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August 17, 2018

Low Bandwidth? Use More Colors at Once

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.

Wearable ‘microbrewery’ saves human body from radiation damage

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 researchers develop ‘tornado’ lab-on-a-chip technology with micro tweezers to detect dangerous viruses, biological contaminants

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.

Tiny ‘dumbbells’ that spin 60 billion times a minute may help solve quantum mysteries

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.

New 3D, curved technology provides hope for patients and doctors battling some of the most devastating types of cancer

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.

Purdue researchers developing device that detects mosquito-borne diseases, giving health officials time to take action

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

Prof. Joerg Appenzeller receives 2018 Aristotle Award

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.

Changing the grocery game: Manufacturing process provides low-cost, sustainable option for food packaging

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.

Engineer-scientist chosen for Purdue’s 2018 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Peide “Peter” Ye, the Richard J. and Mary Jo Schwartz Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, has been chosen as the 2018 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award recipient. One of Purdue University’s top three research honors, the Bement Award is given for significant accomplishments in pure and applied science and engineering.

Water-repellent surfaces can efficiently boil water, keep electronics cool

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Surfaces that repel water can support efficient boiling if all air and vapor is removed from a system first, according to research featured on the cover of the most recent issue of Physical Review Letters