Research at Purdue

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June 23, 2017

Neurotoxin in cigarette smoke worsens pain in spinal cord injuries

Researchers have identified a key component in cigarette smoke that worsens pain in people with spinal cord injury, suggesting that a critical element within tobacco is responsible for such pain-inducing...

June 1, 2017

‘Instantly rechargeable’ battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles

It's an everyday occurrence for people who drive cars with internal combustion engines: You're on the road for work or pleasure, your fuel gauge is veering toward empty, and you...

May 24, 2017

Teaching machines to pinpoint earthquake damage

5/1/2017 | In the first days after a major earthquake, like the one that struck Taiwan in March 2016, engineering teams fly in to assess the damage to the built...

May 24, 2017

A hammer can’t break this tadpole-shaped piece of glass

5/10/2017 | Small glass structures resembling tadpoles that can withstand the blows of a hammer and yet burst into powdery dust by simply snipping their threadlike tails have been a...

May 24, 2017

JFK and the celebrity presidency

5/23/17 | The marriage of celebrity and politics has always earned more criticism than celebration, but it is effective, thanks to John F. Kennedy. That's according to Kathryn Cramer Brownell,...

May 24, 2017

Why work-life balance is good for both employees and employers

5/24/2017 | The United States has underemphasized the issue of work-life boundaries as an economic and health issue and has created a work culture that is not sustainable, according to Ellen...

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