Purdue IE / Purdue BME’s Ramses Martinez develops inventions in his FlexiLab that could make the Internet of Things more practical for everyday use.

Virtual labs have been gaining ground in the College of Engineering. By combining mixed reality technologies with physics-based modeling and simulation and authentic machine interfaces, virtual labs are enriching learning. To expand the reach of this innovative instructional approach, the College has launched the Virtual Labs Faculty Fellows program, and has selected and engaged the first cohort of fellows.

Human-centered design (HCD) is a comprehensive approach to problem solving that focuses on the specific needs and wants of people from the beginning to the end of the design process. BME’s Natalia Rodriguez discusses how HCD is a way to meaningfully engage end users to generate innovative solutions to a particular challenge.

A fully printable biosensor made of soft bio-inks simultaneously records and makes images of tissues and organs during surgery. Shown here interfacing with a pig heart, the biosensor was created by BME/ME’s Chi Hwan Lee and tested by BME’s Craig Goergen and team, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (June 11) ratified six professor positions, including that of BME head George Wodicka, who was named the Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering.

Purdue University engineers have developed a method to transform existing cloth items into battery-free wearables resistant to laundry. These smart clothes are powered wirelessly through a flexible, silk-based coil sewn on the textile.

After 30 years of development, a medical device designed to continuously monitor the airways of the tiniest ventilated patients could become the standard of care for babies worldwide, using technology developed by BME's George Wodicka.

A brain-machine interface (BMI) involves recording the neural signals associated with movement intention directly from those parts of the brain. BME’s Maria Dardalat Makin is using this to help restore movement and sensation after brain injury.

The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated how crucially important it is to bring new and innovative medical products to market as quickly as possible, while still ensuring they are safe and effective and perform as intended.

Teaching agricultural and food engineering, advancing STEM learning, studying cardiac remodeling, and improving Alzheimer's disease treatments are some of the research projects of four Purdue Engineering faculty who have been named U.S. Fulbright Faculty Scholars.