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April 14, 2017

Science for You: Defibrillators and blood pressure monitors

Les Geddes (1921-2009), the Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering, created innovations ranging from burn treatments to miniature defibrillators and ligament repair to tiny blood pressure monitors for premature...

April 10, 2017

Science for You: Doubling the efficiency of solar cells

A new material has been shown to have the capability to double the efficiency of solar cells by researchers at Purdue University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Conventional solar...

April 10, 2017

Does Mars have rings? Not right now, but maybe one day

3/20/2017 | As children, we learned about our solar system’s planets by certain characteristics — Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Mercury is closest to the sun. Mars is...

March 24, 2017

New technology could make it faster, less expensive to detect mosquito-borne diseases

3/21/2017 | Purdue researchers are developing an integrated biosensing platform aimed at detecting and monitoring mosquito-borne diseases faster and cheaper than current methods, to aid in preventing virus outbreaks and...

March 20, 2017

From temporary tattoos to glucose breathalyzers, a Purdue engineer seeks better health on the go

3/20/2017 | Imagine diabetics no longer having to prick their fingers to test their blood sugar. Elderly patients wearing a temporary tattoo that shows their doctors if they’ve taken their medicine. These far-fetched ideas...

March 20, 2017

Why simple auditory tests could help identify mild brain injuries in soldiers

3/9/2017 | New research findings suggest mild blast trauma suffered by military personnel affects portions of the auditory system that have not been extensively studied after injuries occur, and this...

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