Semiconductor maker to announce Purdue partnership
Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and Purdue University President Mitch Daniels are scheduled to join executives from SkyWater Technology to make the announcement.
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2022 Innovation Issue: Universities and affiliates lead energy research
Across the state, enthusiasm for sustainable energy is growing. And the state’s universities are leading the way with cutting-edge research and development projects related to solar, autonomous vehicles, nuclear power and more.
Purdue research led to FDA-approved treatment of advanced prostate cancer
Brooke Beier, senior vice president of commercialization at the Purdue Research Foundation, said FDA approval of the therapy is one of the most meaningful approvals ever for a Purdue-related innovation.
Q&A with Danny Milisavljevic, a Purdue University astronomer
Milisavljevic, 42, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Purdue University, orchestrated a proposal for the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched in late December as the high-powered successor to the legendary Hubble Space Telescope.
Purdue faces off against European chip maker over two patents
One of Europe’s largest chip makers wants a federal judge to order Purdue Research Foundation to turn over documents concerning two patents that are the focus of a different lawsuit.
IU-led research shows respiratory disease more common than thought
Data analysis by a team of medical professionals across the country indicates primary ciliary dyskinesia, or PCD, is twice as common as previous estimates, occurring in one of about every 7,500 people.
How IU’s smart-fiber lab could supercharge Cook Medical’s devices
The collaboration will explore incorporating “smart fibers” into Cook Medical’s products to facilitate continuous, real-time monitoring of various bodily functions during procedures.
Former lieutenant governor Mutz invests in shoring up local news
John Mutz has donated nearly $2.3 million in four years to kick-start and support research by the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism’s Local News Initiative.
Move over 5G — 6G is coming and Purdue is looking to lead the way
Purdue and the Purdue Research Foundation this week launched the “Lab to Life” digital innovation platform—which it’s calling L2L—in Purdue Discovery Park District, next to the school’s campus in West Lafayette.
Purdue, foundation to build hypersonic technologies center at West Lafayette’s Aerospace District
Purdue did not release a cost for the center, which will be administered by a new not-for-profit consortium that includes Rolls-Royce North America. The project comes on top of two other new aerospace projects the school announced in recent days.
Rolls-Royce, Purdue to make ‘major investment’ in Indiana testing facilities
The multimillion-dollar project, in partnership with Purdue University and the Purdue Research Foundation, will expand aircraft engine testing facilities in both West Lafayette and Indianapolis.
Purdue, INDOT team up to investigate next-generation vehicle charging
The project focuses on whether wireless charging could be adapted for highway use, allowing electric vehicles to refresh their batteries while they drive along specially equipped stretches of road.
Purdue nabbed 175 U.S. patents for invention in 2020, among the most by a university worldwide
Indiana University ranked 53rd among universities for patents for invention last year, a jump in the rankings from previous years.
Purdue prof discovers stem cells that could help treat muscular disorders
With the help of a $2.3 million grant, Purdue University animal science professor Shihuan Kuang’s research will continue in an effort to better understand the origin and function of these newly-discovered stem cells.
Rolls-Royce forms research partnership with Purdue, Carnegie Mellon
The partnership, which is expected to tackle several research projects per year, is aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of Rolls-Royce’s products, which are used in civilian and military aircraft, nuclear power plants and other applications.
Purdue researchers develop technology that could replace Morse code
The Purdue team has created technology aimed at replacing the dots and dashes with colored digital characters to modernize optical storage. And that advancement might hit closer to home than you think.
Purdue joins research alliance as part of effort to land Space Command in Nebraska
Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska is one of six finalists to become the headquarters of the new Space Command, which would offer the alliance new opportunities for academic and research programs.
Ex-Purdue professor, wife get probation for research funds fraud
Qingyou Han, 62, and his wife, Lu Shao, 54, were ordered to pay a combined $1.6 million in restitution after pleading guilty to using more that $1 million in federal research funds for their own personal expenses.
University professors rev up efforts to commercialize research, launch startups
More and more of the work done by university researchers is being spun off into companies and commercial applications that they or the universities own or are a part of.
Aerospace firm donates hypersonics tunnel to Purdue
Once the tunnel is installed, Purdue will be only the second U.S. university to offer such hypersonics test capability.