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Purdue University engineers have designed a low-speed, high-torque powertrain system to reduce the operation costs, maintenance costs and environmental contamination of turbines. Learn More >

From left, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, Indiana Secretary of Commerce Bradley Chambers, SkyWater president and CEO Thomas Sonderman, West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski participate in the announcement that SkyWater Technology has chosen Discovery Park District at Purdue as the location for a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art… Learn More >

The Greater Lafayette area has been named by SmartAsset the number one spot in the country for career opportunities for the second year in a row. Learn More >

A Purdue University chemical engineer has improved upon traditional methods to produce off-the-shelf human immune cells that show strong antitumor activity, according to a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports
Writer: Steve Martin Learn More >

PRF’s “Private Cellular Network as a Service” was named the overall winner on July 25 for International Data Corp.’s inaugural IDC Future Enterprise Best in Future Connectedness North America Awards program.
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Verility Inc., led by co-founder and CEO Liane Hart, has closed Series A funding worth $3.5 million. The round was led by Mountain Group Partners of Nashville, Tennessee, and includes a previous investment from Purdue Foundry.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As the skyline grows higher on the west side of campus, so do the energy and enthusiasm around Purdue University’s growing interdisciplinary research enterprise aimed at delivering solutions for the world’s most critical problems.
Writers: Amy Raley, Rhianna Wisniewski, Learn More >

SkyWater Technology plans to open a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing facility in Discovery Park District at Purdue University
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday (June 23) denied STMicroelectronics’ challenge to the patentability of a Purdue University patent involving silicon carbide semiconductors.
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There aren’t too many fighter pilots with PhDs! But even that is not enough for Purdue grad Zachary Adams. When he’s not busy flying Strike Eagles for the Air Force, Zach puts his Purdue research into practice by developing the first ever cyclorotor hybrid drone, and starting a company called Pitch Aeronautics to bring it to market.
Writer: Jared Pike Learn More >