinner trails the new reigning champion of fast-whirling objects: a tiny dumbbell that can rotate 60 billion times per minute.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have developed a technique they hope will provide valuable information about the growth of certain cancers and the ability of drugs to fight them.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A startup created by Purdue University professors is developing a sensor that can detect dangerous mosquito-borne tropical diseases faster and at a lower cost than current methods, giving health officials time to take action before the viruses are transmitted to humans. SMK Diagnostics has created biosensor technology to identify and monitor diseases such as Zika, which set off a global health crisis in 2015 and 2016, and dengue, which causes about 22,000 deaths a year worldwide, mostly among children. Dengue and Zika are from the same family of virus known as flavivirus

Joerg Appenzeller, the Barry M. and Patricia L. Epstein Professor of ECE, is the recipient of the 2018 Aristotle Award from the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). The award recognizes professors for outstanding teaching and a deep commitment to the educational experience of students.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have developed a large-scale manufacturing process that may change the way some grocery store foods are packaged. According to Credence Research, food packaging is a growing billion-dollar market, and overall predicted growth is expected to reach 6 percent by 2024. Advanced barrier coatings, which help to protect grocery items such as foods and beverages, are growing by as much as 45 percent each year.