Purdue's iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) Team Competes at Synthetic Biology Research Competition at MIT

Professor Bernie Tao and his students have developed a refining process that produces B100 biodiesel fuels which remains liquid at extremely cold temperatures down to -57 C. This technology has been patented and trademarked under the name Permaflo.

Researchers have developed a new technique using sensors to constantly monitor the health of bacteria critical to wastewater treatment facilities and have verified a theory that copper is vital to the proper functioning of a key enzyme in the bacteria.

More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study.

A fiber-optic sensor created by a team of Purdue University researchers that is capable of measuring oxygen intake rates could have broad applications ranging from plant root development to assessing the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs.

Any calculation of the carbon footprint of a gallon of milk needs to include fuel used by tractors and trucks, as well as electricity consumed by milking machines and refrigerators. But how much gas is coming from the cows themselves?

William Field, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, on Thursday (Oct. 1) received Purdue University's Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award.