Research news
More than machines: Computer scientist prepares robots to improve human lives
There is no avoiding robots. With increasing autonomy, satellites span the skies, vacuums vroom underfoot and bots conduct surgery, deliver packages and explore the solar system.
Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish family member in New Mexico
Scientists have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.
Prioritizing partnerships pays off for Purdue
From chip collaboration to transformative technologies, synergies bring together expertise and groundbreaking discoveries at Purdue University.
Purdue pharmacy researcher receives $2.4M NIH grant to fight antimicrobial-resistant lung infections
Qi Tony Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fight lung infections that have established a resistance to antimicrobial drugs.
Purdue-USDA team develops fast-track process for genetic improvement of plant traits
Researchers interested in improving a given trait in plants can now identify the genes that regulate the trait’s expression without doing any experiments.
Building the first highway segment in the U.S. that can charge electric vehicles big and small as they drive
At the Crossroads of America, Purdue University engineers and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are working to make it possible for electric vehicles ranging from tractor-trailers to passenger cars to wirelessly charge while driving on highways.
