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Former Purdue University mechanical engineering students Alex Bauer, from left, Mark Ragei and Dylan Balter make a presentation during the spring 2022 Malott Innovation Awards. A research team of Purdue University mechanical engineers led by associate professor Thomas Beechem has created a tool that makes the manufacture of ultrathin semiconductors more consistent, controllable and repeatable… Learn More >

The advanced air mobility sector includes urban air mobility, which uses electrical vertical takeoff and landing vehicles. Aerovy Mobility, a Purdue University-connected startup, has developed software solutions to benefit airport and vertiport operators and real estate developers looking to establish advanced air mobility technology at existing and potential sites. (Image provided by Electro.Aero) Company’s cloud-based… Learn More >

Sean Leshney, director of digital forensics investigations at Tippecanoe County (from left) and Patrick Harrington, Tippecanoe County prosecutor, view an analysis of digital evidence created by the FileTSAR+ forensic tool. Purdue University researchers improved the original tool by simplifying its functionality and packaging to make FileTSAR+ easier and more cost effective for law enforcement agencies… Learn More >

Purdue University researchers tallied 192 US patents on their inventions in 2022 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Exciting and dynamic inventions discovered and developed by Purdue University researchers are improving people’s lives around the world. A system that processes agricultural field images for remote phenotype measurements. A 3D printer that continuously prints structures as small as… Learn More >

Veo, a company started by two Purdue alums, presented President Mung Chiang with a gold scooter during an event Thursday (Apri 20) celebrating the company’s presence on Purdue’s campus. From left are Purdue Research Foundation President Brian Edelman, Veo co-founders Edwin Tan and Candice Xie, and Chiang. (Purdue University photo/Alicia South-Hurt) Veo’s shared scooters and… Learn More >

The agriculture company NutraMaize has received a two-year, $650,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to demonstrate the health and pigmentation benefits of feeding orange corn to poultry on a larger scale. (Godaddy photo/Kelly Ngo) Grant will prepare NutraMaize Orange Corn rich in antioxidant carotenoids for use in… Learn More >

Purdue University President Mung Chiang discusses the collaboration with industry partners Ericsson and Saab. A private 5G network will be installed at the airport, allowing companies and university researchers to develop their newest innovations in a real-world setting. (Purdue University/Charles Jischke) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Airport, in collaboration with industry partners Ericsson and… Learn More >

A battery cell made from a new composite material developed at Purdue University undergoes testing to determine its stability when bent, cut and punched. Vilas Pol, a Purdue professor of chemical engineering, developed the material, which is safer to use in high-voltage, solid-state, lithium-ion batteries than traditional solid polymer electrolyte technologies. (Purdue University photo/Sensen Zhang)… Learn More >

A wheelchair prototype designed by teams of recent graduates from the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, College of Engineering and College of Science is being developed to help passengers navigate airports and travel through airplane aisles. (Purdue University photo/Zach Rodimel) FAA award-winning, patent-pending design travels omnidirectionally and has an adjustable base WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Teams of… Learn More >

Darker areas show how far phase change materials, or PCMs, have penetrated the pores of construction materials that spent 15 minutes, 1 hour and 4 hours in a process developed by Mirian Velay-Lizancos, a Purdue assistant professor of civil engineering, and her research team. The process improves upon the traditional method to incorporate PCMs into… Learn More >