Researchers have shown how to create a rechargeable “spin battery” made out of materials called topological insulators, a step toward building new spintronic devices and quantum computers.

Researchers have solved a problem hindering development of highly sensitive optical devices made of a material called graphene, an advance that could bring applications from imaging and displays to sensors and high-speed communications.

Two Purdue Engineering students were recently recognized for their work in the Baylor University New Venture Competition. The event is a two-day business plan and elevator pitch competition that promotes entrepreneurship for U.S. and international college students and recent graduates.

A new approach to control forces and interactions between atoms and molecules, such as those employed by geckos to climb vertical surfaces, could bring advances in new materials for developing quantum light sources.

Donna Riley has been named the next Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education, effective July 1, 2017. The appointment was announced Monday, March 27, by Leah H. Jamieson, the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering.

A drug developed during World War II as an antidote for a chemical warfare agent has been found to be effective at suppressing a neurotoxin that worsens the pain and severity of spinal cord injuries, suggesting a new tool to treat the injuries.

Carl Wassgren, professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy. Wassgren was surprised with the news on Thursday (March 23).