High-tech toolkit to analyze digital evidence made more efficient and budget-friendly for law enforcement agencies

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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 >

Changing lives through inventions: Purdue jumps to the top 5 of global leaders in US patents received

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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 >

Purdue researchers build transparent conductors without expensive rare-earth indium

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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 researchers combine electric poling and 3D printing into a single step

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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 >

Purdue engineers create safer solid-state lithium-ion batteries from new composite materials

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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 >

Purdue-connected digital health startup wins phase 1 of NIH competition for maternal health

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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 >

Purdue Engineers Improve Solar Cell Efficiency and Stability

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have created new, multifunctional ligands that improve the charge transfer, power conversion capability and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells. Perovskite is a material that can be formed from different elements to have a variety of electrical, optical and physical characteristics. Perovskite can be manufactured as solar cells… Learn More >