Past News
Purdue Ag-Celerator invests $100,000 in plant, leaf scanning technology startup
May 20, 2020
Leaf Spec Ag Technologies took first place in the Spring 2020 Demo Day, which was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The startup’s technologies provide a digital lab solution for growers to identify in real time the nutrient and chemical compositions of plants. The technologies were developed in the lab of Jian Jin, a Purdue assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering.
Purdue Ag-Celerator invests $100,000 in plant, leaf scanning technology startup
Enabling highways and bridges to prevent their own damage
May 19, 2020
Luna Lu is investigating unique ways to build artificial intelligence into concrete-paved bridges and highways, enabling them to prevent and repair their own damage.
Purdue-developed nanomaterial significantly enhances potential COVID-19 therapeutic
May 13, 2020
Pure niclosamide (left) clouds a solution, and the crystalline structure of the drug prevents absorption. OHPP-developed niclosamide (right), created by Purdue’s Yuan Yao, is over 5,000 times more soluble. Solubility could be key to niclosamide being an effective drug against the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Purdue-developed nanomaterial significantly enhances potential COVID-19 therapeutic
Can renewable energy really replace fossil fuels?
May 12, 2020
A Purdue University scientist is studying the role of plants in renewable energy sources. Maureen McCann, a professor of biological sciences, is studying a wide range of plants from poplar trees to zinnias.
Bindley Bioscience Center collaborates with Bangalore-based company on COVID-19 research
May 12, 2020
Bindley Bioscience Center in Purdue University’s Discovery Park has signed an agreement with Eyestem Research Private Limited, Bangalore, India, to develop cellular platforms for COVID-19 research. Under the agreement, Purdue investigators will use Eyestem’s human lung epithelial cell culture system provided as part of the company’s anti-COVID screening (ACS) platform to understand the molecular and pathological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a view to establishing a rational basis for testing potential drugs being developed at Purdue in vitro.
Bindley Bioscience Center collaborates with Bangalore-based company on COVID-19 research
Slivers of land could power cheaper, greener nitrogen fertilizers
May 11, 2020
Purdue University scientists, led by Nick Carpita, a professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, believe farmers could raise enough bioenergy crops to make nitrogen-based fertilizers more cheaply and reduce the reach of those fertilizers into nearby waterways.
Slivers of land could power cheaper, greener nitrogen fertilizers
2020 Morrill Award winners announced
May 8, 2020
Jay Akridge, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity, has announced Purdue's Morrill Award winners for 2020.
Novel mountain bicycle accessory designed to improve safety, reduce costs
May 7, 2020
A small, new accessory for mountain bicycles could help improve safety and reduce manufacturing costs by controlling excess cables that hang off the bikes.
Novel mountain bicycle accessory designed to improve safety, reduce costs
Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry. New hardware could curb its appetite.
May 7, 2020
Researchers have developed new hardware for artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry. New hardware could curb its appetite.
New Purdue technologies to extract, purify critical rare earth metals could be a ‘game changer’ to advance, protect vital electronics
May 6, 2020
The detrimental environmental impact of current acid based separation and purification of rare earth metals prohibits most companies across the globe from entering the market. New environmentally friendly technologies promise to be “game changers” in this field and enable the U.S. to create a more stable and reliable domestic source of these essential metals.
New Purdue technologies to extract, purify critical rare earth metals could be a ‘game changer’ to advance, protect vital electronics
