Purdue recognized as national innovation leader: 4th among US universities in US patents received

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Purdue Research Foundation received 192 US patents in 2022 calendar year to protect intellectual property WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A national organization dedicated to inventors at academic institutions has recognized Purdue University’s innovation culture and technology transfer resources as among the best in the nation. In the 2022 calendar year, Purdue Research Foundation received 192… 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 >