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Graphical flow rate data is provided to users in an auditory way by the talking LabQuest Mini, developed by Independence Science. Independence Science and ViewPlus Technologies have announced a collaboration to develop new science access tools for people who experience blindness or low vision. (Photo provided by Independence Science) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and CORVALLIS, Ore.… Learn More >

Purdue University researchers in the colleges of Agriculture and Engineering have created agrivoltaic structures that optimize the amount of electricity generated by solar farms. The modules are mounted lower than traditional solar structures and rotate to form a near-vertical structure when farm equipment needs to pass. (Purdue University photo/Mitch Tuinstra) Innovative modules created at the… Learn More >

Stanton Gelvin (left), the Edwin Umbarger Distinguished Professor of Biology, and Lan-Ying Lee, research scientist, in the Department of Biological Sciences of Purdue University’s College of Science have developed Agrobacterium strains that deliver T-DNA to plants but do not integrate this DNA into the plant genome. The plants can still be modified to express valued… Learn More >

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 >

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 >

Postdoctoral researcher Jinhyo Hwang (left) and graduate student Zhifan Ke are members of Purdue University professor Jianguo Mei’s research team that have used patent-pending polymers to create transparent conductors, which are crucial in optoelectronic devices like light-emitting diodes, touch screens and solar cells. The polymers are created from carbon-based materials, which are less expensive and… Learn More >

Purdue University researchers have combined 3D printing and electric poling into a single process called electric poling-assisted additive manufacturing, or EPAM. It aligns the dipoles in PVdf filament during the print, which leads to a better indication of stress that is being applied. (Purdue University image/Robert Nawrocki) Method creates parts with customized shapes and sensor… 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 >

HemaChrome has introduced a simple mobile health app that noninvasively measures blood hemoglobin using a digital photo or screenshot taken with an everyday smartphone or computer, making blood hemoglobin testing accessible to nearly everyone, anywhere, at a fraction of the cost. Founded by Purdue University researcher Young Kim, HemaChrome won phase 1 of the National… Learn More >