Researchers have discovered a new functionality in a two-dimensional material that allows data to be stored and retrieved much faster on a computer chip, saving battery life. The work is being done in Prof. Joerg Appenzeller's lab.

Purdue University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is launching a new one-year Professional Master's Program with a concentration in innovative technologies. The aim of the program is to develop leaders in technology innovation; the focus is on creating innovative products and solutions enabled by new technologies.

Edward J. Delp, the Charles William Harrison Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been selected for induction into Purdue University’s Book of Great Teachers, which honors outstanding teaching faculty who have demonstrated sustained excellence in the classroom.

ECE doctoral candidate Gustavo Valencia is developing an advertisement and audience analysis system that will enable advertisers to track specific commercials’ outreach and audience ratings by analyzing short video clips and demographic surveys sent directly from viewers’ smartphones.

A new shoe insole technology could help diabetic ulcers heal better while walking. ECE Prof. Babak Ziaie and postdoctoral researcher Hongjie Jiang are involved in the research, which used lasers to shape silicone-based rubber into insoles, and then create reservoirs that release oxygen only at the part of the foot where the ulcer is located.

A new device developed by Purdue and University of Michigan researchers bends visible light inside a crystal to produce "synchrotron" radiation (blue and green) via an accelerating light pulse (red) on a scale a thousand times smaller than massive facilities around the world.

Research by PhD student Kun-Han "Tom" Lu and Prof. Zhongming Liu could help the 60+ million people in the U.S. who suffer from gastric disorders. The new MRI technique provides real-time assessment of stomach function to inform better therapies.

David Ebert, Silicon Valley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue, will serve as interim director of Discovery Park's Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, effective Nov. 1. CERIAS is widely considered as one of the world's leading centers for research and education in areas of information security that are crucial to the protection of critical computing and communication infrastructure.

Prof. Weng C. Chew has been selected for a Life Membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This honor is reserved for individuals who have demonstrated long-standing leadership and dedication, and who have made a significant impact on the development of technology.

The Purdue University Quantum Center, including ECE postdoctoral researcher Simeon Bogdanov and graduate research assistant Sajid Choudhury, is investigating how to advance quantum communication for practical uses.