A traumatic brain injury is often easily suspected and can be confirmed and treated if necessary following an injury using a blood analysis, but scientists are reporting that even one mild blast to the brain can cause very subtle but permanent damage as well. Urine analysis taken within one week of a mild to traumatic brain injury also can provide faster diagnosis and treatment for such injuries.

Robert “Bob” Hannemann, a visiting professor of biomedical and chemical engineering and psychological sciences at Purdue University, received the Special Boilermaker Award from the Purdue Alumni Association in a surprise ceremony on Aug. 23 at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. The award recognizes and honors special people in the Purdue community who have contributed significantly to the improvement of the quality of life and the betterment of the educational experience for a substantial number of students.

Human pathogens, such as HIV and viruses causing respiratory tract infection, have molecular fingerprints that are difficult to distinguish. To better detect these pathogens, sensors in diagnostic tools need to manipulate light on a nanoscale. But there isn’t a good way to manufacture these light manipulation devices without damaging the sensors. Purdue University engineers have a solution: Stickers.

A tool that has been around for decades shows new promise in helping people with heart disease. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that adding ultrasound imaging during the doctor’s assessment of cardiac function could help improve diagnoses and treatments.

Sean Rothenberger, a doctoral student in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, was awarded the school’s Fearnot-Laufman-Greatbatch Award for best Summer Seminar presentation.

A new addition to your wardrobe may soon help you turn on the lights and music – while also keeping you fresh, dry, fashionable, clean and safe from the latest virus that’s going around.

What if you could put a drop of water into a miniature laboratory — not much bigger than a smartphone — and find out whether the water contains the bacterium that causes cholera?

Inspiring teacher. Outstanding leader. Broad and deep in community involvement. Accomplished researcher and scholar. Those phrases are just a few of the many accolades that describe Matthew Pharris, a graduate student from Phoenix, Arizona, who served as the student responder for Purdue’s commencement Saturday (Aug. 3).

Moore’s law – which says the number of components that could be etched onto the surface of a silicon wafer would double every two years – has been the subject of recent debate. The quicker pace of computing advancements in the past decade have led some experts to say Moore’s law, the brainchild of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in the 1960s, no longer applies. Particularly of concern, next-generation computing devices require features smaller than 10 nanometers – driving unsustainable increases in fabrication costs.